{"id":45,"date":"2020-03-02T04:59:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T04:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2020-03-02T07:49:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T07:49:09","slug":"day-2-heart-does-have-a-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/day-2-heart-does-have-a-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2: Heart does have a reason!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we stepped into day 2, I ensured I give\nsome more homework to my self. So, I walked up all the way for an hour to reach\nthe venue. I felt I had to compensate in some way to be able to lap up a bit\nmore than what I can usually do! Ofcourse the city looks different from within\na car and walking out in the open so early in the morning! Loved being aware of\nall things around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I walked around and realized that Google Maps is much more reasonable for taking me through shortest distance route, I had to pass through some narrow lanes which I would have missed otherwise. The homeless sleeping on pavements with his loyal friends around, and still having such a deep sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I passed through vendors getting ready for their business of the day, setting up stalls, preparing for the food to be served at breakfast, people waiting for buses to take them to schools and work, people staring at me as I tugged around with my long jute satchel staring at all of this. Infact, also saw a cow that is bound to be admired for the art made on it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-2-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-2-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-2-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-2-1-732x549.jpeg 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I reached the venue, I saw some of them already there in deep meditation and in preparation for the day\u2019s practice. I settled down quickly and started with the preparatory sequence to help me for the day too. Was surprised when Bryne and Andrew did tell me that I was better than yesterday! I was happy I was Learning! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-3-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-3-2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-3-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-3-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-3-2-732x549.jpeg 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we discussed the previous day\u2019s lecture,\nAndrew happened to mention that Heart does have its own reasons, that even\nreason doesn\u2019t understand. So true! There are so many things that we end up\ndoing, which we might know with all our logic, that it is not right, but feels\nlike never more right before! There must be some reason for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we explored Philosophy this evening, we had Dr.Alwar talk about the roots of yoga as shared by Patanjali and other sages. We discussed the reasons why yoga is given the importance that it deserves, and why does it deserve so. My logical mind felt so satiated as I am someone who has always been in search of a WHY! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-1-732x549.jpeg 732w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-1-1140x855.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.padmajapenmetsa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Day2-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Somehow felt I had an answer to what the\nthing we call soul is, and how Chitta, is the seat of the soul within our heart\narea. Logically thinking too, isn\u2019t it where we all point to while speaking of\n\u2018I\u2019? Whoever it is, in whichever language, culture, nation, young, old,\neducated, uneducated, however asked, while saying \u2018I\u2019, do point to the heart\ncenter. It must be for the same reason, that it is the place where our SOUL,\nthe essence of being our SELF is located! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And as Dr.Alwar shared, there is no yoga for a heavy eater or there is no yoga for under eater, there is no yoga for a heavy sleeper or a right sleeper, there is no yoga for someone who does heavy activity or for someone who doesn\u2019t do anything at all. Yoga is for the balanced. It is for anyone who can strive to find that balance.  To all those souls who strive to find their balance, the nature does bow down to the intention!  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we stepped into day 2, I ensured I give some more homework to my self. 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