I have just finished reading one of Steve Pavlina’s latest posts and I have to tell you it is one “hot” piece of work. Now you can take “hot” to mean good or bad - it will really be a personal choice once you read it.
The article is entitled “10 Reasons You should Never Have a Religion“. And I have to warn you, brace yourself before you read it, but by all means read it as growth does not occur from hiding, denying or ignoring other’s opinions.
If you are tied to a religion - all I am going to say is don’t get too angry to finish it. Understand that everybody out there is entitled to their opinion just like you are to yours. Try, and I do mean try to read it without forming a bias toward this person right off the bat.
If you are not tied to a religion - you will probably enjoy this article as it mentions a lot of really, really good points, especially if you used to be tied to a religion. You may find yourself nodding your head a lot and even laughing out loud.
His article is LOADED with a lot of thought and emotion provoking words and ideas. It will definitely make you react - positively or negatively, but you can be sure that it will make you react!
So here are a few points I just had to write in terms of my own personal take on this article. You can read my notes first to have a preview of the article or jump to read the article first and then read my points after for some additional closure.
In our fast paced world, it is priceless to be able to connect with oneself and enjoy some silence, stillness and meditative time. It is only then that one gets to connect and address all the various parts of oneself that if unbalanced can create various discord in our lives such as stresses and diseases.
If you already meditate or do yoga, you will enjoy also knowing about and incorporating the 5 Koshas into your understanding of total self, if you do not already. However anyone can incorporate these ideas for a fuller life experience without having done or doing yoga or meditations.
The 5 Koshas come from the Upanishads from ancient India and are a way of looking at the body as having 5 “sheathes” outlining it, hence the 5 Koshas. The 5 Koshas are said to surround the central true self also known as the soul or ”Atman“.
The Kosha Model was used for yoga healing for thousands of years now. As I stated above, illness or discord can arise in our system whenever we are living out of balance, through the separation at the level of one or more of the Koshas.
Hence in order to attain calm and relaxed happiness that one can term “bliss”, we need to be aware of the 5 Koshas and attain a harmony between them in order to truly balance out the needs between the mind, body and soul.
You know that saying “Live each day as if it were your last“… Well do you actually agree with it or dismiss it as some unrealistic nonsense? Do you adhere to its advice and strive each day to achieve just that?
They say that people really get the true meaning of that saying when they are diagnosed with some terminal illness and some not even then. But should we embrace it? Is it a valuable piece of advice or is it going to lead us into bankruptcy or obesity or who knows what else?
So first I want to speak to those of you who may be reading this and thinking:
“No way - not a realistic way for me to live”
My first question to you is naturally - why?
Is it a fear of letting go that prevents you from enjoying your life more each day? Are you bombarded by everyday stresses about kids, spouses, health and bills? Or do you think that way to live is just too carefree for a structured individual like yourself?
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In our fast paced world, it is priceless to be able to connect with oneself and enjoy some silence, stillness and meditative time. It is only then that one gets to connect and address all the various parts of oneself that if unbalanced can create various discord in our lives such as stresses and diseases.