My watch battery died on a Sunday. I ran without data for the first time in years.
Day three, something shifted. Without numbers, I started noticing different things.
What do you notice when you remove the measurement?
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When I possess, I lose. Letting go of 'mine' and 'yours' allows things to regain their light in my eyes, incinerating the very idea of division. The material becomes an extension of the psychological β there is no need to live in poverty or cling to wealth, for all grows from inner abundance.
What you want from Zen practice may not be what you actually need.
Comfort, certainty, rituals, methods, and answers can all become things we cling to.
In this talk, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explores why real practice begins when we stop chasing what feels good and start seeing clearly what actually helps.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/dcDi-85YJA4
You don't become someone who doesn't grasp. You become someone who notices the moment the hands curl.
That gap, between grasping and releasing, is where the sutra actually lives.
Where do you notice the moment your own hands curl?
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I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.
Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.
When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?
Read the full essay
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d
#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness
I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.
Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.
When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?
Read the full essay
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d
#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness
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My watch battery died on a Sunday. I ran without data for the first time in years.
Day three, something shifted. Without numbers, I started noticing different things.
What do you notice when you remove the measurement?
Read the full essay
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d
#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #running #yoga
#mindfulrunning #spiritualpractice #lettinggo
My teacher said four words. It took me six months to understand them.
'You are holding your future.' Six months later, I finally understood.
Has a teaching ever arrived for you months or years after you first heard it?
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#yogaphilosophy #rishikesh #yogateacher
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