Sarah Speaks

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Written Fri, 2011-02-25

Sarah Speaks
"Some people are impressed with the fact that I meditate and do yoga, and others are not interested, don’t care, or are simply are not aware of what it means. I've heard that some Christians (though not my Christian friends) regard these practices as evil. In my view that’s silly, because I am committed to the essence of Christianity as much as anyone –like loving your neighbor as yourself.  I meditate, and work with breathing and physical movements, for the purpose of becoming a better person. I cannot say yet what I am accomplishing with my practices, but I know they are beneficial, and I feel strongly that the possibilities implied by inner spiritual work are a lot more significant than most people realize. 

I loved reading science fiction as a teenager.  Such imaginative wonders! But what about Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras?  Whoa. There he explains how one can become invisible, or have clairvoyant abilities, and really most importantly, realize spiritual enlightenment. It's not just fantasy; there are very specific practices to accomplish these goals, practices which are not at all easy to master. What's even more impressive in literature like this is that spiritual powers are considered much less important than simply growing spiritually, and realizing enlightenment.

What about the stories of Yeshe Tsogyal, the great Tibetan yogini, who raised a man from the dead like Jesus, and vanished into a ball of light at the end of her life? Are such things real? Many people doubt or even scoff at the reality of such stories and ideas. Opposite to that are folks who simply believe that phenomena like that are real. From my point of view, the only way to tell the truth is to practice the practices and see what happens, see if they work, see what results you get.  And anyway, most important of all is how well you help yourself and others to live a happy life, how you contribute to the saving of all beings from unnecessary suffering.  

And dats what I'm thinking!"