"Living Your Yoga" by Judith Lasater
"Although it may seem that our attempt to control engages us with life, in fact it blocks us from connecting with others-or with ourselves" ~ Living Your Yoga
Think of a time when you tried to take control of a situation. Did you feel you were able to fully engage in life? Did the situation become worse? Did you feel stressed? How did you treat yourself and others in the situation?
Part of trying to be in control is about having an attachment. Believe it or not by letting go of the "attachment" the more control you have. You can not control what others do or say, but you have control over how you respond.. that means not reacting to the situation but taking a minute to think first.
Our society is very attached and control driven and breaking out of this is not easy. The next time a situation comes up and you feel you "must" take control... wait... ask yourself "what would be the worst thing that could happen if I choose to let go?" See what you come up with.
Mantras for your daily practice
The only real control I have is the choice of my own thoughts, my own words, and my own actions.
What can I let go of right now?
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Compassion
From "Living Your Yoga" by Judith Lasater
Compassion:
"The projection of friendliness, compassion, gladness, and equanimity towards objects - be they joyful, sorrowful, meritorious, or demeritorious - bring about the pacification of consciousness
- Yoga Sutra 1:33
What is compassion? Whom do we feel it for?
The word compassion comes from the Latin prefix com-and the Latin word for pati means "to suffer with"
Compassion must start with yourself- to be compassionate towards others and see their pain you must understand that you suffer as well.
This is not always easy to face your suffering. No one likes to go through pain but we must go through it to understand and see where others are coming from as well as where we are coming from.
In the chapter of compassion Judith talks about her children, she asks herself: when does she back off and let them learn life's lessons, when does she step in to help. She also stated that she tries not to to judge their behavior but see it from their point of view. This is something we could all try to add in our daily practice.
Mantras for your Daily Practice:
I have compassion for myself
I have compassion for others
When I act from the heart of compassion I always know what to do.
Plant compassion, get compassion
Compassion comes from clarity and creates clarity
Compassion:
"The projection of friendliness, compassion, gladness, and equanimity towards objects - be they joyful, sorrowful, meritorious, or demeritorious - bring about the pacification of consciousness
- Yoga Sutra 1:33
What is compassion? Whom do we feel it for?
The word compassion comes from the Latin prefix com-and the Latin word for pati means "to suffer with"
Compassion must start with yourself- to be compassionate towards others and see their pain you must understand that you suffer as well.
This is not always easy to face your suffering. No one likes to go through pain but we must go through it to understand and see where others are coming from as well as where we are coming from.
In the chapter of compassion Judith talks about her children, she asks herself: when does she back off and let them learn life's lessons, when does she step in to help. She also stated that she tries not to to judge their behavior but see it from their point of view. This is something we could all try to add in our daily practice.
Mantras for your Daily Practice:
I have compassion for myself
I have compassion for others
When I act from the heart of compassion I always know what to do.
Plant compassion, get compassion
Compassion comes from clarity and creates clarity
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