“There are occasional moments in life when thinking stops and, among others things, a Being becomes fully aware of the circumstances of its own physical incarnation without any reactions to it.
“At least there ought to be such moments — periods of time when attention moves beyond the scope of daily concerns. The common self falls asleep, and an extraordinary self awakens. This extraordinary self, higher self, has a quality not found in the common self. That quality is the quiet mind viewpoint. Quiet mind is independent of time and does not react or create non-deliberately. The anchor of “I am this-not-that” disappears. Awareness awakens that is beyond any defining construction. This is truly a moment of enlightenment.
“Achieving this state of quiet mind, even for a moment, is a profound accomplishment. An even greater accomplishment is maintaining this state.”
~ Harry Palmer, The Avatar Path
Imagine rising above your daily concerns and feeling at peace with all that is. You’d be relaxed, yet fully aware of and able to handle all that’s going on around you.
This state is the goal of yoga, my friend. Have you gotten a taste of it during Savasana perhaps?
Whether you have or not, just keep practicing and, little by little, the quiet mind viewpoint will become more the norm than the exception. This gift of yoga is what we need now more than ever.