Topaz Lotus Inspired Living: Living Your Yoga
From “The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele
One of the Niyama’s s which closely cooresponds to the Buddhist practice of ‘Sojong’ is:
‘Svadhyaya or Self Study’, Deborah writes “Svadhyaya, or self study, is about knowing our true identity as Divine and understanding the boxes we are wrapped in. This process of knowing ourselves, and the boxes that adorn us, creates a pathway to freedom.’
I love how our personality and actions are described as ‘boxes that adorn us’ and make us unique and that life is not about ‘perfection’ but about observation and awareness!
Enjoy this beautiful day!
namaste,
zoey
zoey ryan BSc., PCC, RYT
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