Shelter From The Storm

Conditions are ever-changing but arise on the ground of being, or pure existence, which is unchanging. That is what we are. This Self-knowledge is the shelter from every storm.
~Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian

Here in northern California we have had a very stormy week. It is also a stormy, chaotic time in our country and in the world. With the war in the Middle East and the elections here in the United States, many people are feeling unsettled, fearful and wondering what will happen next. Many of us feel that what we thought we knew about this world no longer exists. We feel the foundation on which our life has been based has been shaken. In the teachings of Yoga we are taught that there is a ground of being from which all in this manifest world arises. That ground of being is benevolent and never changes. It is a constant force for good that is always there and each of us is an emanation of that force. As Yogacharya O'Brian says in this quote—That is what we are. Our time in meditation calms the mind and supports us in remembering our Self. From this place of knowing what we are, we can move into the world, be the presence of peace to ourselves and others and from that discern what is the next right thing to do.