We are already complete. All we need is the clarity to recognize the wholeness that is us. Rod Stryker More Quotes by Rod Stryker More Quotes From Rod Stryker My hope and my prayer for people would be to find and gather themselves such that their self-understanding, their willingness to act in the face of fear, [imbibes and imbues them] with enough faith [that] is bigger than their fear. Rod Stryker selfprayerpeople Our self-acknowledgement, our dedication has to be bigger than our fear. Rod Stryker dedicationbiggerself Yoga's most sublime objective is to awaken an exalted state of spiritual realization; however, the tradition also recognizes that this state does not exist in absolute isolation from the world and worldly matters. Rod Stryker sublimeyogaspiritual Learning to honor all four of your soul's desires compels you to thrive at every level, leads to lasting happiness as well as a complete and balanced life. Rod Stryker lasting-happinesssoulhonor The yoga tradition asserts that lasting happiness is dependent on prospering both materially and spiritually. Rod Stryker lasting-happinesstraditionyoga A little exposure to the philosophy of many Eastern spiritual traditions - including yoga - could easily lead you to conclude that if you aspire to achieve goals in the material world you cannot fulfill yourself spiritually, or vice versa. However, since all of us, at some level, long for fulfillment in all aspects of our life, it is essential to understand that these two aims are not mutually exclusive. Rod Stryker yogaspiritualphilosophy I am grateful for the unending hunger to rest in the mind of Buddha, the heart of Krishna, a domain where all yogis, sages, and saints abide, waiting for those whose real self has emerged from the searing pilgrimage of Spirit's flames. Rod Stryker gratefulrealheart I came into this world restless despite many appearances to the contrary. Does that make me unique? I doubt it. Rod Stryker uniquedoubtdoe Looking back, I see that I was born with the subtle sense that material treasures alone, no matter how grand, would never be enough to satisfy the longing in my heart to see the light, to know the truth. Rod Stryker treasurelightheart Indeed, much to my parents' surprise, the first word I spoke in this lifetime was "light." Prior to uttering its name, however, I was already searching for light - for my source. Yet despite my preternatural kinship with that spark that lights this and all worlds, for the first two or three decades of my life, I resisted it. Rod Stryker lightnamestwo Beautiful women, wealth, sensations, celebrity, substances capable of distorting my perception, and even forcing my body into positions ready for the covers of important yoga magazines - I pursued them all, some wholeheartedly, but none would satisfy my real longing. Rod Stryker yogarealbeautiful Of course, not all desires lead to happiness. Desires can and do lead to pain and frustration. Rod Stryker frustrationpaindesire There is this expectation that as January 1st dawns, we're going to do it differently. Moreover, there's this kind of pressure, that even if I've been trying to be different for a while, January 1st, from here on in - I have to be different. There's a cultural expectation, there's a personal expectation. I think it's worth just taking pause for a minute and talking about that. Rod Stryker expectationstalkingthinking I am passionate about learning to most fully embody the spark that is the source of life, the hidden glory of the Creator. Rod Stryker sparkspassionateglory Despite its widespread acceptance and the number of lives it has improved, what most of us in the West commonly associate with yoga represents only the tip of the iceberg that is yoga, a tiny fraction of what is a vast and profound science. Rod Stryker yogaacceptancenumbers Yoga is about life, this means all of life, not just part of it. Rod Stryker yogamean If a man is to become fully himself - and this is not something that happens automatically just because you arrive at a particular age - he is going to have to give up some things in the process. Be it drugs, infidelity, childishness, lying, fear of intimacy, violence - none of these things contribute to being a man Rod Stryker giving-upmenlying
