DAY 15 : MAY 27
Santosha
The second of the niyamas is Santosha which is acceptance or contentment.
We want to cultivate the Old Farmer’s vibe...
An old Taoist story: The Farmer and his Son.
An old Chinese farmer had worked his crops for many years. One day his only horse broke through the fence and ran away. When his neighbors learned of it, they came to the farmer and said, “What bad luck this is. You don’t have a horse during planting season.” The farmer listened and then replied, “Good luck, bad luck. Who knows?”
A few days later, the horse returned with two other horses. When the neighbors learned of it, they visited the farmer. “You are now a rich man. What good luck this is,” they said. The farmer listened and again replied, “Good luck, bad luck. Who knows?”
Later that day, the farmer’s only son was thrown from one of the stallions and broke his leg. When the neighbors heard about it, they came to the farmer. “It is planting season and now there is no one to help you,” they said. “This is truly bad luck.” The farmer listened, and once more he said, “Good luck, bad luck. Who knows?”
The very next day, the emperor’s army rode into the town and conscripted the eldest son in every family. Only the farmer’s son with his broken leg remained behind. Soon the neighbors arrived. Tearfully, they said, “Yours is the only son who was not taken from his family and sent to war. What good luck this is…” to which the farmer replied “Good luck, bad luck. Who knows?
Remind anyone else of this?
The Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
~ Reinhold Niebuhr
Remind anyone else of this?
Kriya Yoga Ishvara Pranidhana (acceptance) tapas (courage) and svadhyaya (wisdom).
TONIGHT:
pRACTICE WITH OUR FRIEND Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Upeksha: Attach to the breath, Detach from the negative
Power flow with meditation
with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
May 27th, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET
