yoga chitta vritti nirodha
yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind



Tuesday, November 4, 2008

A situation that repels us

During the Pratyahara Saturday session in September, Kathy asked us to recognize situations where our sense change, such as when we notice something is funny, or a situation that repels us.

Today, I had an instance where I realized something I did wrong. I responded to an email and copied another person to make sure quetsions were covered. Later, I went back to the email and realized there may be things written by the sender to me, that may not sit well with the person I copied. Verbally, I said, "Oh no!" and I quickly buried my head in my hands. The instant everything dawned on me I felt ill. Heat washed over my body and I focused completely on my thoughts, is there any way to take it back? How can I fix this? Well, maybe he won't read the email, and things of that nature.

The fact is it is done. Any trust the original sender may have had in me has been comprimised. There is no taking it back. I can only hope that I am overreacting. And I can learn to be mroe careful with these individuals emails and apologize for being insensitive and acting hastily.

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