Yoga

Last night, I went to a Community Yoga Class. Once a week a nearby Yoga Studio hosts a free course. It's fantastic, especially for those of us who are on a limited income.

A little over halfway through the course, the power went out, so we practiced yoga in the dark and silence. I have to admit that it was pretty strange to be in a room filled with 30 people with no electricity, exercising in complete silence.

We were near the end of our practice anyway, so the teacher turned a portion of the course into more of a medititation. She told a few stories of her class (she works at a school during the day) and listed a few Dalai Lama quotes. One quote she read off I really liked. I couldn't seem to find it as I searched today---but it was something about ourselves being our biggest setback, not other people.

I did however, in my search find another Dalai Lama quote that I enjoy. I've been working a lot lately, and I've been losing a lot of my patience and compassion. So, I do feel like this quote is a good one to live by.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.