“As long as we breathe, as long as we eat and drink, we have to do something, because consciously or unconsciously, we are taking something from the Nature....and we have to return something to Nature. Otherwise we become debtors. So the air, the light, the water, the food, everything that we get from Nature, we convert into energy and utilize that energy for the benefit of the world. Something comes in, and in its place something goes out—we become only the channel. Then we are not debtors."
This is an excerpt of this week's words from Satchidananda. I think there are many levels of what we do to decrease our debt and I think about how people become debtors. Just living peacefully with others is one way to give back to Nature. Sharing, caring, loving--very easy to do. Having a job and family is another level, teaching them to care and love. A higher level would be community service or volunteering to help others who can not help themselves.
Someone who is debting themselves would be someone who is stealing, hoarding, or in constant anger at the world. Someone who places to much attachment on things would increase their debt because they would not be happy. A terrible debt to Nature is harming someone or taking a life.
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- My first experience of yoga was a physical ed credit in college. I also have been active in taekwondo, skiing, snowboarding and soccer. A knee injury return my interest to yoga, and I was amazed at how good I felt after the classes--so much energy! My ability in other sports increased mentally and physically, I think injuries were prevented by my flexibility and strength from doing yoga. I found that my preferred form of yoga is Ashtanga. I continued yoga through two pregnancies and eventually received my certificate to teach yoga from Yoga Vermont. I now teach classes regularly at The Edge and within my community.
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