To be able to see ourselves as more than our mind, we must step outside.
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Category: Sequence
We can be taken by surprise in the smallest of instants.
To allow ourselves to be struck so powerfully that we do not require rational thought
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How will I know?
There is something we can apprehend that is beyond our rational discernment—when we stop trying to put a name to it, and just experience it, we are most fully in our heart.
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Refinements: Intermediate Handstand
Our yoga practice becomes more sophisticated as it lets us notice and experience the connection between things more acutely—to see the patterns and actions held in common.
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Shivering in my shoes
We are shaken, we fall, we get back up.
Our lives can impinge on our peace of mind, our feeling of centeredness. The Sutras acknowledge this; it’s not a failure, it’s just life. Pick yourself up and continue.
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How does it feel to be back
We are still human, still mortal. We are still drawn back to our experience time and time again. We still practice, though.
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Between the forceps and the stone
To see all the parts and the whole at once.
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I’ve seen it all
The challenge of the practice is that we need to see so many small things in order to apprehend the full picture.