Know what rules you today 1
This teaching from the Bhagavad Gita: “Three forces bind every soul: sattva (clarity), rajas (passion/restlessness), and tamas (inertia/darkness). Know which one rules you today.” I have been reflecting on how often we move through our lives without really noticing what is running the show within us. We can become so identified with our thoughts, emotions, reactions and circumstances that we forget there is a deeper awareness underneath it all. We assume that what we are feeling in a moment is who we are, when perhaps it is simply an energy moving through us. There are days when I feel clear and connected. I can hear my intuition, I trust myself and things seem to move without force. There is a quietness inside of me, a knowing that doesn’t need to be explained. This is sattva.A balance, awareness, and connection. It is the part of us that can see beyond the noise and return to what is true. Then there are the days when I am restless and driven. I want answers. I want to fix thin...