The Yogic path is a path of choice.
So many people say they want to make a life change.
How many will actually follow through with real actions behind their words? Every day, Yoga studios receive telephone calls from people who say: "Today, I'm going to change.
" Our life direction is not complicated.
The direction we take depends upon personal decisions.
Our destiny is influenced by small, but accumulated steps, which lead us down a road of misery or happiness.
There are some exceptions, but usually, we can choose to give, take, lie, or tell the truth.
Below are four steps anyone can choose to live as a Yoga practitioner.
The only requirement is that you take action to move forward on the path.
1.
Help and give to others: Helping others is Karma Yoga.
You can take action by holding a door open, helping someone who needs it, working for a charity, or another form of selfless service.
What difference does it make? When you help others, you feel happy, and others will help you.
2.
Practice any form of Yoga daily: You will feel complete mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual balance, as a result.
Life is very rewarding, when you achieve balance.
As a result, you will experience personal growth.
You will be able to think clearly and feel much better about yourself.
3.
Take the right action: This may not be popular, but show mutual respect to everyone you meet.
Some people have poor social status and the world walks by them without any recognition.
You would be surprised how much it means to people to learn their name and show them courtesy.
4.
Practice moderation in all matters of life.
Too much of anything is unhealthy.
Let's look at one example.
We need food to survive, but too much food will make us unhealthy.
We need to exercise to maintain our physical bodies, but too much exercise can injure our joints and tear muscles.
At the same time, some of us eat just right, but we take it out on the rest of the world because we hate our diet.
As a friend of mine used to jokingly say, "Life is too short; eat dessert first.
" In truth, he was a role model for the Sattvic diet, but he realized that any form of food can influence your mood.
Observe how you react to what you eat.
How do you feel while you are eating? How do you feel after you have eaten? Are we only living for the anticipation of eating? This will help you evaluate how moderation can change your life for the best.
© Copyright 2009 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications
So many people say they want to make a life change.
How many will actually follow through with real actions behind their words? Every day, Yoga studios receive telephone calls from people who say: "Today, I'm going to change.
" Our life direction is not complicated.
The direction we take depends upon personal decisions.
Our destiny is influenced by small, but accumulated steps, which lead us down a road of misery or happiness.
There are some exceptions, but usually, we can choose to give, take, lie, or tell the truth.
Below are four steps anyone can choose to live as a Yoga practitioner.
The only requirement is that you take action to move forward on the path.
1.
Help and give to others: Helping others is Karma Yoga.
You can take action by holding a door open, helping someone who needs it, working for a charity, or another form of selfless service.
What difference does it make? When you help others, you feel happy, and others will help you.
2.
Practice any form of Yoga daily: You will feel complete mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual balance, as a result.
Life is very rewarding, when you achieve balance.
As a result, you will experience personal growth.
You will be able to think clearly and feel much better about yourself.
3.
Take the right action: This may not be popular, but show mutual respect to everyone you meet.
Some people have poor social status and the world walks by them without any recognition.
You would be surprised how much it means to people to learn their name and show them courtesy.
4.
Practice moderation in all matters of life.
Too much of anything is unhealthy.
Let's look at one example.
We need food to survive, but too much food will make us unhealthy.
We need to exercise to maintain our physical bodies, but too much exercise can injure our joints and tear muscles.
At the same time, some of us eat just right, but we take it out on the rest of the world because we hate our diet.
As a friend of mine used to jokingly say, "Life is too short; eat dessert first.
" In truth, he was a role model for the Sattvic diet, but he realized that any form of food can influence your mood.
Observe how you react to what you eat.
How do you feel while you are eating? How do you feel after you have eaten? Are we only living for the anticipation of eating? This will help you evaluate how moderation can change your life for the best.
© Copyright 2009 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications
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