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Samtosha, Contentment
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 22, 2010
I write so much about longing and the un-contented parts of my life that it’s hard sometimes to acknowledge those areas of my existence that are perfectly or imperfectly just fine. I often feel a sense of contentment after writing, especially in free writing in a journal—as if I’ve purged the “vritti” out of my [...]
Clean Up Your Act with Shauca
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | January 21, 2010
Yoga Sutra 2.40: saucat svanga jugupsa parairh asamsargah
Purity protects one’s body and brings nonphysical relationships with others. (trans. B. Bouanchaud)
Yoga Sutra 2.41: sattva suddhi saumanasya ekagrya inddriyajaya atma darsana yogyatvani ca
Then, purity, clarity, and well-being of the spirit come to flower, as well as concentration, mastery of the eleven sense organs, and perception of the [...]
Yoga Ethics 5, APARIGRAHA, noncovetousness
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | December 23, 2009
Yoga Sutra 2.39: aparigrahasthairye janmakathamta sambodah
One who perseveres on the path of noncovetousness gains deep understanding of the meaning of life. (trans. B. Bouanchaud)
I DO pray for aparigraha to blossom in my life like a spiritual flower showering me with the clarity and buoyancy of a saint. T.K.V. Desikachar suggests the five yamas are [...]
Yoga Ethics 4, Moderation, Brahmacharya
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 11, 2009
So how’s your energy level lately? What is it that you’ve become manic about? Summer sports, writing, gardening, studying, a work project, yoga classes? Too much working, too much recreating, too much tweeting, too much online, too much shopping, too much eating ~ the list is endless, isn’t it? And to make matters worse, there [...]
Yoga Ethics 3, Non-Stealing, Asteya
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 24, 2009
Even one life lived according to the third yogic principle, asteya, contains the seed of global transformation. Contrary to what contemporary culture would have us believe, greed is not written into our DNA.
Nonviolence remains at the core of the wheel of Yoga Ethics as codified by the Indian sage, Patanjali. Honesty, Non-stealing, Moderation and Non-Covetousness [...]
YOGA Ethics #2: Satya, Honesty
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 11, 2009
This is a continuation of our discussion from earlier in the month regarding the Yamas and Niyamas, the foundational practices of ashtanga, or eight-limed yoga that we practice. Feuerstein tells us that these are not steps, that the student masters and then “graduates” to the next practice. Rather, the limbs could be thought of as [...]
Yoga Ethics #1: AHIMSA
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 1, 2009
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra gathered together some 300 years before Christ, as trans. by Brian Bouanchaud, #II.30: The principles of respect for others include nonviolence, truth, honesty, moderation, and noncovetousness.
“There is no yoga without the yamas and niyamas” BKS Iyengar said somewhere. That truism has stuck in my mind, yet I wonder how many yoga students [...]
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