The matters of right and wrong, good and bad

We almost always get caught up in the right and wrong. It is hard to for us to look at something without applying certain kind of judgement, analysis and comparison. This inevitably leads to competition, troubled minds and disappointment.

It's like the moment we open our eyes in the morning, our minds start to ponder about the truth of the world, and planning for success. This is how the world operates, so it's just a force of nature for us to pick up this habit.

Right and wrong boil down to what works for the person himself. If he is doing the right thing, then great, but if he is doing the wrong thing, but incapable of doing the right thing at the time, then what can he do? Shoot himself or someone else? I don't think so. It's better just for him to give himself some time and space to be happy with who he is, and he will grow and learn over time.

When I was doing my Chakra yoga retreat during the last weekend, there were times I felt my mind wondering. Not too far, just in, around and outside of the yoga studio. For example, there were times when I was thinking about the person in front of me, whose Pilates mat not being suitable for practicing yoga, because it's not sticky. Other times I was worrying about the perfection of my posture and checking out other peoples'. When the mind wonders, I lost my balance.

How could I focus  on my own yoga practice? I think this will take me some time and more experience. For now, I will just be who I am, do what I can and hope for the best.

Chakra workshop at Stillheart

I like the fact that you emphasize on personal experience, and warn us not to be restricted by what was written in books, which are totally experiences written by other people.

Activities like Yoga and meditation is a personal journey. No two people's experience is the same. So teaching such a topic is so abstract, and it could be challenging.

Thank you for demystifying the Chakras, and allowing us to discover our own path and our fire within.

Photograph curtsey of Ms. Peiying Mo.

August 28, 2012 4:50 PM