A bit of realization or just insanity

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#1

Something…. different…is happened… but I doubt I can put it into words, but I will try and see where it gets me… possibly committed on grounds of insanity :)… I have been following the Yoga DVDs I purchased and I have been enjoying them but I have been back and forth between thinking I want to start Yoga again and thinking I have enough to do already once my knee allows that has more to do with my martial arts training. And I truly do want to get back to my martial arts training. However I had a bit of a realization this past weekend that was triggered by an unusual source…. I was watching Kung Fu Panda with the kids and for some reason when the character of Oogway said

Quit, don’t quit? Noodles, don’t noodles? You are too concerned about what was and what will be. There is a saying: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the “present.”

I started thinking about Yoga and martial arts training and then later when the same character said

My friend, the panda will never fulfill his destiny, nor you yours until you let go of the illusion of control.

I realized I do not so much want to train yoga as much as I need to train yoga at this stage of my life, there is something there that is deeper that I need to explore. However I am still not sure how I will fit that in exactly and I do realize I am getting philosophical advice from a cartoon (which is a bit disturbing) but I am not going to worry about it anymore. I also realized that a martial arts school a friend of mine talked me into going to look at is not really for me… I can and will start training it (Since I told him I would) to get me moving again but I am moving soon and it will be impossible to get there so I am not going to worry about that anymore either… I’m just going to enjoy the journey

If and when the time is right I will start training Yoga with a formal teacher… but I’m not going to worry about it anymore either or get into the debate with myself that it has been producing…. And that too could get me committed :slight_smile:

#2

What I can tell you, from my own life experiences at this moment, is that there’s a benefit or purpose in letting the mind trip simply pass by without jumping on it for the ride. Most things, if not all things, will self-reveal given the patience of the student. We don’t need to figure it all out at this moment. Observations are beneficial, conclusions dangerous.

#3

I don’t have that much knowledge about the joga but yes it’s true your thread gave me the clue about it…
Thanks…

#4

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;29468]What I can tell you, from my own life experiences at this moment, is that there’s a benefit or purpose in letting the mind trip simply pass by without jumping on it for the ride. Most things, if not all things, will self-reveal given the patience of the student. We don’t need to figure it all out at this moment. Observations are beneficial, conclusions dangerous.[/QUOTE]

At this time I am doing just that, relaxing, being patient and seeing where this goes.

There is just something inside, I can’t quite explain, and to be honest I’m not trying to figure it out anymore, that is telling me I need to do Yoga. I imagine that eventually it will become clear as to why… or not.

Either way I will just keep on doing what I’m doing.

Thanks

#5

I’ve had that kind of experience on occasion; i.e. when things happening around me seem to be in sync with what I’m thinking about at the time. I find that it’s usually better to trust your own inner voice. Then if things don’t go right, you have no one to blame but yourself.

#6

Dear Yulaw
Thank you for sharing your moment of insight with us. Moments of insight may come at any moment, and from the most unlikely sources. There is a quote from Ron Wild on a
M I L K greeting card: “seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.” It has the picture of a baby looking through its legs (modified downward dog pose!).
Living in the present and going with the flow of your life is taught by all spiritual teachers, yet it is often difficult in our time trapped lives: we’re taught to always plan and worry about the future. But we forget, as the following quote I read yesterday says: "You create a good future by creating a good present."
Super day.
Namaste