Yogi Bhajan brought Kundalini Yoga (Yoga of Awareness) to the West in the '60s. He went to an LA auditorium to speak to anyone interested in learning about it. No one showed up. He spoke anyway, to an empty auditorium, so strong was the conviction in his heart of what he must do.
I believe that what he was practicing was his own mastery, and so it didn't matter who was listening at the time... fifty years later, I sit here still trying to absorb the message.
Several years ago I took a 3 hour Kundalini class, and one powerful message I recall often when I am taking my body image too seriously is the teacher cooing 'loooooooove your belllly'. Still makes me smile!
I believe that what he was practicing was his own mastery, and so it didn't matter who was listening at the time... fifty years later, I sit here still trying to absorb the message.
"If you want to learn a thing, read that.
If you want to know a thing, write that.
If you want to master a thing, teach that."
~ Yogi Bhajan
If you want to know a thing, write that.
If you want to master a thing, teach that."
~ Yogi Bhajan
Several years ago I took a 3 hour Kundalini class, and one powerful message I recall often when I am taking my body image too seriously is the teacher cooing 'loooooooove your belllly'. Still makes me smile!
Listen to and practice really receiving this blessing into your heart...
only then can it radiate out to others...
only then can it radiate out to others...
May the longtime sun shine upon you
All love surround you
And the pure light within you
Guide your way on
Namaste.
All love surround you
And the pure light within you
Guide your way on
Namaste.
7 comments:
wow... I remember you telling me about "love your belly..." and I do still recall that phrase and laugh when I need to. I really like this! miss you miss Melanie! Love you, Rhonda
yes ... it's sooooo good to laugh ... at our human-ness!
to truly connect with and love the belly and all that starts and expands out from there, our innermost intuition and knowing, is at the heart of it all for me... and laughter gets that energy moving and flowing... always remember the Buddha with his belly and grin... ;~)
Love you too sis!
beautiful post, melb. xo
Love it! Also found out the meaning of a new word, "Namaste". Was not familiar with that, but then, am not familiar with yoga really either. Had to look it up and got a very nice explanation.
Thanks!:)
thx Jen and Diane. love that you stopped by...
love you, and thank you for being my friend along this pathway of life!
'I honor the place inside you where peace resides. I offer peace to you and peace to where we are in the universe, wherever we may be passing through each others' lives. I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Integrity, of Wisdom and of Peace. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One.'
Now that is conviction.
What a beautiful blessing.
I know, right, elizabeth... such clarity in action...
Blessings to you!
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