108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 26 – As in the learning of the art of gardening……

As in the learning of the art of gardening,
an attentive and constant Yoga Practice
turns and prepares the soil of our being,
making it easier for any new seeds to root.

An attentive inquiry into Yoga Teachings
offers us a choice of seeds for planting.
We may need advice how integrate the two.

This synergy of soil and seed unfolds
as Sādhana from the fusion of both
Yoga Practice and Yoga Teachings.

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108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 25 – Ere to our Yoga Sādhana turning inwards towards engaging……

Ere to our Yoga Sādhana turning inwards towards engaging
the Antar Aṅga and the Ātma–Buddhi relationship,
we are advised to first turn outwards towards engaging
the Bahya Aṅga and the Manas–Indriya relationship.

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108 Study Path Pointers – 24 – The tendency is to measure a persons ‘progress’ by a……

The tendency is to measure a persons ‘progress’ by a
perceived comparison to some mythical finishing point,
rather than accepting that we cannot really appreciate
the reality of what was their actual starting point,
nor can we truly evaluate the effort they are putting
into developing and refining their personal Sādhana.

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108 Study Path Pointers – 22 – It’s not until I understand how to cultivate a space in My self……

It’s not until I understand how to
cultivate a space within my self
can I begin to experience that
which is the essence of the Self.

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108 Study Path Pointers – 21 – There was a time when folks were confused as to what is Yoga……

There was a time when folks were
confused as to what is Yoga.
Now I wonder if folks are more
confused as to what isn’t Yoga?

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108 Study Path Pointers – 20 – It feels as if ‘Modern Postural Yoga’ is increasingly concerned with…….

It feels as if ‘Modern Postural Yoga’
is increasingly concerned with the
Movement of the Silhouette rather
than the Stillness of the Source.

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108 Study Path Pointers – 18 – Our relationship with Food can be too little, too much, or wrong…..

annam

Our relationship with Food can be too little, too much, or wrong.
According to Āyurveda, even the best food eaten in the wrong amount,
or at the wrong time, or with the wrong attitude
will fail to nourish and even disturb the system.
The same could also be said for Yoga Practice.

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108 Study Path Pointers – 16 – Defining our relationship with spirit is an inquiry……

na iti na iti

na iti na iti – not this, nor this
“Defining our relationship with spirit,
is an inquiry into re-defining our relationship with matter.”
– Paul Harvey on Bṛhad Āraṇyaka Upaniṣat IV.5.15

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108 Study Path Pointers – 15 – Initially our Yoga Journey is towards our relationship with living…..

tat_tvam_asi

Initially our Yoga Journey is
towards our relationship with living.
Ultimately our Yoga Journey is
towards our relationship with dying.

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108 Study Path Pointers – 14 – What’s important is not to find the solution itself……

tat_tvam_asi

“What’s important is not to find the solution itself,
but to identify the mystery,
and to continuously touch it and draw strength from it.”
– Paul Harvey Interview Israel 2006

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108 Study Path Pointers – 12 – The greatest gift in old age is the facility to be in the present.

pranayama_chair

The greatest gift in old age is the
facility to be in the present.
The greatest forfeit in old age is the
tendency to be in the past or the future.

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