OK, I'm going to totally geek out here. I recently watched the first installment of a (very retro) series titled Cosmos, which is narrated by famed American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist and science guru, Carl Sagan.
At the outset Sagan details the enormous and expansive galaxies that surround the curious sphere on which we all live. Hearing Sagan's warm, intelligent and exuberant explanations is so very fascinating. However, one simple truth stuck out.
In juxtapose to humans' exploration of the expanse of stars and planets that surround us, Sagan reminds the audience that our inner contents are, in fact, the very same elements that make up the universe around us.
What a powerful thought: We have an entire universe within our selves.
As mere individuals we have no tools for the exploration of the external cosmos. Yet, through the practice of becoming present to my physiological experience, I've explored novel adventures time and again. That is what's so exciting about the experience of yoga. With each new physical breakthrough we make a new internal discovery. We become present to a new sensation. A new feeling. A new experience.
Today's new and random discovery: While in utkatasana, as I separated my fingers as widely as possible, I could actually feel my heartbeat in the palm of my left hand. Why only one hand? Why the right side? Why had I never noticed this before? Like all truly critical thinking, questions are more important than answers.
The truth is that, as a society, we're obsessed with exploring and understanding our external world, yet we still know so little about our inner selves. Over a span of thousands of years, we've conquered and comprehended nearly every area and culture upon our earth, yet we still cannot account for a great area of our inner content.
Luckily, the practice of breath and asana serve as an amazing and simply vehicle to explore our many uncharted inner landscapes.
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