There is a sense I get, and have had many times, that the 'idea' behind yoga is for getting somewhere or becoming something that you are not already.
There is no where to go!
Wherever you 'think' you are going or have gone you may inevitably have to face to unbearable truth of realising that you have not gone anywhere.
'The beginning of awakening is disappointment'. Anon.
I am pretty certain that most of us, or at least some of us, have an agenda when it comes to our practicing, that we are going to get somewhere, anywhere, as long as it isn't where we are now. The reason I am pretty certain of this is because if we were completely happy with where we are now we would have no need of a practice in the first place, would we? So from this perspective it becomes clear(er) that we are indeed trying to change something or get away from something.
What is it?
For me it is becoming clear(er) that 'I' am usually making a judgement about where 'I' am at now, and in order for it to be better, bigger, happier I need to do something. 'I' personally, usually choose to do some Kriya's, Kapabhatti, etc.
Logically 'I' tell myself that the oxygen that 'I' get from doing this will make me feel better, and to be honest, usually it does.
But how is doing Kapalbhatti, etc, any different from having a cup of coffee to feel better? That is an important question for me.
Okay, so in some sense it doesn't matter really, just the fact that I feel better is enough, and indeed they are both temporary solutions.
But what are they solutions to?
What is it 'I' think 'I' need to get away from in the first place?
The practice of Hatha Yoga according to all the maha books on the subject seem to point to an ongoing journey through the 8 limbs of Raja Yoga. Some of these 'masters' tell us these 8 steps should be taken in sequence starting at 1 and working through to 8 and others tell us it doesn't matter.
The question is how do we decide which is the 'right' way?
And that is the question huh?
Omzzzz
There is no where to go!
Wherever you 'think' you are going or have gone you may inevitably have to face to unbearable truth of realising that you have not gone anywhere.
'The beginning of awakening is disappointment'. Anon.
I am pretty certain that most of us, or at least some of us, have an agenda when it comes to our practicing, that we are going to get somewhere, anywhere, as long as it isn't where we are now. The reason I am pretty certain of this is because if we were completely happy with where we are now we would have no need of a practice in the first place, would we? So from this perspective it becomes clear(er) that we are indeed trying to change something or get away from something.
What is it?
For me it is becoming clear(er) that 'I' am usually making a judgement about where 'I' am at now, and in order for it to be better, bigger, happier I need to do something. 'I' personally, usually choose to do some Kriya's, Kapabhatti, etc.
Logically 'I' tell myself that the oxygen that 'I' get from doing this will make me feel better, and to be honest, usually it does.
But how is doing Kapalbhatti, etc, any different from having a cup of coffee to feel better? That is an important question for me.
Okay, so in some sense it doesn't matter really, just the fact that I feel better is enough, and indeed they are both temporary solutions.
But what are they solutions to?
What is it 'I' think 'I' need to get away from in the first place?
The practice of Hatha Yoga according to all the maha books on the subject seem to point to an ongoing journey through the 8 limbs of Raja Yoga. Some of these 'masters' tell us these 8 steps should be taken in sequence starting at 1 and working through to 8 and others tell us it doesn't matter.
The question is how do we decide which is the 'right' way?
And that is the question huh?
Omzzzz
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