Aparigraha is the practice of not being attached to people, places and things. We can do this by realizing that all, besides God and our divine soul, is impermanent, and that the lesson of life is that if we try to attach ourselves to people, places or things we may be hurt once they are removed. Ah, so many examples; I suppose I shall begin with the most recent. I have become an aroma therapist after having fallen in love with a product line of essential oils. These oils are therapeutic grade, so I am putting them all over me and my friends. We are ingesting them to prevent illness from virus and bacteria; we are using them to balance our emotionality, and diffusing them into our homes. These oils are truly amazing, the second coming, as far as I am concerned. I also use them in class, sharing them with the students to produce a profound effect during the Kriyas and meditations. Last Saturday I left the case of oils at the Yoga Studio as they were hurrying to close for the New Year. I did not realize it until a friend asked to get some, I looked in the car and they were not there. When I realized what I had done I raced down there to see if anyone was around but they were gone for the weekend. I was panicked for a bit, I was so attached to these oils, fearful that something would happen to them that someone would take them, and kept asking St. Anthony to come to my aid. It is difficult to lose something that we love. Even more difficult to loose someone that we love, especially if the loss seems permanent. We do have each other; we will always have each other, in one form or another. Thank you for picking them up for me Kristen.
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