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My Yoga Journal March 8, 2005 — Issue 142
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The Virtue of Patience
Last week, I spent a lot of time waiting. I happened to be waiting
for the keys to the apartment I was moving into (their delivery had
been delayed due to a miscommunication), but that's not so important
to the story. What's important--what caught my attention--was how
much brain power I invested into this activity. One might even say I
was obsessing.
Most of us who do yoga have been impatient about our practice at some
point. We've wanted to open a certain area of our body, attain a
challenging pose, or recover from an injury sooner than was
appropriate or reasonable. But getting stuck in an impatient state of
mind can be poisonous--even dangerous--for our practice.
Patience is so wonderful because its practice requires that we stay in
the present moment. Impatience makes us long for an imagined future;
patience requires that we fully experience right now. In a way,
impatience robs us of time and robs us of life--something I learned
all too well this past week.
Being patient and tasting all the moments we are given, whether
humdrum or extraordinary, is more than just a virtue--it's a blessing.
Namaste,
Leila Easa
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In This Issue:
Featured Pose: Asana Column: Astavakrasana (Eight-Angle Pose)
Learning this challenging pose can help develop not just physical
strength and flexibility, but patience, too.
http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/171_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv142
Making Peace With Perfection
Perfectionism is a product of the grasping mind, the same part of us
that compulsively looks for more of everything and also imagines that
what we need is somewhere else. The best remedy for seeking is to
consent to being where you are and to practice embracing your present
experience just as it is.
http://www.yogajournal.com/views/843_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv142
Hot Buddha, Cold Buddha
Commitment to practice is evidenced by your willingness to be present
on the mat for whatever comes up right now.
http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/796_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv142
Being vs. Doing
To many people, there seems to be an inherent conflict between being
in the present and accomplishing everything that needs to get done.
But do you have to choose between your housework and meditation?
http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/723_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv142
Disappointment Is Hell
Hatha yoga offers an opportunity to practice mindfulness and find
freedom from suffering.
http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/445_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv142
Calm, Clear Mind
Often, we cling to joy and run from sorrow, but the practice of
upekkha—"equanimity"—can help us embrace every experience.
http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/1195_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv142
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