WEEK FIVE
ZOOM Class Schedule
Monday, Jan 27th: 7:15-8am ONLINE LINK HERE RECORDING HERE
Tuesday, Jan 28th: 7:15-7:45am ONLINE LINK HERE RECORDING HERE
Wednesday, Jan 29th: 7:15-8am ONLINE LINK HERE RECORDING HERE
Thursday, Jan 30th: 7:15-7:45am ONLINE LINK HERE RECORDING HERE
Friday, Jan 31st: 7:15-8am ONLINE LINK HERE RECORDING HERE
Saturday, Feb 1st: 9-10am ONLINE LINK HERE RECORDING LINK
Sunday, Feb 2nd: 9-10:30am ONLINE LINK HERE RECORDING LINK
Daily Content:
Day 27
Asato Ma Sadgamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya
Mrityor Ma Amritamgamaya
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaantihi ||
"Lead us from Untruth (ignorance) to Truth,
Lead us from Darkness to Light,
Lead us from (Death) a deathlike-sleepwalking experience To (Immortality) to new-life to possibility and self-realization)
Om. (let there be) Peace Peace Peace."
Day 28
“Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important, and no one was pressed for an answer. A pause giving time for thought was the truly courteous way of beginning and conducting a conversation. Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence to the speech-maker and his own moment of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regard for the rule that, "thought comes before speech.” ~Luther Standing Bear
Day 29
1.64: Anyone who is not lazy in the pursuit of yoga, whether young, old, very old, ill, or weak, attains success through practice.
(Krishnamacharya] Naturally, the practice is to be designed according to the capacity and needs of the individual. (This was a key principle in Krishnamacharya's teachings.)
1.65: One who is intent on practice will attain success. How can anyone who is lazy be successful? Success in yoga is not attained by merely studying the texts.
[Krishnamacharya] “The commentary points out that success is attained not just by practice but only by practicing all the eight limbs of yoga.”
1.66: Success is not attained by wearing the clothes [of a yogi] or by talking about it. Practice alone is the cause of success. This is the truth without any doubt.
1.67: The asanas, the different kinds of pranayama (kumbhakas), and the excellent mudras of hatha-yoga should be practiced till the fruit of raja-yoga is attained.
AG Mohan (Hatha Yoga Pradipika)
Day 30
"When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists -- as it surely will. Then act with courage."
- Chief White Eagle, Ponca
“The soul cannot be within man-made boundaries. Its nationality is Spirit. Its country is Omnipresence.” – Paramhansa Yogananda
In the Bible (Psalms 46:10) we read:
“Be still, and know that I am God.”
Yogananda advised:
“Don’t look to the prejudices roused within you by your habits and the environmental influences of your family, your country, or the world, but to the guiding voice of Truth within.”
Day 31
I follow the teachings of Jesus not so much in terms of structure and form but in my heart, my conscience. The focus of any great teacher, ultimately, is to bring us to our inner teacher. My greatest gurus have brought me to the kingdom of heaven within myself, to follow my own inner light, intuition and conscience. The word conscience means con-, with, and science means to know. With knowing. It's an inner knowing that we all possess. And this is where meditation and our asana practice can quiet the fluctuations of the mind. As the muddy waters of the mind settle, the mind becomes more clear. We can then see the way. We can hear and receive signals that come from within intuitive hits- and therefore lead our lives from an inner space versus being subject to our environments. We'll be a bottle tossed around in the sea until we swim down into the sea of the soul and live from a deeper place. And that's power: to just be and to let be to live in harmony and peace and let love flow through and then, therefore, be a light unto others. - Baron Baptiste
Day 32
Ishvara Pranidhana
There is a force that guides and protects us. As Mother Theresa taught us, “God makes things happen when we let things happen.”
Also John and Paul…
LET IT BE
When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be.
And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom Let it be.
And when the broken-hearted people Living in the world agree There will be an answer Let it be.
For though they may be parted there is Still a chance that they will see There will be an answer Let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be There will be an answer Let it be.
And when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines on me Shine until tomorrow Let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be There will be an answer Let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom Let it be...
Day 33
Samskara saksat karanat purvajati jnanam
Through sustained focus and meditation on our patterns, habits, and conditioning, we gain knowledge and understanding of our past and of how we can change the patterns that aren’t serving us to live more freely and fully.
We develop Viveka Kyate
—Yoga Sutra III.18
I can see you're out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey
I'll give you some advice"
"If you're gonna play the game, boy
You gotta learn to play it right
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done
Every gambler knows
That the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser. - The Gambler