Tapas, fire in the belly

Our first discussion topic will be around "the fire in the belly", TAPAS. Tapas is key to practice of hatha yoga or physical yoga.

BKS Iyengar writes; Tapas is derived from the root 'tap' meaning to blaze, burn, shine, suffer pain or consume by heat. it there means "a burning effort under all circumstances to achieve a defenite goal in life. It involves purification, self-discipline, and austerity". The whole science of character building may be regarded as practice of Tapas.

Tapas can apply to every aspect of your life, my goal is to evolve furture into my own spiritual path, and allow my light to shine, inspiring those around me to shine with me! I was very much inspired by the following article written by Scott Rose. I welcome all comments, please keep in mind there are no right or wrong answers, just sharing of the ideas.

Are you ready? by Scott Rose

Are you ready to blaze your own Spiritual Path? Are you ready to step up to the plate and evolve? It’s up to you to claim the consciousness that is rightfully yours. No one else can do it for you.

This is the West; there are no gurus for this. You have to be your own guru - and don’t look at me. I’m just a dude; a blogger and shop-keeper, with a partner, a dog, a cat and a garden. The most I can ever do is share paths with anyone interested and belt my own frequency as best I can.

This is not religion; there are no saviours for this. The old systems that did everything for everyone are crumbling, so you’ll have to save yourself and do the work for yourself. Not I or anyone else can play saviour any more - it won’t work where the Human Race is going.

If you thrive on independence, tolerate nothing less than the truth and are always questioning: you carry a chord of Light inside you. If you are taking action to protect the planet and the life that resides here: you carry a chord of Light inside you. If you are opening up perceptions of reality that exist beyond this one and are flooded with ancient memories of yourself in alternate existences: you carry a chord of Light inside you. You carry a powerful chord of Light inside you that is collectively responsible for a massive shift in consciousness on this planet.

Light exists as information. You experience Light as conscious awareness. You bring Light - information, freedom and choice - to the planet, through your own personal growth and evolution. Know yourself! Know that your journey here is effecting something. Take responsibility and take direction for the path that you are on today.

Are you interested in knowing how to take control of your personal evolution? Are you aware of your own personal energies?
There is nothing wrong in ‘taking control’ of your personal growth and evolution. Look at it this way: if you aren’t in charge of yourself then someone else is!

Your personal energies are the sum total of you. They exist as an electromagnetic frequency and they carry the story of who you are. All your emotions, all your experiences - whether you view them as good or bad - are all broadcasted here. Other people can pick up on those frequencies and become effected by them. How are you effecting other people, and your planet?

You have the power to choose the frequency you wish to broadcast - if you are willing to own it. If not, then you are allowing others the ownership of your frequency. Understand the immense value of your broadcast, because what you broadcast comes back to you as an experience of reality. Can you see what’s been happening on your planet?

Your frequency. Your choice.
You can decide right now that your personal vibration, the essence of who you are, is a priority in your life. Start activating your astral bodies, reclaim your existence in non-physical realities and clear the cobwebs! I don’t know what you’ve been told about ‘new-agey’ stuff, but this is what the REAL New Age is about. So… are you ready?