Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Setting Your Own Pace For Enlightenment

As i wait for some more photos from Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon, i figured i would take a moment to share some training counsel with an Online Student of mine. Today's topic also has a lot to do with that ever so elusive yet mandatory Warrior capacity of finding the Balance Between Patience and Pressure.

Enjoy and may this coaching exchange be of benefit to your own Practice and thus in turn, to All Beings Everywhere.

Off to go teach yoga after a HEAVEN of a morning spent tele skiing fresh powder in the trees! Talk about a Yoga Studio in which to Practice finding the Balance between Patience and Pressure! Yeah baby!

om so ti,
your loving coach


^^^

STUDENT:
The thing that has changed for me over this last year is that I am now unable to turn off my mind or my awareness about being in myself.

COACH:
you never WERE able to "turn off" your mind or your Awareness!
you are being now Blessed with the massive inSight of just how chaotic and cluttered and undisciplined your Mind and Awareness is!
thus, all of our work over the next few years will be geared toward being able to gear your mind and awareness, not 'shut it off'.
that will not happen until Samadhi.
we have a loooong way to travel before then!
right now, i want you to work on your Capacity to Concentrate (thus the WF Spelling Guru, etc.)and develop
your Capacity to Sustain your Concentration.
that is all.



STUDENT:
As I said to Mike the other night – Sometimes I want to pitch everything in storage and head down to Ilg’s house to become a full-time student.

COACH:
well,
you can camp in the woods, i suppose...
;-)



STUDENT:
Ask we talk about it, I come to discover that the lure of the ego is to say if you put all else aside this path can be more yours fully. Then my mind awakes and says "foolish ego!" Every moment of every day is your training.


COACH:
YES!!!!! that is It with a...

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