Karma - Obstacles -4

Karma Yoga gives us nine obstacles to overcome, so that we might have in our lives, vitality, happiness and peace. The first is ill health. The second is boredom. The third is self-doubt. None of these leads to happiness, fulfillment and success. The fourth is distractions and carelessness. When we are distracted, we are often careless and both of these leads to mistakes, injuries and poor judgement. If we truly want to succeed in life, it requires focused effort and a careful approach. Without focus the mind becomes scattered and a scattered mind is exactly what karma yoga teaches us needs to be tamed. If you are trying to master something you must give it your focused attention otherwise nothing is ever completed. We must also be careful with what we do with our energy, otherwise we waste time and effort; nothing gets accomplished, and this can be detrimental to the health of the body, mind and soul. Yoga reminds us to be present and aware, always being careful as to what we think, say and do. This requires conscious awareness and that is what it means to work your karma. If you are aware of the things that distract you and scatter your energy you will be more careful about how you use your energy. Use it for the right purpose, at the right time, with the right amount of focus and you will succeed. Emotion’s, feelings, desires and cravings scatter the life force, and when the life force is scattered it is difficult to find peace and tranquility. This of course takes work and that is what it means to work your karma – let’s get started. END: Life will always present us with obstacles to overcome. Awareness of these obstacles and the valuable lessons they teach us is working your karma. It is easy in today’s world to get distracted by all that is happenings in the world around and outside of you. That is why karma reminds us to still the mind and then to focus on the things that are important; your health, joy and enthusiasm, self-knowledge and self-worth. Master these and be like the warrior; focus on your energy and then carefully use it at the right time, with the right amount of force, for the right purpose, and you will succeed. EGO: Flip your palms up and extend the index finger – your ego. The ego is always looking here and there at the outside world for its worth, validation and enthusiasm. The ego is constantly being distracted in its quest to both survive and to thrive. It forgets that to survive in the world we need focus and caution. Distractions and carelessness can lead to stress and ill health, lack of enthusiasm and self-doubt. Pull you index finger in and place your thumb on top. Take a moment and surrender to the calmness of your soul. The soul reminds us to stop and think before we speak and before we act. When the mind is focused, we can direct our energy to create a more carefully directed life for ourselves and for the world at large To do this remove distractions, stay focused on what is important and be careful where and how you direct your energy. In this you will prosper. Namaste~ may you walk the path of life with health happiness and peace Doctor Lynn For books, classes, consultations and more http://www.doctorlynn.com

Overcoming the Nine Obstacles – Leads to Success

Karma Yoga gives us nine obstacles to overcome, in order to have in our life, vitality, happiness and peace. The first is ill health. Just remember to practice prevention over cure because the most important thing in your life is your health. Without it everything else is meaningless. The second obstacle is boredom. Boredom is an emotion, or signal that lets you know that you are doing something that doesn’t give you satisfaction. Boredom can appear in two ways: being lethargic (feeling tired), or agitation (feeling irritated). And none of this leads to happiness, fulfillment and success. The third obstacle is doubting your self-worth. One of the greatest obstacles to living an authentic, beautiful and happy life is self-doubt. When we doubt our capacity to love, to say the right thing, to do good, and to be our authentic self, we live in fear of not being good enough. This binds us to the three basic fears in life; being rejected; being unloved; dying. Karma teaches us to observe life and part of that observing is how you think of yourself. We all have moments when we doubt ourselves. That usually happens when we look externally for validation rather than look within. We let social media, family, coworkers, and those around us define what we wear, the behaviors we should adopt, and the beliefs we should uphold. That’s why karma keeps reminding us that our work here is not about the material world, but about working on ourselves. According to Karma you chose this body and this life to discover, even in mist of life’s chaos and moments of self-doubt, the beautiful, unique individual inside of you. To overcome self-doubt takes self-love and that take work – that’s karma – let’s get started: END: The next time you’re feeling inadequate, take a few minutes to quiet the world around you and take a breath. Loving yourself is the key to loving others and being the best, you can be. Self-doubt can ruin so many of the beautiful things in life. It causes us to miss out on new work opportunities, giving back to others, and living freely. Taking a few small steps today to increase your self-love will banish doubt and help you grow in confidence. EGO: Flip your palms up and extend your index finger – the symbol of your ego. Remember your ego want to protect you from getting hurt. This can be a good thing when faced with danger, but its deeper fears of not being accepted, fear of not being loved and fear of dying comes from a place of self-doubt. It forgets that the universe at its purest is a living, accepting, and loving place. Comparing yourself to others, or questioning your abilities feeds into the egos fear. Pull your index finger in and place your thumb on top. Take a moment and surrender to your soul. The soul knows that we are all unique and on our own journey, while at the same time interconnected with everything and everyone in the world for the sole purpose of working our karma, and part of working your karma is to overcome the obstacle of self-doubt. When it arises, and it will, just remember you are a live, so live fully, love yourself, and honor your self- worth. Overcome the obstacles of ill health, boredom and self-doubt and you are on the road to health happiness and peace and that is what it means to live a successful life. Namaste~ may you walk the path of life with health, happiness and peace. Doctor Lynn For more books, courses and consultations http://www.doctorlynn.com

