(擁有智慧 也永不放棄行動!!)
Do not go gentle into that good night 與
不要溫和地走進那個良夜
這首 “Do not go gentle into that good night” 算是 Dylan Thomas 最有名的詩作,經常被人引用。這是一首「勵志」的詩,主要是鼓舞他風燭殘年的父親,要和生命繼續戰鬥,不要輕易放棄,走向死亡之路。詩中以四種人(wise men, good men, wild men, grave men)的臨死表現來勸告他的父親。這首詩也出現在許多電影,從近年的《星際效應》,到九零年代 的《危險遊戲》。在電影中面對社會的、人類生存的絕境,這首詩也同樣呼喊著保有希望,不要順從命運。
主張”一元論的” Yoga Vasiṣṭha。大約在是一千年前的著作,像薄伽梵歌一樣文中敘述了智者Vasistha與王子Rama的對話。書中充滿了許多神奇的故事以及一些聽似瘋狂但寓意深遠的寓言。
也許你認為可以永遠擁有某樣東西(金錢 愛情 健康等等) 但任何人都可以跟你保證幾十年後,你一定會失去。就像是太陽幾十億年的壽命 對於宇宙來講只不過像點火柴,一燒就沒有了。也就是說你意識到的這一切只不過像是夢一般的。是假的!
好! 那麼既然"智慧"告訴我們一切都是假的,那麼我是不是就應該放棄所有行動,乾脆放棄一切什麼都不要做好了??
那就來到了Yoga Vasiṣṭha最重要的一段:
鳥都需要兩個翅膀才能飛起來
一個翅膀叫做智慧
一個翅膀叫做行動
這兩個相輔相成才能得到最高境界的解脫
也就是說 對於外在的事物上我們永遠努力,永遠不放棄。不只這樣子我們還要帶著完全的信心,百分之百興趣與熱誠,用上我們所有的智慧,能力以及信仰來完成它(這就是行動)
但是內在我們了解這一切的一切都是稍縱即逝的,不執著(這就是智慧)
對外在的一切我們永不放棄但是內心深處我們卻是永遠放手 (行動+智慧)
最後送給大家Vasistha對Rama說的一段話
「你要像是能夠改變全世界一樣的去”行動”
但同時你要擁有 “做任何事情,對這個世界都不會有任何改變的內在”智慧”」
鳥的兩隻翅膀: 智慧與行動缺一不可
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Do not go gentle into that good night
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
~~Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
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O yeah, my favourite asana, to me this is convenient, if I don’t have time, if I don’t have enough sleep, if I feel sad, i will just do it for 10 minutes, sometimes 15 minutes, everything will feel better after that
Repost from @day1yoga May 16 2019
Day 4 #Sirsasana
✋Ok let’s start to turn these lessons upside down. Today we will do SIrsasana or headstand. Many people practice headstand and yet still
find it a bit scary or a bit elusive. Now is your chance to incorporate the work you’ve been doing into something that gets you literally upside down but also is common enough that it won’t completely freak you out. 😅
✋ Headstand requires the same scapular depression and protraction that I have been preaching the past 3 days. You’ll notice especially if you are on the right or new side to yoga asanas, that your shoulders may want to hunch or elevate towards your ears as you walk your feet towards your face. But if you do that you will somersault over and squish your fingers 😅. No one wants this. So you must learn to depress your scapula and engage the lats (not the traps!), maybe near a wall but not on top of it (give yourself a little wiggle room- to see how you do free balancing on your own. If you completely rely on the wall, you may allow some bad habits like scapular elevation to creep in and set! Don’t do this!
✋Lastly you can play with longer hold on this one. 1 min up to 5 min hold if you’re experienced. I promise you’ll feel that too! And you can also play with how much weight bearing your head will actually do. I’d say about 2/3 arms and 1/3 head is average. But if you’re new, maybe try to keep 80/90 % of the weight in your arms. If your more experienced you can play with 80/90% of the weight in your head! 😅 yes believe it or not- crazy advanced yogis out there can do unsupported headstands ! 100% head bearing the weight. Though not recommended for this challenge or on your own or for new practitioners. But something to be inspired by!
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