To place in a special way

Reading from Tuesday, January 29, 2013 yoga class

I am reading a fabulous book entitled "May I be Happy: a memoir of love, yoga, and changing my mind" by Cyndi Lee.  The following is from that book... actually, it is how she begins the book... and I quote:

"Vinyasa has three parts: arising, abiding, and dissolving.  And the dissolving of one thing is the arising of the next.  Every day turns into night turns into day.  Winter becomes spring becomes summer becomes autumn becomes winter.  Waves roll in and slip back out; tides ebb and flow.  Every breath is like this.  Every life is like this.

Each flower buds, ripens, and blooms, wilts and fades away.  The leaves fall to the earth and create the ground for a new plant to grow. 

The Sanskrit word vinyasa means "to place in a special way."  It means that everything is connected and the sequence of things matters.  It means that every action, thought, or word that arises now is planting the seed for future fruit.  "In a special way" means the unfolding of life is logical.  If you plant a tomato seed, you will get a tomato.  If you plant an apple seed and you wait long enough, you will get an apple tree.  And if you plant a hard thought, you will get a hard heart."

I am always saying WOW... but WOW WOW WOW !!!    To place in a special way... imagine if we did that all the time... our bodies, our thoughts... how we pick up something... how we set down something... how we extend our hands... how we move our arms... how we place our feet on the earth.  Lots of food for thought in this piece.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.