Karma Yoga presents us with nine obstacles to overcome = success and happiness

The first is physical illness – practice prevention over cure because without good health everything else is meaningless. The second obstacle is what the Buddhist and Yogis call Styan’a which means to have apathy, boredom and gloominess. Boredom can show itself in many ways, but these are a few common experiences: • Lack of interest in activities • Unable to stay interested for more than brief periods • Unable to rest or relax • No feeling of excitement • Difficulty staying motivated When we experience any, or all of these, we feel unfulfilled and not able to feel a connection to our surroundings. Boredom can appear in two ways: being lethargic (feeling tired), or agitation (feeling irritated). And none of this leads to happiness, fulfillment and success. Boredom is an emotion, or signal that lets you know that you are doing something that doesn’t give you satisfaction. Boredom could tell you two things: that you are not fully present and engaged in your current task, or that your task is not meaningful to you. Quite prevalent in our modern world is the constant stimulation and searching for the next big thing and new experiences, which often gets replaced with dull ambivalence. We get tired with the pursuit of our goals as they fall into over stimulation, or become routine. In yoga Tamas are mind energy that arise from ignorance and prevent a person from finding their soulful path. Tamasic qualities are laziness, anger, attachment, depression, dependency, self-doubt, guilt, boredom, irritation, addiction, apathy, confusion, grief, ignorance. When we replace them with enthusiasm and joy we find satisfaction, happiness and success This is why yoga makes it the first order of business to tame the mind of its chitta and find peace. There are three pillars that help us to train the mind to stay enthusiastic; focused attention, open awareness and kind intentions. A you move to the mat today try to stay focused, be open to the feelings in your body and the thoughts that enter your mind, and intentionally be kind to yourself. Let’s get started END: The first two obstacles to overcome on the pathway to soulful happiness and success are ill health and boredom. Neither of these will give you the vitality and enthusiasm for life. We are here to work our karma and part of that work is to work at overcoming the obstacles of life. It is impossible to work your karma if you are ill and apathetic about life. But if you are healthy, energetic and enthusiastic about your life you will find that success and happiness are with you always – appreciate life and you will live a satisfying and enriched life, and that is why we are here; to find happiness and joy. EGO: The ego wants satisfaction. But the ego is never satisfied. It always wants more. When you give the ego what it wants, it’s only satisfied for a fraction of time, before it starts to want more again. This causes us to get bored and apathetic. There is no right or wrong way to take your power back from the ego. Find what works for you. When you find what works, the key is consistency. Pull your index finger in and place your thumb on top. The more you connect with your heart, your soul, your inner being, your spirit, the source within you – however you relate to it, the more you take away the power from the ego and move towards a greater sense of inner happiness, peace and contentment. To overcome the obstacles of life, be healthy and be enthusiastic. Namaste~ may you walk the path of life with heath happiness and peace Doctor Lynn For more books, classes, consultations http://www.doctorlynn.com

#Karma ~ Overcoming #Obstacles

No doubt in 2022 we all had obstacles in our lives we needed to overcome, and no doubt as we live out this new year, we will also have obstacles to overcome. Karma means work. The nature of life is to work through life’s obstacles until we find peace and harmony. That’s what it means to work your karma. To overcome life’s obstacles, we first need to understand the nature of life – it is continually changing, and is simply the result of cause and effect; put simply; life becomes what life does; If you want to change the effect you must change the cause. But we must also take time to reflect and accurately find the cause without blaming others, or falling into becoming a victim of life. This takes some self-realization for we are, at the core of our being, the cause of all that happens in our lives simply by our actions and reactions to it. If someone hurts you it’s easy to get angry and blame that person. However, if we step back and observe we may find that the real cause of our hurt is our lack of self-worth, or inability to release ourselves from toxic people and situations. Yoga presents us with nine obstacles to overcome; today we are going to focus on the first which is physical illness. You probably didn’t get up this morning and think about how grateful you are to have the good health and ability to come to class and practice yoga. We take good health for granted until we lose it. Yoga teaches us that the first thing we should do every day is attend to our good health for without it everything else is meaningless. Each day pay attention to the three pillars of health; diet, exercise and sleep. These are the foundation of a healthy body – mind. Attitude and gratitude for the wonderful things the body can do is what we need to stay healthy and fit. Remember the soul is here to do its earthly work and it needs a healthy body and healthy mind to do the job. Let’s get started with a focus on our health. END: END: Yoga presents us with nine obstacles to overcome; physical illness, is the first. It means to consciously do what you can to prevent illness rather than take health for granted. Karma yoga is about being consciously aware of all the things that you think, say and do, and then acting in a way that creates the greatest good. Nothing in this world could be better than a healthy body and a healthy mind assisting the soul in completing its earthly mission; awareness of and then overcoming the obstacles of life from a peaceful healthy perspective. EGO: flip your hands up and rest them on your knees. Extend out the index finger – the symbol of the ego. The ego fights for your survival. It strives to maintain its strength but often confused strength for power. In its power struggle to excel it often takes on stress and anxiety leading to ill health. The ego fights to maintain its importance. Do not seek to extinguish the ego. It is for your self-preservation and self-identity. Simply seek to temper it by drawing your index finger in and placing your thumb on top which is the symbol of our soul; and remember from the soul’s perspective we are here on earth to overcome the obstacles of life. To overcome life’s obstacle, continue to practice karma and focus on the three pillars of health; diet, exercise and sleep. Practicing karma yoga, you have made such great progress this past year. Through continual practice you will achieve and maintain all things that you desire; health, happiness and peace. Namaste ~ may you go with health, happiness and peace Happy New Year Doctor Lynn For classes, private sessions and books http://www.doctorlynn.com