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the freedom of clear seeing
Interpretive Translation by Joseph Le Page – 2.25 The Freedom of Clear Seeing
That ( avidya ) comes to an end as we release our unconscious identification with the seen, allowing us to experience the freedom of our authentic being whose essence is clear seeing.
Commentary:
As we align with our true being, clear seeing arises naturally, allowing us to live with freedom and ease so that the life journey is no longer a source of suffering, but a field of appreciation and awakening.
The essence of this freedom is the recognition that the “seer”, our true being, is inherently whole and complete, allowing us to rest in our essential equanimity whether in meditation or in daily activities.
With a greater sense of wholeness and equanimity, the layers of conditioning that form the personality dissolve gradually, allowing our true being whose nature is freedom and unity to unfold naturally.
And through clear seeing, even life’s most difficult challenges are released, including feelings of being unworthy or incomplete along with all doubts and questions about our life purpose and deeper meaning.
Within no need to do or achieve in order to feel complete, all conditioned judgments about how the world should be are released, allowing us to embrace each moment with curiosity, reverence and humility.
As judgment is released, we embrace our own history as part of a necessary process of transformation and learning, dissolving guilt and regret by seeing that all of our “mistakes” were essential steps in awakening.
Embracing the world and our own history more easily, we are able to differentiate clearly between the need to achieve and be seen, and the unfolding of our life’s true purpose, which naturally supports other beings.
Clear seeing also allows us to respond to our own minds more objectively, using thoughts and feelings as a field of learning by recognizing that the state of the mind is never the nature of our authentic being.
And clear seeing creates safe boundaries because when we no longer believe that our needs for belonging and security reflect reality, others find no place to hang their projections and fantasies.
As our unconscious drives and needs recede, there is a growing sensitivity to the clear voice of our own inner being, guiding our path toward ever greater clarity.
With clarity’s increase, our sense of wholeness becomes so complete that each breath is ecstasy, allowing us to rest in the silence of timeless being, no matter what is occurring in our surroundings.
In the light of clear seeing, our senses awaken naturally, and all of life’s sights, sounds, tastes, textures and fragrances are awakened within our being, allowing us to absorb each moment’s unique beauty.
And the world of the seen, with all of its challenges and possibilities, becomes a mystery novel in which each new day is a page that we turn enthusiastically, culminating in the experience of complete awakening.
We nourish the body-mind, the vehicle for our journey, with wisdom and sensitivity, so that we may reach the shore of freedom safely to swim with joy and ease in the ocean of limitless being.
For, in the end, freedom is just the ability to see clearly without the filters of need and insufficiency that cause suffering, allowing us to live fully and joyfully in the clarity of our authentic being.
the seer and the seen
by Joseph LePage
Our new book “Mudras for Healing and Transformation” is now complete and so I’m back to writing my Daily Yoga Scripture Studies. The book can be ordered at WWW.iytyogatherapy.com
Interpretive Translation by Joseph Le Page – 2.23 The Union of the Seer and the Seen
The union of the seer and the seen, purusha and prakriti, allows us to perceive the nature of each clearly (and to recognize their essential unity).
Commentary: The Union of the Seer and the Seen
The union of the seer and the seen forms a field of learning and awakening, allowing us to perceive both the world and our own inner being with absolute clarity.
As we gain greater clarity, we come to see that the personality with all of its wants and needs is not the destination, but only a means to awaken the seer, our limitless true being.
But the personality has an essential role to play along this journey, providing a relative sense of security that is gradually released as we awaken to the absolute safety of our authentic being.
And each of the joys and tragedies that form our life’s tapestry are part of this process of learning and awakening, like a butterfly’s stages of release that allow it to finally unfold its wings of freedom.
Along this journey there is a natural reciprocity in which we receive exactly the lessons we need while providing others with the experiences that support their awakening.
But to make this journey requires both wisdom and compassion equally, for wisdom guides our way while compassion allows us to see that everyone is seeking unity within the limits of their understanding.
As wisdom and compassion meet, awakening occurs naturally, allowing us to perceive that the satisfaction experienced at the level of the personality is only a dim reflection of the wholeness of our true being.
With a greater sense of our inherent wholeness, we release our compulsive need to do and achieve motivated by feelings of being defective and incomplete that are ultimately just beliefs.
And our deepest beliefs are disguised most convincingly; a sense of unworthiness looks like humility and control issues are camouflaged as self-mastery until all masks are released to reveal our authentic being.
Our spiritual beliefs are the last to leave as we come to see that even our “experiences of ecstasy” are just a release of energy as we evolve from the complexes of the personality to the clarity of simply living.
With clarity and simplicity, the world becomes less threatening, eliminating the need to struggle with or resist the seen, thereby allowing binding desires, anger, fear and suffering to dissolve naturally.
