Hello, Spiritual Warrior – it’s time to surrender!

Feather your nest and settle in for this Soul LIght Guided Meditation.

In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, he talked about the five obstacles that are a part of the human experience.

In Sanskrit, five = pancha, and obstacle = klesha. So the five obstacles are the pancha kleshas.

The pancha kleshas speak to the five poisons, afflictions, or obstacles – mental states that cloud the mind, which then manifest in unwholesome actions.

These mental states include anxiety, fear, anger, jealousy, desire, depression and stress.

In this ancient text, Patanjali outlines the means to liberation, and discusses the kleshas – the obstacles to that liberation.

These five obstacles are:

Ignorance, Egoism, Attachment, Aversion, and Clinging to Life.

Patanjali further states that the goal of yoga is not to obtain something that is lacking, it is the realization of an already – present reality.

Our yoga practice removes the obstacles that obstruct the experience of samadhi – complete harmony with the universe.

In this meditation, we will settle in with the mantra jyoti karuna namah:

Jyoti = light

Karuna = compassion

Namah = the Self, ever turning back inwards onto itself

As you move through this next week, notice as you move through Raga and Dvesha – attachment and aversion.

Notice what you are attracted and drawn to, which creates suffering, as well as noticing what you resist or reject, which also creates suffering.

In any one of those moments, realize that you are beyond your obstacles – your kleshas.

What you are attached to, release.

And what you reject – choose to lean in towards.

Over time, this cultivation will lead to greater peace in your life.

Love,

davidji ☮️