Life in Alignment

"Sometimes we consider spiritual practice a technology devoted to having an elevated experience, be it oneness, openness, connectedness. However, once that experience ends, since it too is fleeting, we need to use the insights we've had to inform our actions. Once I see that I am nothing other than the parent with whom I argue, the dog I always yell at, or the tree I recently cut down, I need to follow my insight through with ethical action. Otherwise, spirituality becomes a ...passive philosophical stance that leads to nihilistic idealism." Michael Stone, on the importance of integrating the insights we've gained in practice and bringing them into action. Our upcoming retreat is about bringing the body, mind and spirit into alignment so that we can act more freely and more compassionately in the world. http://mysticalyogafarm.com/2013/11/19/life-in-alignment/