Day 39
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
“This is the story of how we begin to remember”
And that is the story of yoga. Yoga is remembering who you really are.
Not who you ‘think’ you are.
When we practice properly and the mind is clear and calm,
Patanjali states in Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 3
तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपेऽवस्थानम् ॥३॥
tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe-avasthānam ||3||
Then the seer abides in its own character.
tadā - then, from that time forward, at any time when
draṣṭṛ - seer
svarūpa - own character
avasthāna - abiding, residing, dwelling
Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:
”Right Yoga is a vine of pleasant fragrance.
Wrong Yoga is a sharp pointed arrow – avoid it.”
“During such a moment, without distractions,
the power of the source of perception,
full of clarity and completeness, shines forth.”
Tony Demello’s last recorded words, a prayer following Communion:
Don't change: Desire to change is the enemy of love.
Don't change yourselves: Love yourselves as you are.
Don't change others: Love all others as they are.
Don't change the world: It is in God's hands and he knows.
And if you do that change will occur
Marvelously in its own way and in its own time
Yield to the current of life unencumbered by baggage.
Don’t change
Don't Change
I was a neurotic for years. I was anxious and depressed and selfish. Everyone kept telling me to change.
I resented them, and I agreed with them, and I wanted to change, but simply couldn't, no matter how hard I tried.
What hurt the most was that, like the others, my best friend kept insisting that I change. So I felt powerless and trapped.
Then, one day, he said to me, "Don't change. I love you just as you are."
Those words were music to my ears: "Don't change. Don't change. Don't change . . . I love you as you are."
I relaxed. I came alive. And suddenly I changed!
Now I know that I couldn't really change until I found someone who would love me whether I changed or not.
Is this how you love me, God?
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THE DIGITAL STUDIO CLASS SCHEDULE
Today, Monday February 8th
7:45-8:30 PST Power Flow with Amy Chalmers
9-10am PST Vinyasa with Tyler Rentmeister
6-7:15pm PST Slow Flow + Restore with Ariffa Lalani
Tomorrow, Tuesday February 9th
7-8am PST Karma Vinyasa with Blanca Moreno
4-6pm PST Wrap Up Round 1!! All are welcome!
with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau + Ryan Leier