Yoga for November 2012

Living as a higher you through the power of forgiveness

Sometimes while I am walking down the street, I see a person throw garbage on the ground and I wonder, “What are they thinking?” This careless action makes me feel angry. It is the same when I see people smoking cigarettes in public, especially around babies and children. I cannot understand why they do this.

There are times when I think of all of the thoughtless things that I have done in my life, not only to the people around me, but to the environment as well. During my reflections I hope that God, our Mother Creator, can forgive me for my carelessness.

It is very easy to judge others but it can be more difficult to judge ourselves. I believe that through each reincarnation we develop a higher understanding of who we really are. I am sure that I have behaved just as carelessly as the people that anger me as I am walking down the street. I need to remember that another people may not have learned the same lessons that you or I have learned from the family that raised us in this, and previous, lifetimes.

During the month of November we will focus on changing our perspective through the power of forgiveness. We will focus on the 4th and 7th Chakras. The 4th Chakra represents our love of self and ability to forgive both others and our ourselves. The seventh chakra is our ability to feel a higher power and see that we all exist as one soul, rather than separate entities. Through our practice we will try and strengthen our ability to see a higher truth, use our neutral mind and have compassion in our hearts for everyone. When we are able to relate to others and become one, we can feel the grand experience of freeness and love.

By examining the choices that other people make in the ways that they treat themselves, others and the world around us, we create an enlightened awareness. This awareness is a gift that we can use to guide, teach and act as an example to others. This month, lets take one step closer to the ‘higher you’ through the act of forgiveness, not only of others but also of ourselves. Let’s use this forgiveness to shine a path of light that everyone can follow.