I've been thinking about this theme in my own practice, and also during the classes that I have been offering this week.
Yoga is not the destination - it's the vehicle. What do I mean by that?
So often we think of Yoga as the end result. I've even said to myself "When I am finally able to do (enter pose name) then I will have made it." As if being able to perform a pose was the end result or destination I was seeking.
What I know now more than ever is that Yoga is the vehicle not the destination. Just like a car is a vehicle that takes you to your destination (i.e., your work, home or vacation spot)
So, if yoga is the vehicle - what or where is my destination? It's within. The destination is the deepest places of my heart, my soul, my inner being - a.k.a. - the atman.
Thus, Yoga is the vehicle that I ride inside!
It's an inner journey to my deepest Self.
Om namah Shivaya
Yoga is not the destination - it's the vehicle. What do I mean by that?
So often we think of Yoga as the end result. I've even said to myself "When I am finally able to do (enter pose name) then I will have made it." As if being able to perform a pose was the end result or destination I was seeking.
What I know now more than ever is that Yoga is the vehicle not the destination. Just like a car is a vehicle that takes you to your destination (i.e., your work, home or vacation spot)
So, if yoga is the vehicle - what or where is my destination? It's within. The destination is the deepest places of my heart, my soul, my inner being - a.k.a. - the atman.
Thus, Yoga is the vehicle that I ride inside!
It's an inner journey to my deepest Self.
Om namah Shivaya
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