Who do you trust?

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#1

I was at my local yoga studio were I usually train. We had a new teacher who I’ve never meet before. He was awesome by the way.

Before the sun-salutations and even the first chant, he told to visualize or think of someone we wanted to dedicate the practise to, to someone we wanted to protect or we wanted to send happiness or someone we loved.No problem, I found a dozen of people I loved and wanted to send love to. He just said this in a casual way, not to much to think about.

Then, he told us to visualize someone we trusted, loved or made us feel secure. I couldn’t call up a single person who honestly made me feel secure or relaxed(accepted). Every face that came to me just evoked pressure or a wish to give, not receive.

This kind of muddled me. Felt like sharing. Maybe it will give someone something to think about.

Peace

#2

How abt God, Nature, Our Mother or Father or a sibling or a Friend? None? He asked to visualize someone you can trust ( not receove from)…

#3

Certainly not all people on this Forum

#4

Tangle, very well said.

Our inability to trust/love anybody makes us bad candidates for the path of bhakti (devotion). I still remember my early attempts at meditation. Even while I used to be sitting in my own bedroom where I had snored for several years, with door shut and eyes closed, I couldn’t trust the surroundings. At the slightest sound or a hint of a movement, I would open the eyes. It appeared hopeless and worthless to look at the apparent blackness behind closed eyes.

Realization has slowly occurred that the “I” that sits in our center of awareness-garvity is a very timid parasite when we try to rely on it. In the face of responsibility, “I” recommends other names for the job, but also inserts some doubts in an effort to preserve itself.

This has changed for me only after meeting my guru, who is the sole anchor for everything now.

#5

mmm Trust,

I need to bring my life to a new level, I trust then I get hurt then I protect my self by steping out :frowning:
this is why I love my Yoga sessions and I need to live everyday in my Yoga world.