So very true. When I experience disappointment, I realize that I have set myself at odds with what is by getting attached to a particular outcome. Great advice.
I am learning so much from my reading of the Gita this year. Any my learning is enhanced by your commentary. Are you thinking about publishing this as a book when you get through it? I hope you do. There is so much wisdom in your reflections.
Yes, it's how you live. Especially in the US, we think of yoga as an exercise, and it is on one level. But that is only the very surface. I find that this is true for martial arts, too, which can be practiced as an exercise or a sport. But, like yoga, it is in essence a deep philosophical practice that becomes a way of life.
So beautiful. I totally believe this. I love Martha's quote about being a soul and having a body.
I love your posts--so full of love. I especially loved the connection you made with Martha about great lovers of God. Beautifully said!
Oh yes, very much! Thank you!
I'm in chapter 2 now. I'm very intrigued by the notion that fighting/killing is Arjuna's sacred duty. It's not how we normally think. There has been so much terrible fighting and killing done in the name of God. What I understand, I think, is that in this case, Krishna is telling Arjuna that his duty is tight, but without personal investment in terms of anger or hatred, or in terms of attachment to winning or losing. To put this in the context of a battle with your own relatives is striking.
This morning, I read 2:57 about non-attachment to good or evil. The transcendence of duality is very similar to the teaching in the Tao Te Ching.
I love this idea of transforming rather than rejecting or struggling. It's a very "tai chi" approach, if that makes any sense. In tai chi, you "receive" your opponent's energy and give it back. The energy is transformed. (By the way, I'm really learning so much from reading the Bhagavad-gita.) I can see how its wisdom permeates your writing. Lovely.
I had to chuckle about your premise here (which I totally agree with). I read once that the largest living organism on the planet is a fungus, a giant mushroom fungus which spreads under the earth for miles. What we normally think of as a mushroom is actually the fruit of the fungus. I got to thinking about how we are all spiritual beings united at a deep level but appearing as individuals at the material level. I asked what if we are a giant fungus having a mushroom experience?! A funny look at a serious topic!
Thank you for this helpful article! I love the intricacies of languages. I had the privilege of living in several countries and learning how the languages in those countries permeated the culture and world view of the people. I loved learning terms that that no direct translation in English. For example, just as the Sami people have so many words for snow, the Thai people have many more words in Thai for feelings than we do in English. Conducting negotiations across languages and cultures was a life education for me!
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