Nothing to Forgive Here

Nothing to forgive here:

forgiveness largely happens on it's own, Our only real effort is one of remembering the original innocence of this moment and allowing ourselves to stay here. That's really all forgiveness is, just the reduction of a wandering mind to those thoughts of past hurt, to keep returning again and again to the present moment until not even a husk of a painful memory remains to cause us any harm. Anything other than this only serves as a ritual for our return to the present moment - 

our original innocence is always right now.

and there is nothing to forgive here.

~

Peace, Eric 

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To Let Go Of

To let go of: 

and as always, it's just one more thing to let go of, with even the ritual of forgiveness being just another concept that is eventually surrendered, having realized that all we ever have is the present moment and that no trace of our past actually remains. 

forgiveness is instantaneous.

so the truth is, 

we don't do anything.

healing happens on it's own.

yet our rituals are important too, for as long as needed, serving to remind us that we are forever bound to the present  moment, always right now, and that no past event can ever truly harm us. Forgiveness is a liberating ritual, a wonderful healing tool. 

but in the end,

it's just one one more thing that's let go of...

as surrender too, 

happens completely on its own.

~

Peace, Eric

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Yoga of Coffee Making

Yoga of coffee making: 

a few weeks ago I wrote about updating my morning ritual with a coffee maker, of finally leaping into the world of brewed coffee, being easier, and perhaps better tasting as well. The current news is that this is not to be - with no fault due to the coffee maker at all, it just wasn't meant for my morning routine. The idea was that it would allow a more seamless flow to my yoga practice, as before I would break for a moment to put water on to boil, instant coffee, organic, and it requires some mindfulness to prepare. It wasn't that the easy action of turning on the stove distracted me, but I thought that perhaps I could devote even that small bit of extra time to my practice, deepening my commitment. 

here's what I discovered...

it's all yoga.

my entire ritual of morning, 

and that nothing is separate from my practice, there's a yoga of coffee making and it fits seamlessly into my asanas, requiring me to hold whatever mindfulness and poise developed on the mat to every other position of my life. There are no real distractions, only possibilities of attention, and that I can always bring the quality of my practice to any moment, my entire morning being yoga.

what I found is that I missed the yoga of coffee making, the entirety of the experience, adding teaspoons of instant coffee to my ancient mug, the whistle of the teapot calling for my attention, and the aromatic steam that greeted me as I poured. This doesn't need to be updated, only appreciated for everything that it offers - mindfulness, grace, and poise - being the same as any asana.

so I'm back to instant coffee, 

yoga in essence.

and enjoying the taste of my practice right now. 

~

Peace, Eric

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Coffee Maker

Coffee maker:

I'm soon to graduate to a coffee maker, no more teaspoons of instant coffee added to my ancient cup and given a satisfying stir, but an actual machine that brews it to the specific amount desired. It's a leap into the modern age, or a re-leap really, as years ago I used one before surrendering back to the simplicity of needing only boiling water, cup, and spoon. I enjoy the ritual of it, an honestly, organic instant coffee has a very fine flavor and I can tailor it to my exact taste each morning, lighter or bold depending on what I wish for. 

of course I'll be able to do the same with my new coffee maker, it will simply become a new ritual, updated to what I hope will be a convenience.  But these things often take time for me to gain a sense of comfort, it's not that I fear change, or dislike it even, it's more that I come to love these rituals of performance and how their mindful actions set the course throughout my day. 

yet this ritual is in need of an update.

and it suits my morning better.

what a coffee maker adds to my morning is a more even flow, that I can set it to brew and then continue with the rest of my yoga without the interruption of a teapot's whistle. My practice will be a bit more seamless now, unbroken for even a moment and that's perfect for my approach to yoga, that it's growing softer, almost tender in my easy effort of attention. An injured back has brought a great gift to my practice, with every posture carefully selected and given just the right amount of breath and concentration. I feel an energy here that wasn't present before, subtle, and it grows with my attention. So I wish to surrender to this process, wherever it might take me, and that means not breaking away for even an instant. 

but I'll miss the teapot's whistle reminding me that other rituals follow.

that a morning's work of writing is just ahead.

and it's best enjoyed with coffee. 

~

Peace, Eric 

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