In the Introduction to learning about yoga from the Jedi Knights I gave a list of quotes that would be addressed. Today we're looking at the following Yoda quote and addressing what it means in the context of yoga:
To abide by the path of yoga is to see the extent of how many personalities can exist in a psyche. In the quote in question, we gain the same guidance that has been passed down from teacher to student since the time of the Rshis and before. Meditation helps students learn that the personality of the moment is just that, fleeting and finicky. What is the essence of changelessness? Is there conflict? Breathe into mental pain that comes up. If it gets to feel too much, you are encountering an ageless stage in spiritual growth and have the choice to deal with it in many ways. You can dart off in the hope of helping with an imagined show of might, or you can utilize the method of yogis. Move stuck energy for good by stretching your muscles, including your heart and head.
The question behind, "patience young Padawan" is "will abandoning the task at hand to go after something else help in the long run?". Persevere in asking: Who will it help? What will be the repercussions? How do feelings affect thinking?
In this context the student is distracted by an urge to run off and use his new sense of power to save his friends. He is pained by visions of them, seeing them suffer feels like too much to bear. The teacher understands that a compulsion to help is at the core of each warrior but that real danger lurks behind the veil of ego, or false/temporary identity. It takes much discipline to avert taking on the pain of others. A young student is most at risk - of being driven mad, or at least to make the same rash mistakes again and again, by identifying with temporal pain and behaving recklessly. The discipline of practice is what tears away, necessarily, all false identification. The Padawan-learner is not patient - the teacher cautions. If you feel fear as a motivation for action, stay mindful. Question the root of your urges. Consider potential outcomes from a grounded stance."Patience young Padawan"
To abide by the path of yoga is to see the extent of how many personalities can exist in a psyche. In the quote in question, we gain the same guidance that has been passed down from teacher to student since the time of the Rshis and before. Meditation helps students learn that the personality of the moment is just that, fleeting and finicky. What is the essence of changelessness? Is there conflict? Breathe into mental pain that comes up. If it gets to feel too much, you are encountering an ageless stage in spiritual growth and have the choice to deal with it in many ways. You can dart off in the hope of helping with an imagined show of might, or you can utilize the method of yogis. Move stuck energy for good by stretching your muscles, including your heart and head.
The question behind, "patience young Padawan" is "will abandoning the task at hand to go after something else help in the long run?". Persevere in asking: Who will it help? What will be the repercussions? How do feelings affect thinking?
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