Liberation
And yet it is not good conduct
That helps you upon the way,
Nor ritual, nor book learning,
Nor withdrawal into the self,
Nor deep meditation.
None of these confers mastery or joy.
O seeker!
Rely on nothing
Until you want nothing.
Shambhala Pocket Dhammapada, v.19,p.72
Compartmentalizing practice into one segment of your life by attending the occasional yoga or meditation class is ritual, not necessarily following the way to greater good in your own life and the lives around you. Binging on practice, like binging on anything else, is a sign of imbalance or disease. Mindful practice is like constantly pouring water on the stone of your own resistance to do what is right and compassionate in favor of your selfish needs. Inevitably the stone yields, but only after persistence with constant intent. Liberation comes when practice is simply a way of being in every moment.
That helps you upon the way,
Nor ritual, nor book learning,
Nor withdrawal into the self,
Nor deep meditation.
None of these confers mastery or joy.
O seeker!Rely on nothing
Until you want nothing.
Shambhala Pocket Dhammapada, v.19,p.72
Compartmentalizing practice into one segment of your life by attending the occasional yoga or meditation class is ritual, not necessarily following the way to greater good in your own life and the lives around you. Binging on practice, like binging on anything else, is a sign of imbalance or disease. Mindful practice is like constantly pouring water on the stone of your own resistance to do what is right and compassionate in favor of your selfish needs. Inevitably the stone yields, but only after persistence with constant intent. Liberation comes when practice is simply a way of being in every moment.
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