Tracey's lecture on the Sutras was priceless and I am looking forward to her return in Dec...She mentioned that we would each only retain 2 things from her lecture. During our volunteer time, the silt fencing group each shared the 2 things we took away from it, and they were all different. We agreed, for Mary's sake especially(YOU WERE MISSED) that we would post our lessons learned...
My 2:
You are not your anger, or any of your emotions for that fact. Repeating the second sutra, Yogas citta vritti nirodhah, over and over, so that you can detach yourself from the modifications of the mindstuff, is very useful. Also when she mentioned that Satchidanda was over 6ft tall and he was lecturing at a medical conference, he emphasized the 'i' in illness and the 'we' in wellness, showing that selfish thought and action is the root of sickness, or brings nothing but harm. These are the impressions left on me.
Eager to hear all of yours..
Om Namah Shivaya
Jana -
I really enjoyed Tracey's lecture. So much great information. So, one thing that I remember Tracey talking about was the idea that when you are conflicted by something to step back, take a deep breath and say "I'm centered. I'm in the eye of the storm. I'm calm." Love this idea. The other thing I remember has to do with attachments and how we shouldn't grip too tightly to relationships with others because the other person isn't really "ours". We can form feelings and bonds with them. This may not be exactly how Tracey conveyed it and I really hope I'm not completely botching it up!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your "2" --inspiring! One of my favorites: the i/llness vs we/llness. I was there when Swami Satchidananda gave that example & it was as illuminating then as today! More on him: www.livingyogamovie.org
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The two things that I most remember about the lecture: 1) The story of a man walking down a street and falling into a hole, which takes him 3 months to get out of. Then he walks down the street again, falls into the hole, but this time he gets out in a month. Each time he walks down the street, he falls into the hole, but the time it takes him to get out grows shorter each time. Then finally, he decides NOT to walk down that street anymore! ZING! I got that one like a bolt of lightening.
ReplyDelete2) Using the eye of a hurricane as a metaphor. Envisioning ourselves/life existing in the center of the hurricane where it is always calm. And objectively seeing our thoughts swirl around us without getting swept up in the storm.
3) Oh, and I will never forget Mount Neverest.
Mary-Michael
Thank you all for sharing your comments on what Traci shared with you last weekend on the Yoga Sutras. They have been very helpful in helping me understand what I missed. Particularly for me, I have been practicing the non-attachment. I am learning to let go and not let myself be attached to material things and also in my relationships with others. Like Marni said, having bonds and relationships but not being attached to them. Also keeping yourself in the eye of a storm. Always staying calm and centered and not getting swept up into the chaos. Thanks girls! I missed you all so much!!!
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Hi all,
ReplyDeleteGreat comments! I too, am looking forward to hearing more from Tracey in December.
Two ideas that I remember from her lecture are:
1) You’ve never made a wrong choice. It may not have been an optimum choice; but it was not wrong.
2) God touches us with tiny feathers. If we aren't sensitive enough to feel the tiny feathers, he will sometimes use a frying pan.
Miss you all!
Nancy
Sorry it took me so long...
ReplyDeleteHere are the two things I remember:
1. The story about the King of the souls entering the body of a pig, and then getting so attached, both to his body and his relationships, that he forgot he was the King in another dimension. The other souls had to come to earth and remove his attachments in order for him to finally remember who he truly was.
2. She talked about having a lot of voices in her head, all chattering at once, and being able to sit back and watch and listen to all of them, like a sober judge in a courtroom, being above all the different voices, and being able to make a judgement or decision.