tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017052314095538106.post2129258695181742222..comments2023-04-14T00:54:05.735-07:00Comments on You had me at Namaste: The GOD Experience....TattooedOlivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002320589391437774noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017052314095538106.post-18319216201240669782011-04-05T07:34:14.333-07:002011-04-05T07:34:14.333-07:00haha i totally understand how the word conjures up...haha i totally understand how the word conjures up that mental image for you...keep working on your yoga and your yoga will continue to work on you, i have no doubt about that!!<br /><br />good luck with week 1, seems you're off to a good start already ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017052314095538106.post-74605263777130077672011-04-04T19:12:48.576-07:002011-04-04T19:12:48.576-07:00Thank you T for your wonderful response! I am sti...Thank you T for your wonderful response! I am still struggling with the concept of surrendering to a higher power. I hear higher power and I think, as a roman catholic, guy sitting up in the clouds having all control of everything...haha! <br /><br />I am a work in progress, and I appreciate your words. Please keep commenting, I love to read them :)TattooedOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002320589391437774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017052314095538106.post-44949193263082291552011-04-03T20:37:19.495-07:002011-04-03T20:37:19.495-07:00hey there!
really interesting blog post, thanks ...hey there! <br /><br />really interesting blog post, thanks for sharing! i am also doing the LYM challenge and am a moksha instructor. i can relate to what you are saying in many ways...also raised roman catholic (by UBER catholic parents) and they are not always understanding/supportive of my yogic lifestyle! i also have been in a 12-step program, so i do not at all find your comparison to AA and searching for peace through yoga offensive whatsoever -- in fact you answered your own conundrum, they are intricately linked together! i hope i can shed some light on this for you and others who have trouble with the whole God and yoga thing!<br /><br />first off i just want to point out to you that searching for peace through yoga and trying to help yourself control an addiction require the same thing - SURRENDER! as addicts, we must accept that we have a problem, and we must also accept/surrender to the fact that we cannot overcome it alone. we have tried to do this in our own way and failed. i'm not sure if your group has ever talked about this, but if you have trouble with the whole "God" concept that's okay - try to "act as if". like we say in our moksha teacher training, "fake it till you make it!" <br /><br />this brings me to the yoga part. if you ever get a chance to read the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (a really old book on yoga, one of the first ever, written in BC times!) even Patanjali states that as yogis we must "surrender to Ishvara". Ishvara is just a word for a "higher power". we must believe that there is something greater and beyond ourselves. whether that is "God" (a common understanding of that word for many people) or as you put it "Your Spirit" or maybe even just the concept of Universal Love, whatever it is that allows you to understand Ishvara then use that! Even in your AA meetings, just replace the word God with Ishvara/insert-your-word-for-your-higher-power-here then you will start to see that what you think are 2 seperate paths are actually the same road. try not to get too hopped up on the semantics of it all ;)<br /><br />i hope that what i wrote makes some sense to you and that you found it a bit helpful!! i think all that i was trying to say can be summarized into something like this, <br /><br />there are many paths that lead to the top of the mountain, and in the end we're all looking at the same moon.<br /><br />all the best with the LYM challenge!!!!!<br /><br />love and light to you,<br /><br />tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017052314095538106.post-64558005490075159712011-04-03T14:22:04.723-07:002011-04-03T14:22:04.723-07:00Thank you for your comment :) I appreciate knowin...Thank you for your comment :) I appreciate knowing I am not alone in my struggle with spirituality v. religionTattooedOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002320589391437774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017052314095538106.post-77193902625761510032011-04-03T14:10:59.399-07:002011-04-03T14:10:59.399-07:00You might as well have read my mind with regards t...You might as well have read my mind with regards to this post! I know exactly what you mean and how the word "god" makes you feel...I too was raised roman catholic and am an Atheist and very much struggle with the word "god" and personally do not believe in religion. I too am learning how to separate "my spirit" from anything to do with religion but it is a challenge to remain open.MandyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423988153644160472noreply@blogger.com