11/10/2017
In times of crisis- an open letter to all:
My Dear students, I understand that, given all that we are experiencing as a culture, society, and globe, that people feel rocked and insecure. It could be helpful if everyone, particularly yoga teachers realized that according to the yoga tradition, when we put all of our attention in the world and expect it to be a source of ever-present stability and peace we will always be disappointed and thrown into turmoil. The teachings are clear: the only thing that is truly stable is the soul, purusha or atman. Yoga is the practice which allows us to access it. The instability we experience when we look out into the world has less to do with the world and more to do with the instability inside of us. Our job is to work on ourselves. Furthermore, the yoga tradition tells us that the world is unstable precisely to inspire and guide us to turn within and to find a lasting source of peace and joy. In other words, the world may never be perfect, but a part of us is and the more we are in touch with it, the more we will see perfection in the world.
ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā
Wishing you all the best.
ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā
Yogarupa Rod Stryker