Natural yoga:
it doesn't have to be anything special, not a spiritual pursuit, nor a means of any sort of achievement - a practice is really just an expression of deep joy and the freedom to be exactly who we are, it's what we're called to do for whatever reasons, a mystery of our passion. The real secret is to truly know this, and the only realization is the surrender of any end results that come to mind, that the joy of all we're doing is enough to be enlightened. We could call this natural yoga, encompassing our every action, cultivating stillness simply for the pleasure of a quiet mind.
it doesn't have to be a pursuit, nor anything special...
just natural yoga, easily expressed.
honestly, enlightenment isn't much of an interest, it's not something that I often have in mind. Even decades ago when I began yoga and a meditation practice it wasn't meant to achieve anything other than satisfy my curiosity and enjoyment of this new discovery. My passion hasn't waned over the years at all, and it's a practice now for the benefits derived as well as for sheer joy of simply doing it. I consider running and my love of long distance walking an expression of this same joy, my workouts, fitness and health are natural yoga - and only because they stem from the same source, whatever mystery it is that bends me in this unique direction of being who I am.
it's called a practice through devotion,
not because we're seeking anything in return.
it's for the joy of simply doing.
and that's our true, and only yoga.
~
Peace, Eric
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