Saturday, August 27, 2011
"SANKALPA" or Intention
Each day we should purposefully set our intention. Sankalpa is the Sanskrit word meaning will, purpose, determination, or intention. Idly going through the motions of your day without a set intention causes you to lose the power of patience, kindness, compassion, etc. Your sankalpa should always be short, precise, and easy. For example, "Today I will breathe deeply," or "Today I will be kind."
My intention for today was to be Curious. I believe we are all meant to be seekers and that there is great joy in our individual quests to be open, to learn, and to grow. When we abandon the natural curiosity we are born with, because we are too busy, too tired, or too complacent we miss out on a wonderful part of our lives and sometimes forsake our purpose.
The Five Siddhas Make Their Way to the Kailasha Mountains; opaque watercolor on paper. 1820; The San Diego Museum of Art
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