DURUPANG, TIMAPANG

This is a cleansing meditation, which I came across in a book by Lilian Too, a dedicated Buddhist.  It means that as you dust and remove stains in the room, think of your anger, attachment and ignorance being erased, disappearing.  Stains are subtle defilements that cause that cause blocks in your life, wipe them away daily.

Yoga is not a religion, but it directs us towards a healthy way of living and so we take good advice and good practices from wherever we find them  And it has its own Kriyas, (cleansing practices) but chanting Durupang, Timapang as we do the cleaning seems a good, simple way of tackling anger, attachment and ignorance - reminding ouselves that if they are allowed to breed in us, they can do us irreparable harm  So - "Durupang, Timapang" and sweep them away.

Namaste - Brenda

High Summer!

"Summer weather, like being in love, is a philosopher's stone which turns our ordinary days to gold.  But not the whole day ... For it is never the whole day, never all our life which is transformed in any happiness, but only the exquisite moments."  (Nan Fairbrother)

I am trying to make the most of this summer, and as I have not had a proper holiday in some years, I decided to go on a weekend Yoga Retreat, and then go to a College of Continuing Education for five days' holiday sandwiched between two weekend courses.  The Yoga was difficult but, as always, an understanding tutor did her best to make it an uplifting experience for everyone, and it prepared me for some brainwork in the following ten days.  Most of all, though, it was  regenerating to meet all kinds of people - even if briefly - and to find that most of us have difficulties to cope with and do so with a good heart

So, my mantra for today and always is:  "Keep your spirit uplifted and keep trying!"   And as always, I would like to hear from you.  Om Shanti - Brenda..