Seeds of Insight 016 - He who knows why
Dear You,
“Most of us live our lives by accident. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose. Knowing your WHY provides a filter through which you can make decisions, every day, to act with purpose.”
These are words by Simon Sinek, leadership guru and designer of the well-known startup world concept of the Golden circle. Of course, the concept is as old as humanity. Rod Stryker, author of “The Four Desires”, points out that this search for meaning was already revealed in the Vedas some 3000-3500 years ago.
“Your soul has four distinct desires, which collectively are described in the tradition as purushartha, “for the purpose of the soul”. ”
The first of these four desires is dharma, as I mentioned in previous posts, In other words, this is the longing to fulfil our unique purpose. Being connected to this sense of inner purpose carries us more lightly through the storms of life, even when outside circumstances appear to be hopeless. Austrian psychologist Viktor Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning, and that search alleviated suffering even in the most extreme conditions, such as the concentration camps during the Second World War.
“A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the ‘why’ for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any ‘how.”
It is all about the “why”. Yet so much of our daily energy is spent on the “how”. We tend to go in circles, without direction, possibly because “how” appears to be a much easier and less overwhelming question. The irony, of course, is that it leads to exhaustion and lack of fulfilment, until we are ready to take responsibility for our subtle strategies to avoid “why”.
Feeling tired of this? Join us on our September course Meaning:full (see details below). My dear friend Nadia and I will be gently but firmly helping you ask your “why” through yoga, meditation and self-reflection. Even better, share the love and bring a friend to get a 50% discount.
Upcoming
Courses
MEANING:FULL: September 2, @Studio Soma, Stoke Newington
Yoga classes this week
Soulful Thursdays @ Studio Soma, Stoke Newington. 7pm, Thursday
Rooftop Flow @ our home, Stoke Newington, 11am Saturday
Mindfulness
Special offer: free 1:1 mindfulness sessions as part of a case study. Interested? Get in touch.
With Love,
Iri
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