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As a writer I’ve heard the advice Less is More all my life. But why? What does less offer that’s greater than more? Here’s a literary example: The luxuriant, soft, red, gold and brown coat of my athletic old farm dog shimmered and gleamed in the bright warm sunshine as he investigated his surroundings with…
According to the yoga sutras, all of existence is of one piece. Our senses restrict us to the one-way linear field of time, but we have roots in another dimension. The goal of yoga is to dis-cover and experience the atman, the enlivening core of us that always dwells in that other dimension even as…
Last week, I wrote about the last niyama which is also the third and final act of yoga: ishvara pranidhana. I translated it as surrender and suggested (a little counter-intuitively) that it was THE necessary skill for practicing accountability, which is important if we are trying to change habits. A more complete translation of ishvara…
Why don’t I always stand up straight? Why do I eat chocolate late at night? And then more chocolate? Why don’t I close the cupboards when I’m done? Why do I lose my temper when I’m frustrated? WHY DON’T I DO WHAT I KNOW I SHOULD DO? I’ve practiced yoga a long time and learned…
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