‘In the night of all beings, the wise man sees only the radiance of the Self’ Bhagavad Gita
My mind was not in the right place for the past few days and I have been trying my level best in order to find the ‘drishti point’ in my mind. But the harder I tried, the tougher it is for me to get there. At some point of time, I wish I know the right button to press so that I could stop my working mind. But I just can’t.
I left work early today as I am all excited to attend class at Just Yoga, knowing that I will be able to find the tranquillity and peace that I always long for. I am not sure what it is that make this place so special to me, but it does have its own magic. It could be the studio being far away from all the hustle and bustle city life; the little garden in front of the porch that serves as a warm welcome to anybody that comes to the studio (at least to me); the space that it created by itself, each and every pieces of the paintings on the wall and the ornaments in the studio that are so ‘earthly’; or…be it anything but this is what I feel as I stood in front of the studio – ‘I am who I am in this place; I am all ready to surrender myself to my practice.’
Today’s asana were great and have made me realized that they are an answer to the difficulty of our times, as human. Certainly I have not been above the darkness of our times, the ‘night of all beings.’ On the contrary, I have known its depths. I have spent more days, especially of late, with despair in my heart than hope. But yoga brings me in touch with light, and today I authenticate that to myself through the guidance of both Darren and Dennis. One of the qualities of this light is the knowledge that if we have our soul, we have everything, and if we lose it, we have nothing. Through the asana, Darren and Dennis continue to reaffirm this as each and every asana is about being present and by allowing yourself to surrender in an asana; you will realize that you already have everything that you need. It is there and it has never left us. We are ‘home’ and we do not need anything else in the outer world to re-define ourselves. We do not need those judgements or any materials in life to know who we are. We are the perfect souls.
A little incident happened during my practice today and I think it was a special moment that I need to have it written down. What happened was while I was standing in Vrksasana (Tree pose) I saw a little bug on the floor struggling to flap its wings and to stand up on its tiny feet again. Someone might have accidentally stepped on it. It was moving sideways and I could see it getting nearer and nearer to my mat as it was my ‘drishti point’. And suddenly, still concentrating on that point, I have a thought in my mind – ‘A tiny bug like that would strives to live and be who they are – insect by itself, but why we human being give up so easily in life and let our mind and negative thoughts monopoly our whole being? We should have the same spirit as the bug; try our best till the last breath and have our mind focus at all time. Never allows it to deviate.’
Asana that were taught today – Vrksasana (Tree Pose), Garuda (Eagle Pose) best compliment what one needs to find the focus and strength to stay on the ‘point’.
Conclusion, great practice today and come to an understanding of accepting us for who we are and surrender yourself but never allowed one’s mind to deviate.
Namaste
Author: Niente-bel
Date: 22nd September 2008
