Today is the birthday of a great warrior, fighter and ruler, Shivaji.
Reading stories and legends of these warriors goes to show how important the qualities of forbearance, courage, tenacity and determination are; I have always been inspired by them and in your own yoga practice, these qualities will benefit you immensely. It also happens to be my birthday and I'm proud of my warrior roots.
It is a misconception to think that when we talk of warriors it is a manly thing - the saying that there is a woman behind a successful man is apt when speaking about Shivaji for example. His mother was his biggest source of inspiration and guidance. So too, many men are inspired by their girlfriends, wives and daughters to go out there and perform. They (women) give the passive Shiv 'Shakti' (power) the impetus required to achieve certain endeavours, whether they are the feminine aspect within or represented an external being. Think of your teachers, gurus and mentors, they are forms of Shakti regardless of their actual gender.
Jhansi ki Rani, Joan of Arc and others, they are warriors as well and even if the word (warrior) connotes a sense of being masculine, you need to understand that all power and force, masculine potency even, is a form of Shakti.
Shiva and Shakti form the perfect union and hence the depiction of the Phallus within the womb - the absolute state of union and equilibrium, the absolute optimisation. One mustn't look down on the feminine nor the masculine and one must seek to explore that which lies within in the form of these two principles.
Suprotim Choudhury
Today is the birthday of a great warrior, fighter and ruler, Shivaji.
Reading stories and legends of these warriors goes to show how important the qualities of forbearance, courage, tenacity and determination are; I have always been inspired by them and in your own yoga practice, these qualities will benefit you immensely. It also happens to be my birthday and I'm proud of my warrior roots.
It is a misconception to think that when we talk of warriors it is a manly thing - the saying that there is a woman behind a successful man is apt when speaking about Shivaji for example.
His mother was his biggest source of inspiration and guidance. So too, many men are inspired by their girlfriends, wives and daughters to go out there and perform. They (women) give the passive Shiv 'Shakti' (power) the impetus required to achieve certain endeavours, whether they are the feminine aspect within or represented an external being. Think of your teachers, gurus and mentors, they are forms of Shakti regardless of their actual gender.
Jhansi ki Rani, Joan of Arc and others, they are warriors as well and even if the word (warrior) connotes a sense of being masculine, you need to understand that all power and force, masculine potency even, is a form of Shakti.
Shiva and Shakti form the perfect union and hence the depiction of the Phallus within the womb - the absolute state of union and equilibrium, the absolute optimisation. One mustn't look down on the feminine nor the masculine and one must seek to explore that which lies within in the form of these two principles.
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