Greetings All ~
"Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." —[Albert Einstein?]
I ran across this quote on a social media feed. It's so cute and cool. It fascinated me. Even more so, the source. After some research, I found there's no record of Dr. Einstein saying or writing this. Part of this quote is attributed to a channeled entity named Bashar. (That, and the legitimacy of internet data, are discussions for another time.)
However, it set in motion a contemplation of "Yoga as Science" and its application to my daily life and practice. Because I had been struggling with what I think of as "inertia," I ended up exploring Newton's Laws of Motion:
Inertia. An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
Force. The acceleration of the object depends on the mass of the force and the amount of the force applied.
Action & Reaction. Whenever one object exerts force on another object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force upon the first.
Inertia is initially overcome by simply, as my mother used to say, "Sitting up and putting your feet on the floor." Just putting yourself in motion. Yogically, the unbalanced force, referred to in the first law, is the combination of mind, body and soul, depending on the circumstances.
Force is those circumstances. The body says, "Get outta bed and pee." The mind says, "Get up! You can't be late for work." The soul says, "Rise! I have a beautiful destiny to fulfill." These three work in myriad combinations and amounts that determine the rate of our acceleration.
Action & Reaction is also the trio of the body, mind and soul doing their dance. And here it gets tricky. The mind can be the very force exerting itself on the soul and body, creating fear and disease. Or it can be the reactor against the soul's force, causing a deceleration or detour on the path of destiny.
The mind's exertion can also create an incredible pushback from the soul that results in the inception of renewal and fresh ideas. This is what transforms the habitual "constant speed and straight line" of inertia into momentum, a force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.
Habitually doing nothing will get you nothing. Doing the same exercise routine day after day addresses only certain body parts and ignores others. Doing the same daily yoga or meditation practice for years will lead to an inflexible rut of inertia.
Balancing the body's motion, the mind's velocity, and the soul's desire for momentum,isphysics. In the past, I've had great success bringing them into balance by chanting the Third Pauri of Japji. It raises you up and above. It turns depression into elevation, and low self-esteem into confidence. It's time for me to revisit the science of this old friend.
Where have your explorations taken you, recently? Please let me know. I learn so much from you.
All Good Things,
Vicky Jap Dharam Rose