With the release of negativity, we awaken to the beauty of both the seer and the seen while perceiving their essential unity, allowing us to live in deep appreciation at each moment along the life journey.
For unity is our destiny, like drops of water within life’s stream, our boundaries in the form of limiting beliefs are dissolved gradually until we reach the sea of limitless being where all separation is released.
As separation is released, the world outside and our inner being are experienced as expressions of a single source energy, divided into two initially to create the contrast and clarity to perceive our essential unity.
And this union of the seer and the seen is ultimately like a marriage ending, but reversed one hundred and eighty degrees – it begins with the pain of separation and culminates in the honeymoon of unity.
An Evening of Yoga & Storytelling with Atmadarshan March 29
Want An Effective Way to Manage Anxiety and Depression without Side Effects?
Try Yoga
A publication from Harvard Medical School and another from the University of Westminster agree – studies show that yoga may positively benefit those with anxiety, depression and PTSD, with only one person in one study reporting any side effects.
A visiting senior instructor from the Yoga Academy of North America can vouch for those results. Sannyasi Atmadarshan (Laura Santoro) has been teaching successful yoga classes focusing on depression and mind management for years. “Students are surprised to realize that simple yoga techniques that can improve mood and energy level,” she says. “Many people know that yoga helps the body but overlook how profoundly it affects psychological health as well.”
Atmadarshan has a degree in psychology and is a published author in the field, having performed research on physical markers for medication response in chronic schizophrenia. She enjoys weaving accessible tips about managing mental health in classes, workshops, and yoga teacher trainings in the US and Canda. She received her yoga name in India from a master teacher who focused on adapting traditional practices for contemporary health conditions.
Based out of Cleveland, Ohio, Atmadarshan will be on Vancouver Island for two workshops this month. On March 24, she is at hemma in Victoria, speaking on a guided awareness technique which has been shown to alleviate anxiety, high blood pressure, inflammatory response, and many other conditions. On March 29, she will be at Island Yoga Vista in Nanaimo discussing how classical yogic literature addresses several modern concerns, including depression and anxiety. Both events are open to the public and no previous yoga experience is required.
For more information, contact: Sandra 250-754-0939 or info@islandyogavista.com
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Teacher Training 250hr 500hr
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Teacher Training 250hr and 500 hr
offered by Sandra Sagarmurti Shotton & Faculty of Island Yoga Vista
Have you been practicing yoga for a while now and are looking for your next step?
Are you a yoga instructor looking for more skills to offer your clients?
Can you see yourself taking your knowledge and experience out into your community
to diverse groups of people who would benefit from what you know?
Are you inspired by yoga and want to share it?
Consider joining me for an in depth exploration of what yoga and ayurveda have to offer everyone.
Island Yoga Vistaʼs 250 hr Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Teacher Training program was born out of 16 years of my own experience and studies and a deep desire to bring this simple clear wisdom to people who might not find themselves going to a regular yoga class. I have presented this information to hundreds of people over the years and seen their lives change in the most beautiful ways. The 250hr program is designed to give you all the skills and knowledge you need to do the same. I will guide you through how to set up your business and make your offering a useful and productive part of your life as you inspire others to bring these timeless tools and wisdom into their lives. You will learn to work one on one with individuals as well as design and teach group classes for people with health conditions or other special considerations.
The program is designed in 10 modules to make it as affordable and flexible as possible. You can complete the entire program in one year or you can spread it out over two years. You can even just take a few of the modules for interest and not complete the teacher training curriculum. My intention is to have this appeal to all serious students of yoga wishing to learn more about how to apply this information therapeutically and effectively both in their own lives and to share with others.
These are the basic modules:
ONE; Introduction to Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy
TWO; Ayurveda in General
THREE: Yoga Psychology
FOUR: Meditation Mantras Yantras Mudras
FIVE; Yoga Nidra
SIX; Anatomy, Physiology and Energy Systems
SEVEN: Ayurveda in Practice
EIGHT; Cycles of Stress & the Kleshas
NINE: Taking AYT into Your Community
TEN: Home Study
The programs will all be held at the beautiful Saltspring Centre on Saltspring Island British Columbia Canada
As well as myself, Sandra Sagarmurti Shotton, the faculty will include Sannyasins from the Bihar School of
Yoga, an Ayurvedic MD from Jaipur, local Ayurvedic Practitioners and Yoga Teachers. The 500 hr Mastery level
training will be offered in Jaipur India in 2015 at Chakrapani Ayurveda under my guidance.
The dates and costs will be announced very soon
Bhagavad Gita From The Heart
“Know who you really are.
Make decisions that are in line with your deepest needs.
Harness your anxieties and fears to make profound life changes.
