There is, as always, more to say than any words can describe. And the part which is vocal – not emotional or spiritual – is sometimes too limited to convey the actual meaning. It is like fumbling, stammering and halting without being able to make a point. And yet, I try.
Einstein was able to, in conjunction with the theory of relativity, to prove that even little mass can have outrageous amount of energy. Think of nuclear physics. But mainly, remember this simple formula where E (Energy)=m (mass)*c2(speed of light squared). The speed of light is approximately 300 000 000 meters per second. But it is not just that you take this number and multiply it with your mass . You square the speed of light and THEN times the mass. Everything is relative, of course. Even mass and energy but let’s simplify and stick to E=m*c2 right now.
Sometimes when I see tired people around me, I recall this formula. Or when I myself feel that my energy has left me. But it never does, we always have more energy than we ever are able to make use of.
Think of it in terms of yoga – we have a potential we never really utilize. If we were to use our energy only for good thoughts and deeds, we could make our world into a better place in a second – 7 billions times the mass, times the speed of light times the speed of light. It would be an astronomical figure – too big to give a context which we, humans, would be able to comprehend. Hence we don’t. And yet we are moving, transferring, sharing, taking, consuming, giving and – I should also mention – wasting energy every day. We are possessing something which everything which has a mass has by default.
In yoga we sometimes get to a level of higher consciousness which makes us, for a brief moment, just exist, see and at the same time feel and be part of this energy. It is an amazing pulsating force which does not need any evaluation, opinion or affectional relationship. It is always there and for a brief inexplicable moment you are able to comprehend it. Like an extra dimension in addition to space and time. Energy. A parallel universe.
In space time we are always able to locate us with the help of altitude, latitude, longitude and the given moment. Where are we located in terms of our energy? Do you know your place of energy? Or your time of energy?
More interestingly, it is not only energy we cannot use properly – we also underuse the capacity of our respiratory system, the capacity of our brain, the capacity of our nervous system just to name a few other functions. Or even misuse them from time to time. If I now were to come back to the purpose of yoga as a means to find a balance, come closer to the equilibrium, it seems that, at least in terms of living, it is not necessary to utilize one’s resources to the maximum amount. You never need cross the line in order to find out where the line was. Not in yoga. Instead you need to learn to channel your energy and rather than using your limits, KNOW where they are. There is always the potential but we do not need to exploit it most of the time. Thus, we are mostly in energy conservation mode.
Unfortunately the energy conservation mode we are running in when sharing positive feelings, positive words, positive thoughts and love, is far too ungenerous, far too limited to call this a balance. So, get on a yoga mat. Or find any other means to multiply your mass with positive energy. I mean the energy of creation, not destruction. Though everything is relative, of course.
Kairi