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ok so here's my essay so far.. if it makes sense, then I guess it's okay. lol. (the intro is super cheezy, yes I know, but she will like it cos she's cheezy, too.)
The radio is playing, the dog is barking, and the sun is shining through the window. You get up, brush your teeth, take a shower, and leave for work. Throughout the day there are many things to do and many people to see. You look forward to getting home so you can relax, only to find out that your child has a book report due the next day. For the final hours of the night you help finish the report and quickly head off to bed. This is just a small example of the hectic lives we all experience. However, there is a way to find ourselves within the chaos and be able to experience calm instead of craziness all of the time. There is a path that we can follow, which will lead us to self-realization and enlightenment.
The most basic principle of the yogic path to enlightenment is to create awareness. To begin, one must be able to feel and sense their own body reacting to specific stimuli. When it is cold the body shivers in order to warm itself up. Even though shivering is an autonomic reaction, there is still the importance of realizing when something such as that is occurring. Once a person is able to become aware of these small happenings, then they need to move onto a higher sense of awareness. The next level of awareness is being able to recognize our potential. In his book, Chopra explains the first spiritual law of success as being the law of pure potentiality.
The law of pure potentiality consists of being completely conscious within ourselves. “When you discover your essential nature and know who you really are, in that knowing itself is the ability to fulfill any dream you have…” (Chopra, pg. 10) What he means by this is that we must become aware of our being by who we are and not what we have. All of the money in the world will not be able to buy the happiness one seeks, but knowing the inner-self will lead to letting go of material objects. These material objects create stress, anger, jealousy, and even fear. We fear that our possessions are not as nice as someone else’s possessions, we get jealous of other people’s stuff, we become angry if we cannot have something and we fear not having enough money to buy expensive things. However, if we are able to let go of our material possessions by knowing that all we need is to be ourselves, then we are also able to let go of the stress, anger, jealously, and fear.
The radio is playing, the dog is barking, and the sun is shining through the window. You get up, brush your teeth, take a shower, and leave for work. Throughout the day there are many things to do and many people to see. You look forward to getting home so you can relax, only to find out that your child has a book report due the next day. For the final hours of the night you help finish the report and quickly head off to bed. This is just a small example of the hectic lives we all experience. However, there is a way to find ourselves within the chaos and be able to experience calm instead of craziness all of the time. There is a path that we can follow, which will lead us to self-realization and enlightenment.
The most basic principle of the yogic path to enlightenment is to create awareness. To begin, one must be able to feel and sense their own body reacting to specific stimuli. When it is cold the body shivers in order to warm itself up. Even though shivering is an autonomic reaction, there is still the importance of realizing when something such as that is occurring. Once a person is able to become aware of these small happenings, then they need to move onto a higher sense of awareness. The next level of awareness is being able to recognize our potential. In his book, Chopra explains the first spiritual law of success as being the law of pure potentiality.
The law of pure potentiality consists of being completely conscious within ourselves. “When you discover your essential nature and know who you really are, in that knowing itself is the ability to fulfill any dream you have…” (Chopra, pg. 10) What he means by this is that we must become aware of our being by who we are and not what we have. All of the money in the world will not be able to buy the happiness one seeks, but knowing the inner-self will lead to letting go of material objects. These material objects create stress, anger, jealousy, and even fear. We fear that our possessions are not as nice as someone else’s possessions, we get jealous of other people’s stuff, we become angry if we cannot have something and we fear not having enough money to buy expensive things. However, if we are able to let go of our material possessions by knowing that all we need is to be ourselves, then we are also able to let go of the stress, anger, jealously, and fear.
In the online Yoga Sutras text, there is a section about overcoming obstacles in order to reach unity with God. It states that practicing yoga is a way of “restraining the fivefold movements so one can detach from desires and achieve ultimate freedom.” (Yoga Sutras, Pada I #12) The fivefold movements it refers to include: valid knowledge, perversion, imagination, dreamless sleep, and memory. These movements consist of facts, memories, and illusions, but they are all obstacles of the mind. In The Power of Now, Tolle also speaks about overcoming the obstacle of chaotic thoughts in the mind. In order to become aware of our being, we must create a calm and still mind.
One of the ways to find our true being and put into effect the law of pure potentiality is to practice being still and silent. When a person is still and silent, that person is able to think about anything they feel they need to think about, resolve it, and then let the thought float out to create stillness in the mind. This stillness with the body and mind creates a calmer being. We are then able to find ourselves and put to use our pure potentiality. The practice of being still and silent can be obtained by doing meditation. It is a technique used to clear the mind of any unnecessary thoughts. During a meditation there are many ways a person can focus their senses. For instance, one can use candles to focus their sight, music to focus their hearing, incense for smell, mantra beads for touch, and maybe even a small piece of food to lightly chew upon and notice the texture and taste of. The possibilities of a meditation are endless, but the purpose in any meditation is to center the focus and release the thoughts in order to create stillness inside and out.
