Thursday, November 29, 2012
Impermanence - "Living Your Yoga"
Impermanence. Change. The truth. I thrive on change. Somehow the word impermanence seems less attractive. And yet.....it does inspire deep thought - it did last evening when Millie and I met for our Wednesday evening session. Unfortunately Diana didn't make it but we carried on. For two hours! There is something about change that is both appealing and frightening. Perhaps the fright adds to the attractiveness for me. The notion that nothing is permanent is a core yoga concept. Change is as factual as death and taxes. Since that is so, (perhaps even more likely than taxes) why do we find it so difficult to accept? Even I, who relish change, find it upsetting to contemplate change. Going outside the box or outside my comfort zone awakens doubt and fear and makes me tend to cling to what is - attachment to what is - and we all know that non-attachment is a cardinal rule of yoga philosophy. One that takes conscious attention. It is easy to become attached to the way things are. But, they don't stay the way they are. Thanks be to God! Change also creates excitement and makes my adrenaline flow! It wakes me up to possibilities!
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