Friday 15 July 2016

The Yogi

The Yogi will be traditionally of a calm disposition and have at his disposal techniques that will allow him to extricate himself from the entanglements of emotionally charged situations. Whenever the human psyche gets caught, that is identifies with an external situation it comes under the law governing those things and suffers accordingly. The yogi is aware that finite areas of disturbance are transient, and exists within an infinite field of other possibilities. Below the surface of the human psyche, not unlike below the surface waves of the ocean, there is a deep calm. At times it is useful to remind oneself that although surface storms come and go, there is a level in all of us where deep calm remains. A simple yoga technique is to practice entering short periods of calm and detachment with a short reminder “It Will Pass”.  It will also help to commit to memory, those moments of peace and stillness experienced during meditation and to recall them when needed. This will help to by-pass disturbing stressful moments and return to the calm within.

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