Dreaming the World
Lately, I’ve read about the future trends of spirituality in business and conscious capitalism. (Megatrends 2010.) I was inspired by the hopeful evolutionary thinking that recognizes the opportunity in this time of disillusionment. This is the time for a new dream, a sense of response-ability in each of us that says ‘yes’ to breathing and growing past fear. Integrating the spirit of the sacred into the business of our work in the world is an evolution of our shared values. And this work, of course, begins with us personally. It begins with an end to ‘us’ and ‘them’ consciousness. It begins with the democracy and ecology of our own integrity. In other words - if it is ‘out there’ it is ‘in here’ and this is where I can begin to meet greed, hatred, and all the big and little wars in the world. With compassion, with humility, with acceptance. This is the leadership we need on every front. The willingness to see it all with the eyes of love, to remember the allness of God, and start from there.
And what does this have to do with yoga practice? Again, yoga means ‘to join’, it is a practice that we can bring to each and every moment of our day. It isn’t so much about setting aside time for the sacred, it is about making all of our lives sacred, bringing all of our lives into alignment with our deepest values. The practices of yoga are an elegant and effective way to clear the fog of our lives, to disperse the accumulated tensions and stories in our body/mind so we can see clearly. Now, in the present, where we can begin to sort through the outmoded belief systems and conditioning that keep us in a holding pattern of suffering.
It is wonderful to have tools that help to bring us into the stillness of presence wherein we can actually hear the voice of our heart. It is that voice that speaks of our deepest truths, our purpose and values, our soul guidance, and it so easily drowned out by the overstimulated virtual reality of our cultural milieu, by the siren song of fear. The voice of our heart sings the song of the embodied ground of our being, and from there we can hear our own heart beat in harmony with the music of our Earth and all of Life. It is from that embodied ground that we can remember the Divine and dream of peace - for everyone.
I would love to hear any comments or sharing you might have on these subjects or yoga in general!
Thanks, and have a peaceful and prayerful holiday season.
