Practice: Being Grateful
To be grateful is something that almost all of the great self help coaches, Priests and Dalai Lama are telling us to be. Yet it is so hard and so easy to forget. I will try to practise this today and it will be a total mix of everything. I am grateful for Dalai Lama who is writing in an easy way how we can live a more peaceful life. I am thankful that I right now have the possibility to live the life I really want to live. I really appreciate that I have all the clothes I need and that I have a computer to type on. I am thankful for all the workers who put an effort into getting me this wonderful piece of equipment. I really appreciate all the wonderful teaching I have recieved from my parents, all the teacher I had at elementary school, Sven my kick boxing coach, My Judo teacher who introduced me to meditation when I was 11 years old, Satyananda who is writing all this wonderful books, Janakananda and his very practical approach to yoga, Omananda , the teachers at Chalmers Technical University, Dalai Lama, Timothy Ferris and his book who really taught me that it is possible to live life exactly as you want and still be of service to other people, Annete Simmons and her really nice book on how to write interesting stories, Jeff Howe and his very inspiring book on how we can collaborate on an even bigger scale now due to Internet , Andreas Öberg who really inspired me to think outside of my limiting beliefs, Per Ekengren who really opened my eyes on how to save money and use resources even more efficiently at the same time, Neil Natura who really taught me to believe in myself, Neil Strauss and his great teaching on how you can evolve in how you handle social situations, all the people I have met who inspired me in a situation where I did not expect to be inspired, Susanna and Jens and their very hands on approach to helping you to do the postures right in Ashtanga Yoga, All the wonderful yoga teachers, Anna, Turiya, Omananda, Sita, Anananda, Agnidara, Lisbet etc.
At an early age I got interested in Buddhism and the prince who left his kingdom in the search for truth. How can I apply this story to my own life ? to be able to sit I took up the study of yoga. Is there a contradiction between yoga and science ? Sure we can get a theoretical understanding through books, but without the experience we are stuck. Why is it so hard to practice non-violence when the mosquito is landing on my neck ?