Don't Strive For Perfection But Give Your Best
>> Saturday, March 05, 2011 –
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Usually when we see others who practice Yoga we might feel that we are way behind. It might appear to you that others are way ahead. if such feelings cross your mind, my advice would be to just throw them out of your mind.
Everyone of us is unique, and we all have different body structures in terms of Height, Flexibility, strength and different mental situation, reason and motivation for practice. The situations are different too. So there is no point comparing with others. However it is true that we can find what is possible when we look at others doing something in a great manner.
So it is always good to use others' great work to motivate ourselves and not get ourselves bogged down. Practice continuously and regularly. The journey is also beautiful and in the path we will definitely cross many great moments which we can cherish for a long time. With practice you will gradually improve. There is always invisible transformation which will happen. For example when we see a child after a long time we can easily see how he/she has grown up though those who see the child everyday will not realize it. Similarly with regular practice we definitely make progress everyday.
So instead of striving for perfection strive for practice and which ever pose you practice give your best shot. That is more important. When you give your best for a pose, you are totally into it and that will provide the joy.
I have seen many cases where many diseases have been cured, though no conscious effort was made for recovering from the disease. The reason is they focused on what was in their control. Similarly many great yogis achieved greatness by holding on to the practice. Just give your all to the practice and the results will come naturally.
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Everyone of us is unique, and we all have different body structures in terms of Height, Flexibility, strength and different mental situation, reason and motivation for practice. The situations are different too. So there is no point comparing with others. However it is true that we can find what is possible when we look at others doing something in a great manner.
So it is always good to use others' great work to motivate ourselves and not get ourselves bogged down. Practice continuously and regularly. The journey is also beautiful and in the path we will definitely cross many great moments which we can cherish for a long time. With practice you will gradually improve. There is always invisible transformation which will happen. For example when we see a child after a long time we can easily see how he/she has grown up though those who see the child everyday will not realize it. Similarly with regular practice we definitely make progress everyday.
So instead of striving for perfection strive for practice and which ever pose you practice give your best shot. That is more important. When you give your best for a pose, you are totally into it and that will provide the joy.
I have seen many cases where many diseases have been cured, though no conscious effort was made for recovering from the disease. The reason is they focused on what was in their control. Similarly many great yogis achieved greatness by holding on to the practice. Just give your all to the practice and the results will come naturally.
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