先日、あるヨギーニの投稿の引用に目が留まった。
The body is my temple and asanas are my prayers.
身体は私の寺、ヨガのポーズは私の祈り。
約80年にわたりヨガの鍛錬と指導を続け、「アイアンガーヨガ」を創始したB.K.S.Iyengar氏の言葉らしい。これに、次の文章が続く。
Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
濁りや汚れのない身体に整え、魂を宿そう。（拙訳）
以前に図書館で彼の著作『ハタヨガの真髄』を借りたものの難しすぎて読み通せなかった記憶があるが、この言葉はすんなり入ってくる。
毎朝、お寺の僧侶が境内を掃き清めるように、私も住まわせてもらっている自宅を丁寧に掃除し、私自身の魂が宿っている自分の身体を感謝を込めてケアしよう。
The serene atmosphere of the temple near my condo makes me so calm and relaxed.
昨日は、娘の所用に付き合って、急遽出かけることになった。朝10時過ぎ。表参道に長い列ができている。スイスの時計メーカーの新作を買うために並んだお客さんたちらしい。世界で起こっている悲惨な状況に鑑みて、私が住む場所はなんと平和なことかと複雑な思いに駆られる。帰宅後は、20分のヨガしかできなかったけど、よい足休めになったのか昨夜の睡眠は良好。今朝は二度寝まで楽しんで、曇天ながら桜が咲き誇る公園を散歩してきた。3/27の今日は両親の結婚記念日。66回目のアニバーサリー、おめでとう❤大好きなワインレッドのモクレンが静かに祝ってくれている🍷
Love the wine-red magnolia🍷
Have you ever heard of the following words?
The body is my temple and asanas are my prayers.
Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
The words are from B.K.S.Iyengar who founded a new method of yoga, "Iyengar Yoga."
I've never practiced Iyengar Yoga so far, but the concept of his words moved me very much. Buddhist monks, actually, are said to start their day by cleaning: wiping the floor, sweeping the grounds, polishing the statues, etc.. It's a kind of part of their practice like a meditation. They try to keep the precincts pure and clean.
I wanna continue to practice daily yoga as well as clean my house so that I could keep my body and mind pure and clean.
I practiced only 20-minute yoga (no running or walking) yesterday, when I had to go out. I think, however, it was good for my legs, and I had a very nice sleep last night. After enjoying a relaxing breakfast time I took a walk in the near-by park in the morning, where pink cherry blossoms are almost in full bloom, In addition, the red-wine magnolia flowers attracted me very much. They looked like they were celebrating the wedding anniversary of my parents 🍷.
