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Satsang with Gail
"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven" ~Ecclesiastes
Gratitude has a whole new meaning as we head deeper into this particular November...
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, we have a lot to be thankful for.
It was a surreal experience for many of us, almost Armageddon-like. With little cell service, it was a challenge just getting through to people to see how they were and let them know all was OK.
But what are challenges? If we get through the difficulties yet get to the other side without learning something from it, what was it all worth?
I was feeling pretty helpless, as far as getting the power going at the studio, but I remembered everything is temporary. I took my son to a friends house and decided to stop by the studio to see if power was on, and behold! It had just gotten going! Everything is temporary.
From the people in our lives, to the situations we are found in, It helps us deal with what is. That is where non-attachment comes in. Vairagya is usually spoken about with Abhyasa or practice. They are considered two wings of a bird, one needing the other always. They are part of the journey to our true selves.
In these last few weeks we are being asked to be non-attached to things, non-attached to power, heat, water, food, and all the comforts that go along with that. We do our very best to put up a strong front, trudge through, and not seem upset when things aren't going our way. Even though so many victims of the storm lost much more, it is still hard to feel like we are not suffering deeply. Some feel guilty for this.
So what is the take away? How can we handle ourselves when this happens again, and what have we learned?
Heyam Dukkam Anagatam
Sutra 2:16
"Because the worldly experiences are seen as painful, it is the pain, which is yet to come that is to be avoided and discarded."
We can learn from this, how to prepare ourselves. We can learn that people come together in times of need. We can learn that a community is the backbone in our lives. That we can be there for each other. So much to take away.
As we say, take your yoga off your mat and into the world.
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