Saturday, March 14, 2020

#Yoga Today ~ You are the Nidhi; the contain for the #treasure of #love -


Love is one of the treasures to be found within the Nidhi or the container which is you.
 
 
 
 
 

It is not something that is out there – it is within you. Love will come in many shades and in many forms. Romantic love is one kind of love, but love of family, friends, interest, work and life are aspects of love that will also fill the heart and nourish the soul. Just remember that love is not sex. It is a spiritual experience that touches the soul. Love is a precious treasure that materializes through, caring, compassion and understanding.

But remember love may come and it may go more than once in your life time. No two loves will ever be the same. Romantic love may come with a burst of powerful energy, but it will evaporate and change with time. How it changes is based upon the absence or presence of true love.    So do not think yourself unfortunate if you have loved and lost. Love comes and loves goes without reason or cause. It is whimsical and comes as it will.  If it comes enjoy it and if it must depart let it go. No amount of fretting and anguishing will bring it back.

If we mix our sexual energy with love its power begins to multiply. Calmness of purpose, judgement and balance come into play when sex and love become one. When love and devotion are mixed with sex we create the ultimate pleasurable human experience; the gift of giving and receiving pleasurable joy. But remember love and sex, as well as romance has a darker side. Envy, jealousy, resentment and revenge can turn love into hate and abuse.

Emotions are states of mind capable of taking both creative and destructive paths. When love is mixed with jealousy, envy, revenge and resentment it takes on a destructive nature. Therefore we should encourage compassion, understanding and forgiveness as the dominating thoughts in our mind and remove the destructive thoughts. The mind thrives on what we feed it – as you think so you become.  But through the process of will power we can control the mind, and then whenever a negative thought enters the mind we will find the power to change it. This brings harmony to life.  Change the way you look at things and the way you look at things changes.

Love is one of life’s’ greatest experiences. Love alone will not bring you happiness, but when mixed with sex and romance we have the ability to move beyond the finite world and into the realm of the infinite soul. Here you will discover the true nature of wealth. A rich life includes the ability to love and be loved.

Love also involves devotion. Bhakti yoga teaches us to devote ourselves to that which we love so that we might discover the true meaning of success.  Karma yoga teaches us to do what we love and success will follow. Remember love can be capricious- it can suddenly change its mood and behavior. Accept love capricious nature and make peace with it and you will discover the freedom to love without expectation. In this you will discover liberation.

 In Ireland there is a church that up until several years ago held the heart of St Lawrence who fought the battle to free Ireland from oppression. Upon his death bed he asked that his heart be taken, encased in a leather case and placed in the Christ Church in Dublin to show his deep devotion and love for his country. Sadly a few years ago thieves broke in the church and stole the heart. All they left was an empty broken case. Love is a tremendous treasure. So remember to never steal or break another person’s heart.  This can turn love to hate. The treasure of love is then lost leaving behind an indelible scare. Love is a treasure – embrace it and use it wisely.

From the words of the song, Love is Like Oxygen by The Sweet – love is like oxygen too much and you get high, not enough and you die.

Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Alfred Tennysson

Namaste ~ I celebrate the place where our souls meet

Doctor Lynn

 




 

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