Again & again.

A new moon, a new year, & the continuous practice of returning home, again & again.

Removing the blockages again & again.

Learning things over again & again.

Things that once have been believed to be understood, need to be understood again & again.

Choosing to love again & again.

Having faith in the process again & again.

It’s important to not lose curiosity, childlike play & joy on this seemingly never ending journey towards wisdom.

To not let failure drag you down - nor let victory make you fly high.

To remember that obstacles are not signs of being lost, but part of the path.

And that it is up to us (& our karmic load 😅), how fast we will progress on this journey.

Liberation is always palpable. In the Now. ATHA.

Because ultimately, we‘re not just practicing for our own benefit, but for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali

abhyāsavairāgyābhyāṁ tannirodhaḥ (1.12)

These mental modifications are restraint my practice and non-attachment (C.A. Friedmann)

satu dīrghakālanairantaryasatkārāsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ (1.14)

Practice becomes firmly established when it has been cultivated uninterruptedly and with devotion over prolonged time. (E. Bryant)

śraddhāvīryasmṛtisamādhiprajñāpūrvaka itareṣām (1.20)

To others (this Samadhi) comes through faith, energy memory, concentration, and discrimination of the real (Swami Vivekanand)

ṛtaṃbharā tatra prajñā (1.48)

In that state, there is truth-bearing wisdom. (E. Bryant)

tajjaḥ saṁskāro ’nyasaṁskārapratibandhī (1.50)

The subconscious imprint produced from such knowing recondition us. (G. Maehle)

1.21 tīvrasamvegānām āsannaḥ

For those who practice with ardent intensity, samadhi is near. (G. Maehle)

1.33 Maitrīkaruṇāmuditopekṣāṇāṁ sukhaduḥkhapuṇyāpuṇyaviṣayāṇāṁ bhāvanātaś cittaprasādanam

By cultivating an attitude of friendship toward those who are happy, compassion toward those in distress, joy toward those who are virtuous, and equanimity toward those who are nonvirtuous, lucidity arises in the mind. (E. Bryant)

1.3 Tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe’vasthānam

Then, the Seer [Self] abided in Its own nature. (C.A. Friedmann)

1.23 Īśvarapraṇidhānād va