Yoga for honesty
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
If you are interested in yoga and bringing more peace into your life, you will need an intimate relationship with the Sanskrit word sat or truth. More potently, sat is often defined as “true essence” or “that which is unchangeable”. Sat is the kind of reality you can’t find on TV, Google or Siri. It’s the reality of who and what you are, beyond your body and mind, and it can only be experienced through yogic practice. It requires you to pay attention, and to be patient and present.
Sadhakas are those following sadhana or conscious spiritual practice. It is said that sadhakas have a goal-oriented practice. For the student of yoga, the goal of practice is to reveal ultimate truth: ultimate reality. They are students seeking more sat in their lives.
In Master Patanjali’s chapter on sadhana in , he outlines the or eight-limbed path. It is said that although the eight limbs all work interchangeably at once, there is a method to the process. Step by step, it is often said. Or as my teacher Manorama D’Alvia says, “Pade, pade”. We can practise
