Saturday, March 20, 2010

Are you ready for Fire?

Wet Log or Dry Log? Which kind of Yoga student are you? The science of Yoga is the path of fire and light and the dry log is ripe for the fire of transformation to be lit and will very quickly be engulfed in flames. The wet log is a little harder to light and might even need some more time to dry out in order to be really ready. Recognizing which type of practitioner we are is helpful so that we have realistic expectations about the effects of our practice. We should expect very different results from a daily practice versus a once a week practice and very different results from a practice of asana alone versus a practice of asana and meditation. It is not a bad thing to admit that we are wet log students. This is the power of free will. We get to choose how long the path to liberation will be and how painful or how peaceful that path will be.

For those who seek liberation wholeheartedly, realization is near.
Yoga Sutras 1.21
How near depends on whether the practice is mild, moderate, or intense.
Yoga Sutras 1.22