Words of Wisdom - 3

"The Sun is Always Shining."

Today's words of wisdom was said to me in class and is a metaphor for life that I had never really thought of in this way before. 

It is marvelous how things come to us when we are open to them.

It is true.  The sun is always shining, even when we cannot see it.  Fly up above the clouds and you will find the sun is still shining.

This is true with life. We may not always be able to see, or feel the happy, sunny times but they can always been there, even on a cloudy day.  Sometimes we may be in a sunny time and not know it until it becomes cloudy.  The true wisdom of these words is to find the sunny spot no matter what the weather.  To do this takes practice and detachment, which Patanjali tells us about in the Yoga Sutras.

Sutra II.16 says:

heyam duhkham anagatam

The pains which are yet to come can be and are to be avoided.

In Mr. Iyengar's book, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, he explains that with yoga we can build up robust health in body and mind and construct a defensive strength with which to deflect or counteract afflictions that are yet unperceived afflictions. 

Thanks for the wise words!

Namaste.
Pamela Nelson
http://www.plnyoga.vpweb.com/