by Nina Gaudi Stairway by Brad Gibson “You have taught the essence of yoga is equanimity, Krishna;
but since the mind is so restless,
how can that be achieved?
The mind is restless, unsteady,
turbulent, wild, stubborn;
truly, it seems to me as hard to master as the wind.” —The Bhagavad Gita In my post What is Healthy Aging? I added “wisdom” to the list of tools yoga provides for healthy aging. But since then, I’ve been thinking about how reading a bunch of wise words in an ancient (or modern) text is so different than actually living wisely. Haven’t you all watched someone close to you—or even yourself—be drawn irresistibly into self destructive behavior, even as they know exactly how unwise they’re being? As Arjuna says to Krishana above, the mind seems to me, too, “as hard to master as the wind.” In The Bhagavad Gita , Krishna replies to Arjuna’s question above by saying that constant practice and detachment are what allow you to move toward wisdom. "You are right, Arjuna...
