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| Aranya's Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali my personal favourite presentation of the Yoga Sutras partly because he had lived in a cave for twenty odd years before writing it and had also studied western philosophy as well as that of his own culture. |
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The form practice takes may change, practice Ashtanga Vinyasa, switch to Iyengar for a few months come back to Ashtanga, Vinyasa Krama, hell, try Bikram or go to the gym class if that's the only one available.... or practice something, whatever it is, at home.
Do a fixed series or be more flexible, a couple of Sun salutations or never do another sun salutation in your life, do headstands instead or just sit and breathe, practice pranayama ( a straight forward nadi shodhana, with or without mantra, is sufficient).... or not.
Or sacrifice mat time altogether in favour of bringing the mind back to the breath throughout the day, to the yamaniyamas, an object of devotion...
A regular form of practice at a regular time can be a useful tool for developing discipline but a tool nonetheless and probably of little value if it doesn't begin, after a time, to permeate our whole day.
CONTEXT
What constitutes the practice Patanjali is referring to ?
Practice = The repeated, enthusiastic, attempt for attaining the undisturbed calmness of mind
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2 comments:
I think this sutra is true regardless of the context. What it basically says is "Practice Makes Perfect." Whether it is meditation practice, throwing pots on the potters wheel, learning dance, whatever. If you want to become master of something, there's no short cut. You have to practice. You might have some natural ability which gives you a head start, or speeds progress, but you still have to devote yourself to it, make it regular, accept the good days and the bad and keep going.
So right!
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