Spiritual teachings are often not understood the first time we hear them, nor the second or the third. Sometimes we need to change the way we hear the teachings, and see them with new eyes from different angles. The āsana practice is like tending the soil that will receive the seeds of the teachings. When we walk into a practice space, we bring so much with us. We may not be able to receive the wisdom shared in that moment, but we could chant a simple sound like Om or a verse that will help us direct our attention and solidify the togetherness of the group. After the āsana practice, our experience of the teachings can be free of conceptual overlay, allowing us to discover something we hadn’t realized before. Śāstras aren’t there to intimidate us or put us off. Instead, they are meant to be a companion whose purpose is to create an opening for honest, personal, non-conceptual direct experience. Once verified in our own experience, we discover that shāstras are reflecting back to us our own sense of knowing. From shāstra to āsana, from the mind to the body, we are continuously invited to cultivate our inherent ability to be informed by our daily lives. - @jivamuktiyoga Focus of the Month - Śāstra - The Library of Your Life offered by our very own Rima Rabbath @soukofrima_ For the Focus of the Month in its entirety, follow link in Bio. #jivamuktiyoga #sastra #yogaphilosophy