PERFECT OFFERING
Each time I read or think of these lyrics (since, by now, they are part of my memory bank), it reminds me of the Sanskrit word 'purna' (full, complete, perfect), and its application to our effort, rather than the end result.
The line - 'there's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in' - is a wonderful trigger for me to remember that in each pose, each practice, we have so much to learn. For most of us have a lot of 'cracks' (we're all still learning, right?). Along with those cracks come opportunities!
Opportunities to continue our practice
Opportunities to laugh
Opportunities to experience success and setbacks
Opportunities to cry
Opportunities to keep working and striving towards that diksha (threshhold)
And, don't forget, all those opportunities that will spring up OFF the mat
The lyrics remind me that I can learn from my setbacks, I can learn from my deficits and my strengths as I practice, I can ALWAYS learn.
Enjoy President's Day,
The line - 'there's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in' - is a wonderful trigger for me to remember that in each pose, each practice, we have so much to learn. For most of us have a lot of 'cracks' (we're all still learning, right?). Along with those cracks come opportunities!
Opportunities to continue our practice
Opportunities to laugh
Opportunities to experience success and setbacks
Opportunities to cry
Opportunities to keep working and striving towards that diksha (threshhold)
And, don't forget, all those opportunities that will spring up OFF the mat
The lyrics remind me that I can learn from my setbacks, I can learn from my deficits and my strengths as I practice, I can ALWAYS learn.
Enjoy President's Day,