Guest guest Posted December 21, 2000 Report Share Posted December 21, 2000 Thank you for your beautifully stated post in response to someone's dilemma as to which career to pursue not knowing where one's best talents lie. The fact that you switched your law career to that of a yoga teacher may seem unusual to some but I have known many to change career directions in their 30s and 40s and 50s when the current work did not seem satisfying anymore. People are usually more successful when they love what they are doing. I will pass the message on to as well. My teacher used to say that sometimes those who seem dull and average at the beginning of the spiritual path turn out to be the most talented in the long run. Their gifts are slowly brought to light through their hard work, attempt at understanding, patience and perseverance and tenacity in the face of failures and setbacks. And some times those who start like rockets on the path and appear to be the stars. fizzle out after some time. One never knows about these things. The True Source is always the Inner Being, The Core of Being, The Heart Within. To become aware of it is the only accomplishment. The only Siddhi worth having is that of Self-Awareness. Everything else is transient. All other powers gained by the body will be lost in due time. That which is born will die. What has come together will again disintegrate. The coming and going is the law of the universe. The nature of Self is Awareness. It does not come and go and remains as it is as other things rise and fall in it. Knowing That, all other accomplishments and works are a matter of course. Love to all Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2000 Report Share Posted December 21, 2000 Just wanted to say that I agree that your idea is a great one and encourage you along those lines. And in the notion of starting small. There is a book called either Fear and Art, or Art and Fear - I don't recall which, that propounds this very idea that fear of not achieving perfection is the biggest impediment to creation, and thus achieving, period. Do, learn, do some more, get better, or bigger, etc. An artist friend of mine who suffers from self-critical blocks said the book changed her life. She knows how I am with making decisions and fear blocking my progress, so she shared these ideas with me. I too found it helpful to think small. You see, right now, although I do think teaching yoga is what really makes me happy, I have only two students. But that's now... So good luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2000 Report Share Posted December 21, 2000 - <ISueMarcus <Kundaliniyoga > Thursday, December 21, 2000 12:03 AM Re: right livelihood Thank you for such kind attention to my question concerning right livelihood. I'm glad that you have been fortunate enough to find yours and it soothes your soul. I didn't relate this idea in my first post as it seems so far fetched.... that is until I saw something online yesterday which seemed sort of relevant. What I saw was: that if your dream is to be a teacher, you don't have to build a Harvard or a Yale or huge classrooms and dormatories first. Take one pupil! You can instruct sitting next to one another drawing pictures with a stick in the sand. That was significant for me. The concept I have and have been keeping myself from is this: a castle (medieval style) which is residence to mentors and apprentices for practicing "old" crafts such as blacksmithing, stone masonry, spinning/weaving/dying, metal work, etc.. [i'm a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.] I keep thinking I have to have a fortune to procure land, and build the castle and recruit the mentors, feed and clothe them (about 60 people total in my plan), etc.. I've been trying to figure out what sorts of organizations I could send grant proposals to who would even be interested in such a venture. What sorts of activities would keep the funding going through the years. I'm just stuck (in my head) on the need for the grandure of the castle environment perhaps. I have a vision and want it to work out the way I see it. And I want it to operate a certain way. Yesterdays simple advice (take one pupil) sort of deflated the whole grandiosity of the idea and made me think about how it could be simplified to make it work today, where I am now, etc.. Thank you all for indulging this topic which isn't exactly related to yoga per se except that it is a quest for self-understanding. You've all offered me so much to think about and work on. I appreciate you all. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2000 Report Share Posted December 21, 2000 I had a thought for making your idea work in the future - getting the castle. Have you ever thought of keeping an eye out for someone who has a large property who can't keep it up ? You might eventually find someone willing to share what they have for a such a useful purpose. If it's meant to happen the means will come - and in the meanwhile good luck with the small start - I'm sure it will lead to bigger and better things ! Love and blessings, Avtar ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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