Grounded Rap By Carlos, 8th grade Spiritual Gangster
Yoga is the best, so don’t put it to the test.
Yoga is better than the rest.
It helps you breathe through your chest.
Now just go wit da flow and don’t mess wit Yoga.
It’s so fly it can make a drunk person sober
Yoga is the best. Don’t put it to the test.
Yoga is better than the rest.
It helps you breathe through your chest.
But when it’s time to leave
we want to stay
but the teacher says it’s time to say
Namaste.
Namaste.
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I have been working with Ken, this is true. I have found him to be a natural adept; I leave him seated, sometimes in the morning, I come back, he has not moved an inch – he is completely absorbed in the mantra. I asked him what his experience was like, and he just stared at me, said nothing: obviously it is beyond the ability to verbalize at the shtula level. Pure transcendence. I even at one point stuck a pin in his foot and held a BIC lighter to his head – he did not flinch. Incredible. He is an amazing meditator.
{Tada drastuh svarupe vasthanam} Patanjali’s Sutra Chapter 1, verse 3 Then the SEER abides in it own NATURE Surely, it’s meant to BE~
To ABIDE in our own SPLENDOR~ The mind must get real quiet; it needs to uncover the truth and go on a Cloud free Diet.
No need to grasp for light For it is already here and there. Let’s thin out the distorted clouds Of ignorance and despair.
Let’s work with the muddled mind, Accept that clouds are blocking, Train to be more observant Of thoughts that keep on talking.
Just like the sun up above Our LIGHT never dims to slur. It does get covered up. And distortion may occur.
Dwarfs mine for diamonds In the classic tale SNOW WHITE. We mine for JOY It’s our undivided RIGHT.
SNOW WHITE sings joyfully, As she tidies up the cottage. Birds and animals dance along And MiIRROR her BLISSFUL wattage.
SNOW WHITE glistens KINDNESS, and undisturbed PURENESS, That exists at the core of her being Her true SELF, that’s for sureness.
In yoga, we use our practice To support the removal of clouds~ To ground into our inner brilliance And shine out free from the shrouds.
“Just whistle while you work And cheerfully together we can tidy up the place So hum a merry tune It won’t take long when there’s a song to help you set the pace “
Keep your ankles in line with your knees And your knees in line with your hips. Clasp your elbows behind your back And rise up high on your toe-tips. Bend steady your knees. Stay high up on tiptoes. Whistle or hum a tune While you work to hold this pose!
“And as you sweep the room Imagine that the broom is someone that you love And soon you’ll find you’re dancing to the tune
When hearts are high the time will fly So whistle while you work”
Clean the sand trap of cluttered thoughts With camel pose in a chair. Sit on the edge of your seat Place your hands behind you with care. Lift the sides of your heart up And the back of your heart high. Pull your head of the arm bones back. Soften both sides of your throat and sigh.
Sigh your throat back, And LIFT YOUR HEART HIGH. WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK And allow time to fly.
Place hands on your lap Lift your head back over your heart Ground your thighs and feet, And Feel the clouds depart.
May we whistle while we work. May we notice our inner states. May our inner states be bright. And lighten our outer updates.
May the sound that whistles tunes from within our deep heart’s abyss Ring loud and ring clear~ OUR OWN TRUE NATURE IS BLISS!
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Yoga is the best, so don’t put it to the test.
{Tada drastuh svarupe vasthanam}
So you finish your practice~
Your inner bliss continues