ätman

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books- 

Teachers today often speak, lament – painfully about adjusting their techniques to a student’s learning style. Yet, very few have  evolved to assist students who seek enlightenment, to learn about their essential ätman. The true identity of their soul …

Yet another kind of student, another kind of teacher … A kind of teacher who prefers to approach this enlightenment “thing” through work, and for me there is Karma Yoga.

I would like to share my fave passage from the Bhagavad Gita with you this morning:

Who dares to see action in inaction, and inaction in action,
he is wise, he is a yogi,
he is the man who knows what is work.

And if he works selflessly,
if his actions are made pure in the fire of knowledge,
he will be called wise by the learned.

He abandons greed; he is content;
he is self-sufficient;
he works, yet such a man cannot be said to work.
If he forsakes hope, restrains his mind, and relinquishes reward –
he works yet he does not work.

Daily Meditation:

If you thought this post was about yoga? You would be dead wrong! Cycling, running, being a parent? Warmer. Being you, being authentic, being vulnerable …  The individual, who wishes to attain enlightenment – union through work, must cultivate a particular view of his or hers endeavors … Let’s read the last line one more time, together.