In yoga there is a lovely word – dharma. I take it to mean, your purpose.
There is a concept that we are all pearls on a necklace, we all belong, and have our special place next to each other. We are part of a matrix that fits perfectly, when we are following our dharma.
What is my dharma? How do we know?
My teacher used to tell me, look at your life, – what have you always been drawn to? Where are you most comfortable (no, not the sofa!), what do others admire about you? What do you find easy, yet stimulating?
These are clues as to your dharma.
When you are doing your dharma (which may not be your job), you will feel right, in the flow and others will fully appreciate you.
The trouble is sometimes we don’t feel like we belong, like we really know what we should be doing. so, maybe take a moment, look at your life, free-flow, write some words down, cut out some pictures from magazines, or from the net and see what emerges.
The great unifying spirit is waiting for you to take your place among the greats and really shine at whatever it is, whether it is cutting hair or running the country, there is no good or bad, nor is there more or less important in this matrix, just taking your place.
Go ahead! Take your place! Feel the force behind you as you start to fulfill your potential and become truly great as a service to others and yourself.
I am excited!
Be Brave!
be brave!
Being brave isn’t always what you think, is it? It is not necessarily jumping off a bridge or performing some amazing feat, it can be as simple as coming to a yoga class.
For me, being brave is dropping into my heart, opening up to the most vulnerable part of myself and allowing my deepest yearnings to be heard.
I find this is only possible, when I feel completely balanced, safe and in tune. And this only occurs for me during meditation, yoga or in the psychotherapy session.
That moment, when the critical voice takes a break and the deepest desire makes itself heard is precious, when I am truly alive.
In yoga there is an interesting concept of the three Gunas: Tamas, Rajas and SAttwa.
Tamas equates to the lethargic, rotting, fermentation aspect of Nature, so winter is a tamasic time..
Rajas is movement, noise, bright colours, spicy food, like Spring.
Sattwa is purity, stillness, awareness, astute consciousness.
We often move from one to the other, they are intertwined and rely on each other. We need someone to kick us off the sofa in order to go for a yoga class, when we have arrived at the yoga class, we need to do a few sun salutations before we feel that acute stillness, Sattwa.
It is in this state of Sattwa we are directly connected to God, or pure consciousness, or your own wisdom, however you choose to see it.
This moment is precious. This is when you are truly alive to your own life, to your lies, your evasions and your misconceptions and the path of truth and freedom avails itself gently and without effort. For some people this means a gentle awakening to an aspect of their life, a solution to a problem or simply a deeper devotion to their current path.
I truly hope you commit to coming to yoga or doing the meditation course, so that this Sattwic state of mind can become more and more part of your daily life and you can live more closely according to your calling, your vocation, your yearning.
Be Brave – Practise yoga!