Life really should be a celebration, shouldn’t it? I mean, just the right conditions for a universe, let alone humans. #yoga #humanity

“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced.” – Swami Vivekananda

The yoga sutras mention that meditation is a natural unfoldment from a state concentration, and and that the state of meditation provides other subtler, spontanious and deeper states of experience.

This quote for me, makes me think if you follow this advice, ones whole life becomes a meditation on one thing to be achieved. Obviously day to day needs are to be taken care of, but to have one focus in you’re life no matter what you’re age, must be an interesting way to live.

Of course the question is, what one thing could we set our selves upon? and is it even worth setting our lives up in this way? If we did set our focus, it would certainly help us through the tough times, it could be a rewarding endeavor if it works with the type of person you are.

“Yoga is Self Knowledge.” and “Yoga is Universal.” – I absolutly agree.

Swami Satyananda attained Maha Samadhi this morning, 5th Dec. Maha Samadhi is the final step in a yogi’s sadhana practice. Swami Satyanda founded the Bihar School of yoga and from this seed and the subsequent events, Mandala Yoga Ashram was founded. The Mandala yoga ashram is where I am studying to be a yoga teacher.

I have to say hearing this news does bring mix feelings and a level of contemplation. One point is that how much control is required to consciously die without the use of anything, this is an amazing concept. On another level, we all die at some point, but to be able to prepare and take control over the death of you’re own being, that’s amazing. And think about it, to be able to gain the state of Maha Samadhi in the face of knowing you are going to die. Meditation requires amongst other aspects relaxed, steady, calm and firm seated position. How do you get that relaxed and calm knowing what you will be leaving behind. I suppse this demonstrates a mastery over non-attachment as described in various traditions and yoga texts.

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

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From: Mat Witts <tech@tinymicro.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: 2009/12/5
Subject: Is Yoga a Sport ?
To: mail@yoga-eu.net

Greetings,

“Keep the UK Sports Council Out Of Yoga”

The issue affects not only Yogis who are based in the UK, but your support will also go some way to help independent Yogis in Scotland and Ireland who have to deal with similar political challenges, and of course, (indirectly) visiting Yoga teachers from overseas who come here to teach and lead Yoga retreats etc.

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/yoganet/

Many agree with what this petition says, and I think that you might agree, too.

If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider signing yourself and passing it on – to give everyone an opportunity to consider it too.

For a fuller picture, please follow this link for more resources and things you can do to take more direct action, sample letters, contact information etc:-

http://yoga-eu.net/opensource/view/AfroEurasia/UK/UkYogaRegulation

“I salute the life in you that is also in me”

Mat Witts
Founder and Lead Director – The Open Source Yoga Consortium (OSYC)
web: www.yoga-eu.net
tel: (+44)-(0)845-395-1945
mail: administrator@yoga-eu.net
skype: yoga.network

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I signed the “Keep UK Sports Council Out Of Yoga” petition! http://petol.org/yoganet #petol #yoga #rights