Remember: The Common Wonderful; Rest: Vinyasa and Savasana
Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation
"The Common Wonderful""Sabbath Meditation"
Saturday, 26 April 2014
"Remember: The Common Wonderful"
Death and life are in an eternal embrace. We cannot have one without the other. (Sunday)
Hard and soft, difficult and easy, pain and ecstasy do not eliminate one another, but actually allow each other. (Monday)
The problem of negative self-image that we try so hard to solve is already completely solved, and most people don’t know it.
(Tuesday)
We are interrelated with Being Itself, participating in the very life of God, while living out one little part of that life in our own exquisite form. (Wednesday)
If we cannot control the biggies—life and death—why should we spend so much time trying to control all the lesser outcomes? (Thursday)
When we live consciously within this love, we will not be afraid to die, because love is eternal. (Friday)
"Rest: Vinyasa and Savasana"
The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit for “to yoke”—to join or unite. The intentional movement, breath, and relaxation within yoga provides an opportunity to welcome the seeming contradictions of our life. Muscles are engaged and the body releases into deeper stretches. The mind is both concentrated and stilled. Within vinyasa the body flows through a series of poses, such as Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskara), and then finally rests in Corpse Pose (Savasana).
If you are not familiar with yoga, consider joining a class in your area or even find a short video online to lead you through the poses and breaths of Sun Salutations. If you already have a yoga practice, connect the rhythms of this familiar sequence to “the common wonderful.”
As you salute the sun, bend and bow in gratitude for the life force that flows freely in you without your striving or control, yet invites your complete participation.
As you inhale and exhale through each of the bends and lunges, challenge yourself to breathe deeper, to stretch more fully, and let this practice be easy, natural, without effort or strain.
As you lie on your back and let each muscle in your body—from toes to the top of your head—relax and sink into the ground, remember that you will die, but there is nothing to fear. Not even death can separate you from Love, and from death comes Life. Rest in this awareness.
Gateway to Silence: All shall be well.
For Further Study:
Adam's Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation (book)
Beloved Sons Series: Men and Grief (CD, MP3 download)
Exploring and Experiencing the Naked Now: A Compilation (CD, DVD, MP3 download )
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