Once we loose our inwardly directed attention we are more out-ward in our focus and so in effect become more easily affected by what we are focusing on out side of our self. For example some people become obsessed with the weather and their moods change literally like the weather.
SO what? Who cares?
In this world that we appear to be living in it seems to me that there is less certainty than ever now on all sorts of different levels - so where do we find this certainty and/or peace?
Inside of the 'self' is a good place to start - and I'm not talking about the ostrich effect of burying your head in the sand - this is not a good idea to me.
Continuing to be interested in the global news, but perhaps watching it with some interested detachment seems better to me than becoming hooked in and worrying about every little thing that seems to be going on everywhere - I mean what can you do about 'it' anyway?
Becoming part of the solution - becoming more peaceful is a very good way to protest (if that is the right term?)
The media to me appears to be obsessed with telling us bad news (ALL THE TIME) - Charlie Higson has a show on TV that shows the amount of media attention given to 'bad news' opposed to more benign news items. I don't like the format of the show too much but he makes a good point on this (in my opinion).
BUT - We know this already don't we?
All I know for sure (he said tentatively) is that yoga has got a good track record for making people generally more peaceful.
'The truth shall set you free, but first of all it will really piss you off!' Quote.
Will it?
Omzzzzz.
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