The Om symbol used in Yoga is divided into 5 parts – three curves, a semi-circle and a dot. The curves represent conscious, unconscious and dream states. The semi-circle is the illusion of reality (Maya) that separates these three states of awareness from what is real (the dot). I interpret Maya as “World View”. We see and understand the world based on what we have seen. Meaning layers on meaning. Context matters. Our controlled hallucinations of the world only bump into each other. Vusi Thembekwayo did a great talk on the stages of freeing your identity from money making which resonated with my study of Financial Yoga. Yoga is stilling the waves of the mind. We can also still the financial waves. In the talk, Vusi describes the process of going from being employed (selling your skills and knowledge to the employer), to being self-employed (selling to the client), to being a business owner (Managing other selling their skills), to being an Entrepreneur (stepping out of the business yourself). Money making is not about you. Part of stilling the waves is letting go of the Maya. Gradually extracting yourself from the containers in which money is made. Reducing your dependence on your earning ability.
No comments:
Post a Comment