The American yoga world needs more connection to the elemental raw energy of nature in order to manifest the creative force. The sanskrit word is sahaja, a spontaneous realization of the divine flow ... (We) recognize how important it is to dance if you are a human being on "the path" and how every movement can flow as yoga. How do we introduce people to the external flow of dance vs. the internal practice of yoga? .. We can by pass the mind and talk directly to our cells .. the core energy of cells is not biased. The cells are born dancing and they need help. They want to be happy and literally have freedom to dance in the body. Coax the cells to dance. It works every time. When you grow up in the West, you have to learn how to devour the root of your own inhibitions and two thousand years of conditioning. We can all be translators or poets of the non-verbalized world of movement, the one language everyone shares ... This is the understanding.
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"Eastern Philosophy says that human beings have forgotten what they came here for. With all the stimulation outside of ourselves, we have lost sight of the Beloved, our creator, and have lost ourselves as a result. I truly believe that we have the answers within up, but it takes incredible discipline and hard word to gain back those abandoned gifts we were given as a birthright. Many of us have lost the ability to feel things, and to look to others for clarification and purpose when the answers are deep inside of ourselves. We are each a part of our divine maker and creation itself, and when we accept that divine connection, we have begun upon the path of enlightenment.
Yoga allows up to experience this connection. Through the yoking of our bodies, minds, and hearts to a higher power or existence, we awaken the shakti, or spiritual energy hidden within, and our highest capabilities are revealed. With this realization comes a confidence, which cannot be destroyed. This is Self-Realization. Once the connection is established, the source is accessible at any tie to find the answers that we may be searching for.
Through practicing yoga, you will also become more conscious of your behavior in the world, and how the behavior of things outside of yourself can affect you. You learn that you can go out into the world and affect others in a number of positive ways.
We are each born with unlimited potential and a deep inner knowledge of what is right and what is true, but life would be without meaning if we did not have to work (at least) a little toward this self-discovery. We are our own God-given tools to attain this knowledge and the freedom that will come when it is realized fully, so we must strengthen and sharpen our tools, in preparation for this divine union. This is essentially the practice of refining ourselves holistically and specifically for this deeply spiritual purpose.
Yoga is the practice of disciplining the mind, body, and spirit to optimum capacity. It is the practice of mindfulness, compassion, grace, and love through all actions. If you are seeking joy, bliss, happiness .. enlightenment, for yourself and to share with others. I invite you to explore the magnitude of this philosophy so that you can come to learn, along with me, how to better our lives with its many teachings."
-Christy Turlington
"For me what is so powerful is that Yoga is available toevery one.
You can experience yoga, whether you have any practice or not.
Throw out your plan and live.
Just moment by moment.
See what happens.
And see the magic of what happens ...
by
dancing
with the
river of
life.
Be in that unknown.
Because there is a lot of magic in the unpredictable.
Yoga is being able to express the power of being alive.
To be able to be immerse in the water and when you rise,
be
transformed
by
that."
I hope to see you in the state of Yoga soon. Let's do it together.
By finding ways to collaborate and reach common goals-to support each other instead of competing for advantages-we free one another. Part of activism is in assisting one another to become liberated so that we can be more effective in our actions. This is a question conscious activists might ask themselves: "To what degree may I need to liberation my inner self from the very tyranny I fight in the world?
We don't want to forests to be destroyed, but we get our food to go and drink our coffee out of paper cups. Its an illusion to think that we aren't as deeply embedded in the problem as we are in the solution. In order for us to evolved as a community I think we activists need to see just how deeply entrenched we are.
-Aaron Kipnis
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect. It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.
We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.
We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensible to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.