Its time for some SPRING CLEANING! Today I was thinking about a principle in Indian philosophy (one of the Niyamas) called Saucha - purification. Over 2,000 years ago, they knew about the toxicity of clutter - physical, mental, & emotional. I turned to my notes from a small book by Deborah Adele called, The Yamas & Niyamas to refresh my memory about Saucha. Here are the pointers for practicing Saucha: In order to make more room for greater clarity, consciousness, compassion, consider cleaning out old resentments by practicing forgiveness, reduce the toxic load in your speech, thoughts, & in the food & drinks you consume. Drink more water to flush this sludge out of your system. Possibly a spring cleanse or a day of fasting. Why? Because clarity is exquisite. When were not so clogged up, we can better allow each moment to be just as it is without expectation. We arrive in the present moment in a relaxed and spacious way... without hastiness; we can better make full and honest contact with this moment so that no precious thing is lost. Time for me to stop pining over the memory of this glorious state and time to start practicing it! Again. Okay, I dont plan on giving up Metropol Chocolate Chip cookies, just reducing the number I consume each week. ;-)
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:51:15 +0000
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