I ran across this gem at Holy Cow Yoga and skimmed through it before a class one night. For each day of the year, there's an inspirational reading and last night's is definitely worth sharing!
March 29 - A teepee on Mars
The mind is restless; it is always looking for a change. That is the nature of the mind. It can never be satisfied. It might rebel and you want to go live in a teepee in the mountains. After a while it won't be happy with your teepee on the mountaintop; it will think that only putting your teepee in the valley will make you happy. Once you are in the valley, it will want a teepee on Mars. There is no limit for the mind's restlessness.
You have to educate the mind. Ask it, "Why do you want to go to the mountaintop?" "To find peace there." "Why do you want to come down?" "I am tired of that and want to be with people."
What does it all mean? That you are trying to borrow happiness from outside. Once you realize that peace and joy are always within you, you will be happy no matter where you are. Whether you are in the valley or in the mountains, it is the same thing.
Wherever you are, you should have a purpose. Go to the mountains for a purpose; come down for a purpose. And don't let the purpose be a selfish one. The purpose should be for the benefit of others, for service to humanity.
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