What yoga philosophy and all the great Buddhist teachings tells us is that solidity is a creation of the ordinary mind and that there never was anything permanent to begin with that we could hold on to. Life would be much easier and substantially less painful if we lived with the knowledge of impermanence as the only constant.
Am I becoming the kind of person I would like to have as a friend?
Breathing affects your respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, muscular, and psychic systems, and also has a general affect on your sleep, memory, ability to concentrate, and your energy levels.
Life is not inherently meaningful. We make meaning happen through the attention and care we express through our actions.
Our breath, like our heartbeat, is the most reliable rhythm in our lives. When we become attuned to this constant rhythm, our breath can gradually teach us to come back to the original silence of the mind.
Yoga is a technology for arriving in this present moment. It is a means of waking up from our spiritual amnesia, so that we can remember all that we already know.
When we bring our mind into our body, the body becomes mindful, and the mind becomes embodied
Through daily yoga practice we can become present to our own fundamental goodness and the goodness of others
Practicing yoga does not eliminate life’s challenges, and neither does it provide us with a convenient trap-door to escape from life’s distractions. Instead, Yoga gives us the skills to meet life head-on with dignity and poise.
The world doesn't really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous people.
In truth, it matters less what we do in practice than how we do it and why we do it. The same posture, the same sequence, the same meditation with a different intention takes on an entirely new meaning and will have entirely different outcomes.
The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory.
In truth it matters less what we do. . . than how we do it and why.