Sat Nam! If I may ~ Here is the wonderful quote from Sevara’s Yoga weekly e-mailing ~ Blessings!<\/p>\n
“How would you have described your Self today? Were you kind, loving, patient, compassionate, helpful, smiling? Or maybe a little on the moody side? Or maybe just an outright grump? Or maybe all the above.<\/p>\n
It’s interesting to observe how we flow and meld into these different attributes; how one moment we can be on top of the world and grief-stricken in the next. The good stuff in us is all wonderful and we enjoy feelings of love and happiness, so why can we not just stay there?<\/p>\n
The culprit is the reactive mind. Someone smiles at you the wrong way and suddenly you are offended. Someone uses the wrong tone in their voice and you’re offended. Somebody cuts you off on the highway and you feel offended. There are a thousand one ways we can be offended each day.<\/p>\n
When your mind run the show it wants drama, drama, and more drama! Thus it is a self creating drama machine that literally sets you up for emotional upheaval. An undisciplined mind is like leaving a little child in a room full of cookies and candies and telling him or her to not to eat any of them. It just ain’t gonna happen. The child is weak, it sees those goodies, and wants to devour them, lost in the moment and oblivious to the spanking he or she may get later. It happens in such a quick sequence: the child sees the goodies, wants the goodies, eats the goodies, then suffers the consequences.<\/p>\n
As adults we have a more “mature” and “refined” chain-reaction to things. We go about our day, someone says the wrong thing that pushes a button, it triggers a reaction (probably the same one we’ve used a thousand times in the past), and we in turn react with harsh words or actions. It’s still very child-like and we need to grow out of it – sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
Consider the alternative: living through the heart. Through the heart we have compassion that allows us to not react when others throw their stuff at us. We can see their pain or frustration that has lead them to be cruel at that moment. If two opposing people are in the reactive mind at the same time, a disaster is sure to ensue in the form of hurtful words or cruel actions. If one can remain heart-centered then there is a chance that this person can help pull the other out of their reactive mind behavior.
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\nWe must be relentless in our discrimination of the reactive mind! Do not allow it to control your life any longer! Make a commitment today to be watchful when your reactions start to bubble within you. Calm yourself before you say the harsh words by taking a moment to breathe and relax. Slowly over time with awareness you will again regain control over the mind and assert yourself as its’ master.<\/p>\n
Blessings,<\/p>\n
Johannes”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sat Nam! If I may ~ Here is the wonderful quote from Sevara’s Yoga weekly e-mailing ~ Blessings! “How would you have described your Self today? Were you kind, loving, patient, compassionate, helpful, smiling? Or maybe a little on the moody side? Or maybe just an outright grump? Or maybe \u2026<\/p>\n