Took care of my friends dog this weekend and it was pretty cool. At the same time I had a friend visit from a far away land. It was cool and scary to have so many souls moving around my apartment-a whole bunch of life.
While I am grateful it is overwhelming. I ask myself if I ready for such a thing? Can I handle all of the responsibilities that come along with housing so much life? I know that I can try and I do my best to keep my mind out of it. The mind is the biggest obstacle in life.
It has been three days without yoga and I’m ready to return. I really didn’t want to stop but I had other things to attend to and practicing wasn’t an option. It is so important to practice yoga every day.
Earlier today I went to hear Bikram Choudhury speak and it was very helpful. He explained many things most of which can be found in the books he as written, but what was special for me was how much he really does care. He doesn’t want people to fail but to help people attain happiness and for that you have to go into the ‘torture chamber’ and remember to ‘lock the knee, lock the knee, lock the knee’.
I really appreciate the experience he has and the change that his system has brought into my life. I wish I had more time to stick around but the dog was waiting for me and I needed to get back home.
Lately one of my primary focuses has been on practicing yoga. There isn’t anything else attached to it. I know that by practicing yoga everything else will fall into place. I will be taking care of myself on a three levels and therefore be able to help myself and others throughout my day.
One thing Bikram said was that “Yoga is everything” and an aspect of that everything is the communication between the systems of the body and also of the mind. He painted a very clear picture for me and although I didn’t understand some of the more esoteric concepts he was describing I got the point.
In the end it is a choice. Which life are you going to live?
It was a really good weekend. I’m going to keep things in the day and see where they go…