BYC Newsletter #7
Dear Yoga students and those interested in Yoga,
As the last of the six week course comes to an end of
its allotted time, our moments in class seem to become more timeless.
When we
are not focusing on where we want to be next, the present moment
opens itself to us and reveals the depth in time that we miss as
our minds hurry to get to the next moment.
Debbie Yancey asked last night what my wife and I do
here at our house. And this morning I opened up my present moment and
found this journal
entry writing itself. In answer to Debbie, here is what we do now.The
House of Now
As our yoga deepens and begins to spread into the time of our everyday
world, we are discovering that yoga is much larger that just an exercise
mat. We should look at us on our yoga mat as if we were on a magic
carpet that takes the awareness we are discovering into every moment
of our day, expanding it, deepening it, and allowing it to reveal the
timelessness buried there.
This is Yoga’s wish: Let every moment be allowed
to present itself to us unlabeled by the thinking mind; let
it be transformed into a Christmas present full of unknown delight
and beauty. A moment
not wrapped by our time-bound mind is always a gift to be accepted
with thankfulness, regardless of what we think it should be. Life,
when not boxed into minutes, days, and months is a Christmas tree
full of present moments hanging from its limbs. But these present
moments
are not strung on the tree like lights and ornaments. The tree is the
present moment, a living moment that unfolds its gifts to each of
us
as we deserve them. What we receive on the tree of life is what we
have hung from its limbs by the thoughts of our time-bound mind.
What matters is not what we receive, but how we receive
it. We can either open the moment and wish for more, or we can open
our eyes
in wonder and say (thoughtlessly)...”This is perfect! Thank
you.”
No matter what we have hung on our Christmas tree, the gift of life
is always perfect, always just what we need to help us open our eyes
to see the wonder of life as it is. From the perspective of yoga,
every moment is a gift, and when viewed this way, our whole life
is full
of light and beautiful ornaments...and at it’s top the source
of light shines down through us and fills us with peace.
New classes start Nov. 14, and there is still space for you.
There is still space for two couple for the Wednesday night Relationship
Yoga class. The best place to practice the yoga of expanded awareness
is in a loving relationship. In this class we will explore not what
we see, but how we see.
When we take off the packaging of time we have wrapped
our loved ones in, we discover that the state of “being in love” which
brought us together long ago....is still here, as fresh and even
more powerful than ever. Time does not dull love....it only hides
it.
May everyone have a timeless moment of Thanksgiving.
Ed
Thank you,
Om Peace
Ed Conley
11/09/06
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