Do you ever wonder what your yoga practice is really about? Of course, we know that we’re instructed to go into a series of poses, but why? What do the poses do? How does yoga actually affect the body and the mind, as it purports to do? It turns out that there is a long history of yoga philosophy that
“You must be prepared to work always without applause.” -Ernest Hemingway Non-attachment is a central principle of the Bhagavad Gita, one of the major Hindu holy books. It is believed that by remaining detached from outcomes, we are in a better position to simply fulfill the tasks entrusted to us. In other words, when we are detached, our ability to complete tasks
“The need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all.” -Julia Cameron The Bhagavad Gita, one of the major Hindu scriptures and part of the Hindu epic tale Mahabharata, details a conversation between Lord Krishna (disguised as a charioteer)
