Why Practice?
It's
no secret that we often do things for reasons we're totally unaware of.
Sometimes our unconscious motives become clear only after a good deal
of reflection. So it's important to realize that questioning the intent
of our practice inevitably leads us to inquire about the meaning of our
life as well. We could just as pertinently ask: Why am I really alive?
At
the outset, it's natural to assume that our practice and our life are
totally separate, that we practice for an hour or so a day and then
forget about it. But after a while, the two inevitably begin to merge.
As Sri Aurobindo, the great 20th-century Indian sage and progenitor of
Integral Yoga, reminds us, "All life is yoga."
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