Whatever it was
I was supposed to be
this morning—
whatever it was I said
I would be doing—
I was standing
at the edge of the field—
I was hurrying
through my own soul,
opening its dark doors;
I was leaning out;
I was listening.”
—Mary Oliver , from “Mockingbirds”
..
“Just as firewood is turned
To ashes in the flames of a fire,
all actions are turned to ashes
in wisdom’s refining flames.
Nothing in the world can purify
as powerfully as wisdom;
practiced in yoga, you will find
this wisdom within yourself.” —Bhagavad Gita 4.37-38.
Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana II. Upward Bow pose