We all get so caught up in our stuff. Modern science has shown us that what we can perceive with our five senses is only 90% of what exists. Think about that. All the amazing, wonderful, miraculous phenomenon you experience or learn about regarding your world or our universe through your eyes, ears, tongue, nose and skin is only a small part. Small! We are so reliant on out eyes yet we can't see all the different kinds of light there is nor magnetic fields. We can't hear all the pitches that animals can.
Now put this into the context of your own life. We tend to think we know all about our lives and that we know best. Yet we can hide things from ourselves. We choose to behave in ways that confirm the image we want of ourselves, instead of who we really are. Our unconscious minds are the 90% of our personal universes. With yoga we have a system of techniques with which we can begin to experience more of our reality.
A few years ago I went camping with family and ended up having a little time in the afternoon to breathe. We were camping by a lake and I found a spot with a nice view of the lake but that was semi private. My attention was preoccupied with getting a good view of the horizon. When I started drawing my awareness back to myself I found I had chosen a seat about a foot from a sapling. I was face to face with it, so to speak. I had to laugh at the image of someone coming upon me and finding that I had chosen to sit facing so close to this little tree. But I didn't even notice it as I settled myself down. That is everything you carry but don't want to see. Your attention has been focused away for so long that you can't even see the thing that's right in front of your face. So when others come upon u and see that thing immediately, u categorically deny it and waste some time being outraged.
What are you carrying that you have carried for so long that you don't even notice anymore? Look at yourself. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Take the time and be honest. Respect yourself enough to be honest.
A few years ago I went camping with family and ended up having a little time in the afternoon to breathe. We were camping by a lake and I found a spot with a nice view of the lake but that was semi private. My attention was preoccupied with getting a good view of the horizon. When I started drawing my awareness back to myself I found I had chosen a seat about a foot from a sapling. I was face to face with it, so to speak. I had to laugh at the image of someone coming upon me and finding that I had chosen to sit facing so close to this little tree. But I didn't even notice it as I settled myself down. That is everything you carry but don't want to see. Your attention has been focused away for so long that you can't even see the thing that's right in front of your face. So when others come upon u and see that thing immediately, u categorically deny it and waste some time being outraged.
What are you carrying that you have carried for so long that you don't even notice anymore? Look at yourself. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Take the time and be honest. Respect yourself enough to be honest.
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