Reference: Inner Engineering (Content)
This paper presents the summary of Part two, chapter 2.2.1, from the book, INNER ENGINEERING By Sadhguru. The contents are from the first edition (2016) of this book published in the United States by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
The summary of the original material (in black) is accompanied by brief comments (in color) based on the present understanding.
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Sadhana
“You may have noticed this about yourself: when you are feeling pleasant, you want to expand; when you are fearful, you want to contract. Try this. Sit for a few minutes in front of a plant or tree. Remind yourself that you are inhaling what the tree is exhaling, and exhaling what the tree is inhaling. Even if you are not yet experientially aware of it, establish a psychological connection with the plant. You could repeat this several times a day. After a few days, you will start connecting with everything around you differently. You won’t limit yourself to a tree.
“Using this simple process, we at the Isha Yoga Center have unleashed an environmental initiative in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, under which twenty-one million trees have been planted since 2004. We spent several years planting trees in people’s minds, which is the most difficult terrain! Now transplanting those onto land happens that much more effortlessly.”
Realize that every moment you are exchanging vital support with plants, trees and other things and beings in your environment. Life is continuous; there are no real boundaries.
DRILL: Sit for a few minutes in front of a plant or tree. Do japa: “I am inhaling what the tree is exhaling; I am exhaling what the tree is inhaling.” Repeat this several times a day, until you establish a psychological connection with the plant.
DRILL: Sit for a few minutes thinking of somebody or something in your environment. Do japa: “_________’s actions are supporting me; my actions are supporting _________.” Repeat this several times a day, until you establish a psychological connection with that person or thing.
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