How is it that you would like to align yourself with your outside world?
Recently (in a super fun yoga class), I was reminded about the story of Krishna and Kaliya.
Krishna is...well, the man. He lives in this village where Kaliya the serpent has come to visit. He's a venomous serpent, and is poisoning the local water supply by visiting. The villagers have asked him to leave, but he continues to pour his venom into the waters. The grass is browning, wildlife is dying...and soon this village will be severely affected. Krishna is seen one day walking down to the water to have a chat with Kaliya. Krishna dives into the water. There's some thrashing about, and then nothing. (some versions of this story even contain bloodshed) The villagers are peering into the water and cannot seem to find either Krishna OR Kaliya. Worry sets in, but eventually Kaliya emerges tall from the waters. The villagers cheer as they see Krishna dancing on top of Kaliya's head. Krishna continues to dance and tap his feet, and a calm comes over Kaliya. "I'm sorry, Krishna...I am very sorry to have caused the villagers pain, but as you can see I'm a serpent by nature. Serpents are venomous by nature. I know nothing else, but I do not want to harm you and these people." Krishna speaks..." I understand your nature, and by nature, do not ask you to stop. Will you move there, to the neighboring waters where you can live freely? Then, these people can live freely." Kaliya thinks about it, and agrees to move on. Soon the vegetation has resumed it's natural healthy green color, and the village people are able to utilize the water again!
Really...what Krishna asked Kaliya to do is to align his nature.
Krishna & Kaliya (link to another version of the story)
I find this story profound...and have recently found the concept of alignment profound. Aligning is something we need to do, day after day. Several times a day, even!
The trick is, to first define how we'd like to align ourselves in our lives. Thinking first of how to align with family, and then friends, then professionally, romantically, then so on. Defining who you are and what you'd like to represent in various aspects of your life....then bringing it life by creating ACTION!
It's a really fun process...therefore, I'm simply sharing and opening it up to you.
Align. Again, and again, and again.
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