http://www.goyogajane.com/?p=35 Home of 360 Yoga Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:14:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.goyogajane.com/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-350 Jesse Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:03:18 +0000 http://www.goyogajane.com/?p=35#comment-350 Does contentment only come to someone who has met the challenge of human emotions, or do we become content when we disengage our emotions from events around us? Life can be so compartmentalized that we can live in our own head far too often. Conversely, many of us try to behave in a socially acceptable manner, which can require a great deal of thought and posture. When life becomes overcomplicated, we may end up trying to be something we are not. We may feel that others intend to offend us, and be overcome with emotions and pride. Who of us has ever given someone an ultimatum, believing that we are standing up for our own good? These are all forms of self absorption, and will prevent us from finding a sense of contentment. All of the graces in the world cannot be the savior from our own continual emotional suffering. We may have our pride, but are too attached to 'winning' the small struggles it causes us each day. Suffering occurs when all of our behavior is linked to expectations. Our reactions to emotions are socialized and complex events. Might we all be served by laying down the gauntlets we cling to? After all insanity is defined by doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Does contentment only come to someone who has met the challenge of human emotions, or do we become content when we disengage our emotions from events around us? Life can be so compartmentalized that we can live in our own head far too often. Conversely, many of us try to behave in a socially acceptable manner, which can require a great deal of thought and posture. When life becomes overcomplicated, we may end up trying to be something we are not. We may feel that others intend to offend us, and be overcome with emotions and pride. Who of us has ever given someone an ultimatum, believing that we are standing up for our own good? These are all forms of self absorption, and will prevent us from finding a sense of contentment.
All of the graces in the world cannot be the savior from our own continual emotional suffering. We may have our pride, but are too attached to ‘winning’ the small struggles it causes us each day. Suffering occurs when all of our behavior is linked to expectations. Our reactions to emotions are socialized and complex events. Might we all be served by laying down the gauntlets we cling to? After all insanity is defined by doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

]]> http://www.goyogajane.com/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-149 Tim Mulligan Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:09:21 +0000 http://www.goyogajane.com/?p=35#comment-149 Thank you. I found this helpful. Thank you. I found this helpful.

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