Yin Yang
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Be more relaxed, patient, humble, gentle, kind and loving
Life is complex at times and shit happens - C'est la vie. If i had to chooses one lesson from our current weird wild times, it is that we humans would be far better off if we all actively relaxed more and treated each other more patiently, gently, kindly and loving. Happy holiday season to you!
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"Fools hurry. The intelligent wait. The wise go into the garden." - Tagore
Rest assured that all truly powerful beings on this planet do not reside in offices, palaces or bunkers - but quietly practice their work from gardens, farms, forests & other natural settings. They are neither famous nor searchable, but amazingly humble and impactful. Treat all beggars like kings, acknowledging that within infinity you are everything and everything is nothing.
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Ashtanga Yoga Drishti 101
Drishti (dṛṣṭi) means focused gaze and is a means for developing concentrated intention. Developing drishti as a part of your yoga practice will aid in the concentration of your mind for deeper meditative states. Drishti might be a physical focal point, a mantra, breath, or a part of the body such as the navel or tip of the tongue. Drishti can be both an external object of focus or an internal concentration of attention.
"Dṛṣṭi means gazing point. There are nine dṛṣṭis in the āsana practice. If the dṛṣṭi indicated for the āsana is too difficult, one may always revert to nāsāgra dṛṣṭi. With time and practice, the proper dṛṣṭi for each posture will be possible. Dṛṣṭi improves concentration and brings about a realization of oneness during the practice. With the gaze focused in one place during our practice, we can be more present in the postures. This focus and awareness can carry over into our daily life." ~ Sharath Jois
"By practicing these drishti (dṛṣṭi) points the mind no longer looks around, observing or judging, but instead becomes focused and soft. In the vinyasa system, drishti is one of the vital components to draw prana inwards. Prana follows awareness. If our awareness is scattered then our prana will mirror those same qualities and it will be evident in our behavior and life choices on and off the mat." ~ Magnolia Zuniga
The 9 Drishtis
- Tip of the nose - Nasagra Drishti
- Up to space - Urdva Drishti
- Third Eye - Brumadya Drishti
- Tip of the middle finger - Hastagra Drishti
- Tip of the thumb - Angushta Drishti
- Right Side - Parshva Drishti
- Left Side - Parshva Drishti
- Navel - Nabi Drishti
- Tip of the big toe - Padagra Drishti
Guruji: "Yoga is an internal practice, the rest is just a circus".
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Voltaire on Meditation
"Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity." - Voltaire
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"We adhere to the values of..."
- Tao Te Ching, 400B.C.
- Confucian Ethics, 500B.C.
- The Cyrus Cylinder, 539B.C.
- Magna Carta Libertatum, 1215
- The American Constitution, 1781
- The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
- Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, 2000
- The Rome Statute & International Criminal Court, 2002
- Most frequently adhered to "values" of the 2020s? Amnesia & Think Tank Defined "Ethics"?
