We seem to have moved (some of us) from a place of not enough, (the past) to a land of plenty. I'm not necessarily here talking of materially it's more in terms of mental choices and conditioning.
As I become increasingly disillusioned (after all this is in essence the result of yogic transformation) I see my tendency to be less in conflict in general.
I feel there is a giant chasm of apathy around, seeing people interviewed on TV regarding the forthcoming elections, nobody really seems to care less about who gets in, the idea behind this of course is the fact that all politicians are essentially self-serving.
I was criticised once by a fellow yogi for being political, 'Yoga is beyond politics', she drawled. 'Ah well then I'm not a yogi I thought'. It bothered me then, now it doesn't bother me at all.
Everyone in a sense is out for themselves, to get one's needs met is the whole purpose of existence, until it becomes warped into some kind of compulsive addiction. Then the servant leads the master to the burning ground.
You really don't have to do anything at all if you don't want to. The conflict between 'doing what you want' and 'doing what you're told' comes back to the same thing, who is doing the telling?
'Whaddya mean multi dimensional realities?' Berlin Grafton.
Reality is or it isn't, make up your mind, who are you- and what do you want/need?
Yoga is a bit like being in the mafia (not that I would know). The deeper you get in the harder it is to get out.
Are you that good that you are beyond responding to anything that I've written on here, are you beyond it all, or too shy, or can't be bothered?
I think my original intention for this blog was to instigate some debate, now I'm getting bored.
Do something different today!
Om
I've put up comments in the past but no one, including you, responds to them so that's why there's no debate happening. om :)
ReplyDeleteWow I have been guilt tripped into commenting.
ReplyDeleteRe the election I don’t believe we will have radical change in this country whatever the outcome. As individuals we can all make a difference and there is no excuse for apathy or lack of knowledge. Every consumer choice I make can impact on the lives of other people or creatures. I can save water and energy, take the bus more often, choose what I eat and where it comes from etc. Most of us have far more than we need to live. Why do we desire more and more?
My yoga practise has made me more conscious and aware on every level. A scary thing to realise has been that I am the architect of my life and must take responsibility for where I am and how I live. I can’t blame anyone else. Every now and then something happens to shake me out of my reverie. Sometimes it is dramatic and life changing but today it was simply stubbing my toe (painfully) on the station platform. Then I wake up and realise I am very lucky to live now and in this country. Particularly when the sun is shining.
Gandhi: You must be the change you want to see in the world
Om namah sivaya
Your turn Vernon….
If I might add something.....I regard this blog as a vehicle for personnal expression, and exploration, as opposed to quoting chapter and verse from some other source, however I do love it when meaning quotes are put up (thanks Belle)......Prem Lili
ReplyDeleteIn this vain, I find that it is unnerving to watch the apathy that is in our society now, no SAD is the correct word. I truly believe that through my practice, I connect to myself, and in so doing to ALL.
ReplyDeleteLife for me would be pointless without this dimension to it ! I was told be a lecturer of mine once ( Hi Dr V if you are reading this ) that living is a political act.....ALL decisions we take have implications for ourselves and ALL beings, without exception. LOKA SAMASTA SUKINOH BHAVANTU
I like it, just daring to put my foot in my mouth is good enough for me. Let the 'wise' ones pontificate about all that they know/think they know, i'm more interested in what 'we' really think and not just about yoga, it gets too boring!!
ReplyDeleteBelle you are right we won't have radical change whatever the outcome. We won't see a greater will to solve environmental problems, repay our debt to Africa, or move away from an economic model based on relentless consumer growth. But as you and Ghandi ji say we can be the change we want to see, or at least try. Being a yogi is therefore a political act, but then again all actions are political at some level, some are conscious and some aren't. Being a yogi or trying to be is a conscious political act which goes above and beyond party politics.
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