...in a relaxed state we become compassionate, and when we're compassionate as a simple state of being, then our presence works. Our presence simply uplifts the others we come into contact with, simply by being there. Yet another example of how being excellent and living up to your best and brightest self helps the world around you.
Reaching for excellence however, is a desire to go higher with whatever it is that you do. You're reaching for a little better part of yourself than you expressed the last time.
Yes, I said it. Your dream might not come true. All the best-selling self help books will tell you that you can get everything you want by following their formula-- their secret. And while they might be good principles it's simply not true that everyone can instantly manifest the life they want after spending $24.95. But you should try.
I get a lot of beginners in my classes and I find myself explaining the basics a lot. Here's the info on the mantras that are used in Kundalini Yoga…
One of the problems we face is that after we set out for some distant shore, once we're out on the ocean, it's all ocean for a while. Nothing but ocean and we're unable to see the next destination for that vast ocean is the only thing around. This can be very disorienting. Getting up and going to the same job everyday can be like being out on the ocean. Sometimes you forget where you set out for.
Everybody wants to change themselves for the better. It's a natural human inclination to want to go higher. So why is it so hard? Why are some people able to…
The truth is, all anyone wants is a look over the fence to the other side. When you set out to get high, you just want to feel good. You want to feel something more than what you're getting as you go through the day to day life.
All problems are finite because they relate to the finite world of this and that. When you close the eyes and breathe slowly and deeply, you have an opportunity to induce the infinite vastness of your spirit. The breath is a charge of life (prana) and it is the connection with the infinite part of you.
I often tell classes when I have them in a rest period, to drop all tension from the previous exercise. What happens after a tough pose or movement is that the mind wants to stay ready so the student keeps the body tense in anticipation of another tough exercise. When you're done with something, an action, a job, an exercise, then you should drop everything associated with it and become neutral. There's a time for action and a time for rest. The applies to everything in life. The mind is, in part infinite and we often carry around much more than we need anticipating the next tough thing in our lives.
Making yogurt is very simple. You'll only need a few things. Anybody can do it and the rewards far exceed the efforts.