Our Wild Nature

I've been in Paracas, a desert in the south of Peru, for the past week and it's made me think about the importance of cultivating an element of WILDNESS in our lives; of connecting with our own true nature. As mentioned in my previous post for NYE, being wild has nothing to do with going to the rainforest or Africa. Wildness is really about taking a ride to the wild places inside you.

A certain kind of bravery is necessary in order to go into the deep corners of the SELF. To break through and break IN. There is nothing more freeing than to not fearing our own true nature and creating enough space inside for things to shake and shift.

Transformation is constantly at work, whether we want it or not, at the surface or silently in the background. So either we get on with change, or we stay stuck in the habitual patterns of our minds. To change, a part of us must die.

Getting in touch with our inner natural wildness is about yearning to grow and connecting with something inside of us that is alive and ready to evolve. This growth might not be visible right away, but the brewing and simmering are happening underneath the surface. Every seed is alive and ready to sprout, but seeds take time to grow. We ought to cultivate patience, openness, and space for this ALIVE process of inner change to come to full fruition.

We are amidst a great cosmic sequence that teaches and guides us in all circumstances. We can learn to trust the great movements of the cosmos and to refrain from individual manipulation of the external world for personal gain allowing the awareness of our interconnectedness with all. - Jivamukti FOTM.

A chaotic mind is a disturbed mind. When we live outside ourselves we are pulled in many directions in need of validation, attention, and affirmation. This is Avidya, a state of ignorance, which is not a state of peace. To be free from disturbance means we should go to the root cause of what is disturbing our own heart, body, and mind. It’s not about stopping thoughts, but rather going to the source of thoughts. Go to the layers of identification that gives rise to thoughts.

As we practice yoga & meditation, we eventually but inevitably overcome being stuck in one way of feeling, knowing, or processing, releasing ourselves from separateness in our own island of identity, so we can participate in bigger, more cosmic equilibrium. In that balance, our past and future are always changing. Knowing this, we can transcend the bondage of time and personal identification within this universal sequence.

Yoga teaches us to look deeply within and develop a state of equanimity of mind that embodies peace and calmness, and out of that state we sow the seeds of tranquility within and around us. This Peace is your own True nature which is joyful, steady, and content.

And then you come into contact with that aspect of yourself that cannot be defined, that cannot be put in words. That space that cannot be inhabited by language or words.

That’s when you become aware of your TRUE NATURE.

Yours Truly,

Fernanda