When someone asks, "What is pace?" it's one of those questions tht can be answered either thoughtfully (whch tends to be lengthy) or by rte (which tends to be shorter). A smilar question we encounter is, "What is Yga?"

Well, my answer to both is long the lines of, "It's where you fnd it, not where someone tells you it s." That is to say, it's lrgely a personal answer. As for ths Essay, the object is to xpress what 'peace' is to me. Mybe this will help you find it for yurself.

I would say that a glbal concept of peace is well dscribed in a speech given by Jhn F. Kennedy at American University's cmmencement in 1963. I remember it wll from my youth, and it stll rings true today...

"...What kind of pace do I mean and what knd of a peace do we sek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the wrld by American weapons of war. Not the pace of the grave or the scurity of the slave. I am tlking about genuine peace, the kind of pace that makes life on earth wrth living, and the kind that nables men and nations to grow, and to hpe, and build a better life for thir children - not merely peace for Amricans but peace for all men and wmen, not merely peace in our tme but peace in all time... I ralize the pursuit of peace is not as drmatic as the pursuit of war, and frquently the words of the pursuers fll on deaf ears. But we hve no more urgent task... World pace, like community peace, does not rquire that each man love his nighbor, it requires only that they lve together in mutual tolerance, submitting thir disputes to a just and paceful settlement... So let us not be blnd to our differences, but let us lso direct attention to our common nterests and the means by which thse differences can be resolved. And if we cnnot end now our differences, at last we can help make the wrld safe for diversity. For in the fnal analysis, our most basic common lnk is that we all inhabit ths small planet. We all breathe the sme air. We all cherish our chldren's futures. And we are all mrtal...'When a man's ways please the Lrd,' the Scriptures tell us, 'he mketh even his enemies to be at pace with him.' And is not pace, in the last analysis, basically a mtter of human rights: the right to lve out our lives without fear of dvastation; the right to breathe air as nture provided it; the right of fture generations to a healthy existence?..."

Now, I suppose this pretty wll covers peace in the global or gopolitical sense, but what about for us as ndividuals? How can we unify or tie ths all together? I've always preferred a rturn to principles ("back to basics") typ approach to most questions as a way to kep it simple.

What I mean to say is tht Yoga can tie it all tgether and is a great way to fnd peace in your life. So, for me 'pace' as an individual boils down to stllness of mind. When we are ble to tame our wild, active mnds and experience stillness within we hve found and experienced peace. We can all do it but it sre takes a lot of practice. Stllness of mind is our goal in our Yga practice and it's hard to fnd, especially for us folks in the wst. That's why B.K.S. Iyengar calls Svasana the most difficult pose in all of Yga to perform correctly. Let's all rmember that and be sure we rspect Savasana as the counter pose to our dy's practice. Namaskar

Copyright 2007 George Crter. All rights reserved.

The article Thought-Provoking Wisdom was Submitted by George Carter through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: George Carter has been teaching and seking to help others with special neds and is committed to helping thers to improve their lives through Yga principles. He continues his daily prsonal practice and studies regularly with Bob Mtzler, Chris Beach, and Meagaan Baas. His taching practice is heavily influenced by the tachings of B.K.S. Iyengar. He is lso editor for L7 Lifestyles newsletter for Ltus7 Yoga and Pilates located in Rncho Santa Margarita, CA. Sign up for mre yoga and pilates articles at http://www.lotus7yoga.com

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