Saturday, July 24, 2010

Ground Of The Ordinary Mind...


No one needs to tell Ananda and Dewachen (photo far right) or the many other Fitness M(om)s and their chi-ldren who begin their day with what matters most: getting out and breathing with Mother Earth and Father Sky. photo by ilg along the Animas River Walk. click to enlarge


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I designed the WF Techniques and Teachings to infiltrate our everyday actions like sunlight entering water; everywhere we go throughout the day becomes an opportunity to workout...errr, work within, more like it. The wisdom of the WF Personal Training System deepens far beyond our Noble 5 Fitness Disciplines (Strength, Cardio, Yoga, Meditation, and Nutrition) what the grounded nature of our 4 Lifestyle Principles (Breath and Posture, Mindfulness, Appropriate Action, and Practice) which invites the trickle down effect of our more specific Awareness Exercises such as Non-Dominant Hand Awareness, Eating Elegantly Assignment, Smile Often Guru, and dozens of others. Far beyond our World Class physicality, the WF Yogi comes face to face with what Rinpoche calls our 'fundamental basis' of mind; the real workout lies within when you live a WF Life! Each day shines with spiritual aplomb, each conversation offers another chance at Rising Higher, inDeed; each thought another Higher Consciousness workout. There is nothing like WF on this plane(t)...and there sure ain't nothing like a WF Yogi, like you! Isn't it time you signed up for a 6-month course in WF Online Training?

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"The masters tell us that there is an aspect of our minds that is its fundamental basis, a state called “the ground of the ordinary mind.” It functions like a storehouse, in which the imprints of past actions caused by our negative emotions are all stored like seeds. When the right conditions arise, they germinate and manifest as circumstances and situations in our lives.

If we have a habit of thinking in a particular pattern, positive or negative, then these tendencies will be triggered and provoked very easily, and recur and go on recurring. With constant repetition our inclinations and habits become steadily more entrenched, and continue increasing and gathering power, even when we sleep. This is how they come to determine our life, our death, and our rebirth."
- Sogyal Rinpoche