Your Yoga. Slowly and Quietly. A Practice.

This practice develops clear self-awareness and a lasting presence in the here and now. Please practise it to gain these abilities, without which Liberation and Enlightenment are impossible.

Description of the Practice

Choose a relatively free day, such as a day off. It need not be a whole day; a few free hours are also suitable.
Wake in the morning and remember that you have chosen to practise today. Begin doing everything slowly and quietly. Make as little sound as possible, moving as though you were not there. Speak a little more softly and move a little more slowly than usual.
Do not confuse this with sluggishness or dullness. Do everything smoothly, elegantly, gracefully and beautifully. Let your speech resemble a slow river: flowing, quiet and inviting people to listen. Others will sense purpose and wisdom in this manner. You will immediately notice how much more attentively they listen when you speak slowly and deliberately instead of quickly and impulsively.
Your first action in the morning might be to move the blanket aside slowly, more slowly than usual, then rise and dress slowly, doing everything as quietly as possible.
You will immediately notice an inner awareness becoming active, continually keeping you in the here and now.
Usually the mind and body quickly understand what is required, and you continue doing everything slowly and quietly.
If you slip back into your usual manner and briefly forget the practice, simply note it inwardly and resume.

Notes

This is especially useful for people accustomed to doing everything quickly and noisily. They may find it difficult at first, but that is precisely why it is particularly beneficial and necessary for them.
After practising for a day, you may wish to continue. Follow that wish.
You may notice one of two things: either the world around you seems excessively noisy and hurried, or it too seems to slow down and grow calm. Which you experience depends on the individual. Both are good in their own way, and they may alternate or one may replace the other.
You have probably noticed how deeply spiritual people behave: their speech is calm, even and quiet, with pleasant pauses, and their movements are harmonious and unhurried. In this practice you approach the goal from the other direction. Through body and mind, you free your consciousness.

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