As I mentioned before, some of the body’s reactions are autonomic and we cannot control them. In yoga, the pranayama is an essential part of the practice. Prana means life force and pranayama is breath control, because without breath there is no life or life force. Breathing is one of our body’s autonomic reactions because it is what sustains our body. If you were to hold your breath for as long as you think you possibly could, your body would eventually take over and make you stop holding your breath in order to take in new breath. In yoga we control the breath to make sure that it is being used to its full potential, creating a fuller and more complete life force.
There is a specific type of breath control, called ujjayi breath, which is used to focus the mind on the air flowing in through the nose, down the back of the throat, down the trachea, into the lungs, and back out again. The way to perform the ujjayi breath is by inhaling through the nose and trying to create the sound of the ocean. “It is helpful to gently smile while breathing to allow the air to swirl around the back of the throat before continuing its journey to the lungs.” (Ashtanga Yoga, pg. 8) It is the swirling action which creates the sound. The sound can then be used as a focal point for the yoga practice. By focusing on the sound of the breath, we are able to know whether or not we are doing a good job of meditating. If the breath becomes restricted or the sound becomes faint, then it is a sign that the focus is being lost to some other factor around us or in our minds.
One of the ways to find our true being and put into effect the law of pure potentiality is to practice being still and silent. When a person is still and silent, that person is able to think about anything they feel they need to think about, resolve it, and then let the thought float out to create stillness in the mind. This stillness with the body and mind creates a calmer being. We are then able to find ourselves and put to use our pure potentiality. The practice of being still and silent can be obtained by doing meditation. It is a technique used to clear the mind of any unnecessary thoughts. During a meditation there are many ways a person can focus their senses. For instance, one can use candles to focus their sight, music to focus their hearing, incense for smell, mantra beads for touch, and maybe even a small piece of food to lightly chew upon and notice the texture and taste of. The possibilities of a meditation are endless, but the purpose in any meditation is to center the focus and release the thoughts in order to create stillness inside and out.
As I mentioned before, some of the body’s reactions are autonomic and we cannot control them. In yoga, the pranayama is an essential part of the practice. Prana means life force and pranayama is breath control, because without breath there is no life or life force. Breathing is one of our body’s autonomic reactions because it is what sustains our body. If you were to hold your breath for as long as you think you possibly could, your body would eventually take over and make you stop holding your breath in order to take in new breath. In yoga we control the breath to make sure that it is being used to its full potential, creating a fuller and more complete life force.
There is a specific type of breath control, called ujjayi breath, which is used to focus the mind on the air flowing in through the nose, down the back of the throat, down the trachea, into the lungs, and back out again. The way to perform the ujjayi breath is by inhaling through the nose and trying to create the sound of the ocean. “It is helpful to gently smile while breathing to allow the air to swirl around the back of the throat before continuing its journey to the lungs.” (Ashtanga Yoga, pg. 8) It is the swirling action which creates the sound. The sound can then be used as a focal point for the yoga practice. By focusing on the sound of the breath, we are able to know whether or not we are doing a good job of meditating. If the breath becomes restricted or the sound becomes faint, then it is a sign that the focus is being lost to some other factor around us or in our minds.
Laura: if u take the lead to be at D&B earlier than 9 it will be held in Miami then =)... They don't tk reservations u gotta be there and yes they should be able to seat u even if not every1 is there, I will count the gang up fri and give u a buzz
oh and leghumper se= special ED
Laura: if u take the lead to be at D&B earlier than 9 it will be held in Miami then =)... They don't tk reservations u gotta be there and yes they should be able to seat u even if not every1 is there, I will count the gang up fri and give u a buzz
oh and leghumper se= special ED
oh and leghumper se= special ED
Yea just let me know a final count on Friday and (Kyle &) I will get there early
he just doesn't know it yet lol.
Wayne I said old and immature, this is not u
LAura: those wheel lock look like the right size but might be 2 bulky looking and i dont know if it will fit. Look in the for sale section I saw some1 selling his stock wheel locks for cheap.
LAura: those wheel lock look like the right size but might be 2 bulky looking and i dont know if it will fit. Look in the for sale section I saw some1 selling his stock wheel locks for cheap.
here Laura, thread is old but look at the last guy is from MIA and he said he had some he would sell
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ght=wheel+lock
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ght=wheel+lock
Im done.. this is lame
IM OUT
