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everything is connected
The most powerful medicine is often the simplest. Ayurveda looks at the context and asks, "What in the environment is creating the conditions for this imbalance to thrive?" For me, the answer is in the question. When I ask myself what sharks are in my waters, the answer is anything in my environment that disconnects me from my inner wisdom and from the wisdom of the natural world. When I think about solving every problem, it feels overwhelming. But when I think about connecting to the rhythm of my heart and the rhythm of nature, it seems quite simple.
the play of opposites
Darkness is not the absence of light. Fear is not the absence of love. They are both contained within each other. Like the Chinese yin/yang symbol, there is darkness in the light, and there is light in the darkness. Our mission is not to abolish the darkness, but rather to balance it, for it is through darkness that we appreciate the brilliance of the light.
daily practice
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
like facilitates like
Change can be hard, and transformation isn't always comfortable. Change can often generate tapas, which is sometimes translated as heat, but is really the friction that occurs when an old habit rubs up against a new habit. If you have ever tried to make changes in your life, you might have experienced this friction, and possibly some resistance! Some of that resistance comes from inertia, or tamas. We may feel comfortable maintaining the status quo, but often what we need is the opposite of what we feel. When we are in a balanced state, our instincts are accurate, and we should listen to them. But when we are in an imbalanced state, our instincts will continue to pull us out of balance. Like facilitates like.