Live a more fulfilling, authentic life
Friday March 29 7- 9pm $30 at Island Yoga Vista Nanaimo
The Bhagavad Gita is a classic text about taking the principles of yoga into daily living. Start your journey toward true happiness and peace with this introductory lecture.”
Bhagavad Gita From The Heart
The Bhagavad Gita, a classic of world and yogic literature, is used by millions as a guide to more spiritual living. It provides practical guidance on how to face the conflicts of daily existence while examining the deepest questions of life – Who am I? Why am I here? What happens to me when I die?
Your instructor, Sannyasi Atmadarshan, has presented many programs on the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita. She has a rare ability to breathe life into the Eastern classics through her inspirational story-telling and humor. Whether you have studied the Bhagavad Gita in-depth or have never heard of it before, you will gain a profound insight into its wisdom – and yourself – through this weekend program.
Sannyasi Atmadarshan is a Level 2 teacher in Satyananda Yoga® and assistant director of the Atma Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a senior faculty member of the Yoga Academy of North America, an international organization providing advanced training in yoga theory and practice. Atmadarshan has a keen interest in global mythology and especially enjoys teaching the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita. She has been a yoga instructor since 2001 and is a published author.
Vastu Shastra: Yoga for Your Business
“My business is not doing very well. I love my work but there always seem to be more expenses than income which makes expanding on new ideas or even saving for the future impossible. Are there things that Vastu can do to help with this situation?”
Vastu Shastra can definitely help with this situation. Firstt though lets consider something that a wise friend told me recently. All of the external changes you make will have an impact but the biggest change must come from within. What this means is that regardless of doors and mirrors being incorrectly placed, if we hold beliefs that limit our success or thought patterns that do not support growth, or any sort of thinking that is limiting, it will eventually have to manifest in our environments and businesses as behaviors that are not supporting our growth and expansion.
On the bright side, our beliefs also override even the knarliest bad Vastu. Just recently I was in a business that had very little good Vastu going for it but the owner was an amazing young woman with so much energy and positivity, as well as tons of family and community support, that she was doing quite well. With the Vastu changes we made to the business premises I expect she will blossom into more of her natural strengths and when she does move to a better oriented location I am sure she will flourish. Yes, she does yoga.
When we do everything we can to keep our environments balanced and in harmony with nature we will experience more flow and abundance. When we keep ourselves balanced and positive through yoga and meditation our clarity of intention sets the foundation. Here are a few simple things you can alter in your business environment then see for yourself if they make a difference to your bottom line:
– no heavy objects in the Center of the room or area
– raw materials should be stored in the SW, anything you want to hang on to, long terrn stccks and bonds
– communications, conference room in the West, good place to complete transactions
– things you want to sell or to move quickly (like garbage) put in the North West
– face North at your desk for accounting
– face East for creative pursuits
-keep valuables in the North
“ The direction from which you enter your home or office and the direction you face while preparing meals.while working at your desk, or even while sleeping will have an impact on the quality of the energy you experience during those activities.”
Michael Mastro, Vastu Architect and author of “The Way of Vastu’
Letting Go. . .
Let Go and Let Change
By Paramahamsa Niranjanananda Saraswati, from YOGA Magazine, January 2003. Visit www.yogamag.net for more articles by Swamiji.
A time for change comes in everyone’s life. It is human nature to hold on to what we have. We are subject to the three gunas, and tamas is the most predominant quality in our life. One attribute of tamas is holding on to what we feel satisfies our needs, emotions or desires, and not letting it go. In such a situation, we need to keep wisdom in mind and let go of the hang-ups.
Change comes about spontaneously and naturally, but if you become fearful and apprehensive of the change, if you doubt the change, then there will be resistance. Why should there be resistance to change? Logically, there is no reason. It is a case of mental conflict. On the one hand, you know you will benefit from the change, physically, psychologically or spiritually, and on the other hand, you do not want to let go of anything.
However, there comes a time when it is important to let go of the excess baggage. This is a natural law. Our body doesn’t retain excess waste, it always maintains its harmony, but we are unable to do the same with our mind. We accumulate and lock away everything, thinking it useful and beneficial, and there is no elimination of the excess from the mind.
When we are not used to removing things from inside, we become fearful of the change. When we go through a process of sadhana, we realize what is waste material and what is useful, and we begin to unclutter the mind. Eighty percent of things in the mind are useless. The anger, the ill will, the hatred and jealousy, the grief and dissatisfaction that you carry inside affects no one but you, because you are the one experiencing it. So there has to be a process of elimination.
Aparigraha, the yama meaning do not accumulate, indicates this process. Some people think it means living in poverty and not accumulating the things one enjoys. That can be a social outlook, but aparigraha is also a mental attitude. Do not accumulate the unnecessary stuff which has no relevance or meaning in your life. Release it through self-awareness, sadhana and reflection.