Sweeping Breath- Dr. Seuss Style (Siva Sutra 1.2 jnānam bandhaḥ)
Bondage and ignorance and limitation!
Oh my!
We contract like a sneeze~
You want to know why?
These are the roots of our issues,
You see~
Unworthiness, insecurity, feeling un-free.
These deep darkened roots,
known as Anava Mala,
cloak our awareness
like pollen all upon ‘ya.
This pollen of unworthiness
Helps us forget~
How miraculous we are~
We recoil ~we regret.
We regret and we doubt.
We feel separate and small.
Our pimples and frizzes
Keep us enthralled.
How, do we, how do we
How DO we re-remember?
Our goodness, our freedom
From here to September?
Good question, my dear!
So at your request~
I’ll teach you the tools
To elevate your quest!
Your breath is the broom
that sweeps away pollen,
Shines light on the ignorance
Which is hidden and smallen.
Sit tall, close your eyes,
Tune into your spine.
Inhale your breath
Down the left side line.
Sweep your breath out~
On the same side,
From bottom to top~
Deep inside.
Sweep your breath in,
Down the right side this time.
Get real close and real low~
To release dust and grime.
Sweep your breath out~
From bottom to top.
Keep sweeping your spine~
No reason to stop!
No reason to stop~
Till you feel lighter and free!
Relieved of unworthy
Pollen and debris.
The pollen of ignorance~
And debris of limitation~
Can be swept to the surface
For expansive illumination.
Each time we remember,
We grow and expand~
We become more real.
And that is quite grand!.
The week before college life officially started at Belmont Abbey College, the Student Life department held one of its biggest and most important trainings of the year for its Resident Assistants. “RA’s” are some of the most influential student employees on campus. They represent the college in helping new students settle into resident hall life, assist in planning social events, lead discussions, report maintenance concerns, serve as a resource to campus information, lend a listening ear and comforting shoulder to cry on, perform room checks, work in the hall office and much more.
