Recently at Thanksgiving, two people close to me shared the way they show or share their gratitude–by working on themselves so they have a “better” person to share with others.
In yoga and meditation, this internal work to better ourselves is sadhana. It is our life’s project, according to yoga, to come to know our self as the Self, to know how this individual being and all beings relate to the universal. In doing this project, we develop more love and compassion, deeper joy, and more light.
Much of yoga is about bringing more light to this darkness, to lessen suffering which is to some degree endemic to being human. The sages teach us this need not be our plight or fate. With effort and grace, we can transform how we live this life and share that with others.
This ultimately is the yogi’s “project.”
Not a bad “project” for this life, huh?!
May our life’s project be blessed with more and more light, with more joy and compassion, and greater peace and deep deep happiness!
The Every Day Yogi 