May-June 2011 - The Journey
May-June 2011 - The Journey
May-June 2011 - The Journey
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Such balance is the dynamic tension that must be used<br />
to guide the way on the spiritual search. Otherwise we<br />
risk falling prey to an unhealthy degree of either submission<br />
or skepticism.<br />
T h e Jo u r n e y<br />
I had plenty of time to reflect<br />
on the young man’s wisdom<br />
since I had to spend the night<br />
huddled on the station floor<br />
awaiting my 19-hour train<br />
ride the following evening.<br />
On the road to the absolute, neither blind faith nor<br />
blind doubt will do. We have to tread the middle path.<br />
We keep our eyes open, but reach out for a helping hand<br />
at the same time.<br />
Jenya dasi is a certified yoga instructor and reiki<br />
practitioner living in Pittsburgh. She teaches yoga at local<br />
universities and keeps busy directing a local non-profit organization<br />
that promotes holistic lifestyle education. A dedicated<br />
practitioner of the spiritual science of bhakti-yoga, she<br />
has traveled the world to study under the tradition’s most<br />
exalted teachers and shares her understanding of spiritual<br />
life through writing and teaching philosophy.<br />
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