Day 24: November 7
“It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those, men get lost.”
CATCHING A VISION OF PEACE
Vision is paramount to our survival on earth. My mushum (grandfather) used to say “you have to know where you’ve come from to know where you are going”. The past informs the present which informs the future. We must learn from our poor choices of the past and choose a higher vision for future generations. This is where yoga comes in.
Through breathwork, our inner vision lights up and comes from our sacred centre - our heart. We learn to see through the eyes of the heart from our breath which we now know is Spirit breathing life into us. Seeing through the eyes of the heart is walking in beauty. And when we see beauty inside, we see it everywhere.
Without vision, we have no direction and we get lost in the shadows of the mind. When we practice pranayama, we clear the mind of illusion and distraction, so we can catch a beautiful vision that supports the liberation of all beings in Creation. We must learn to think about more than ourselves and seat ourselves in service. When we have a vision, we can serve others.
So let us sit down daily, breathe with intention, use the yogic technology and watch the heart-mind open up.
“What happens when your soul begins to awaken
Your eyes
And your heart
And the cells of your body
To the great Journey of Love?
First there is wonderful laughter
And probably precious tears
And a hundred sweet promises
And those heroic vows
No one can ever keep.
But still God is delighted and amused
You once tried to be a saint.
What happens when your soul
Begins to awake in this world
To our deep need to love
And serve the Friend?
O the Beloved
Will send you
One of His wonderful, wild companions
Like Hafiz.”
May we catch the beautiful vision together
And follow the light of Yoga into a new day
All my love, Yogis.
See you on the mat soon.
Warmly,
Malina
