inner brightness

So I've decided to go through the Sutras again this year, this time really focusing on each one as a class. After reminding myself of the purpose of yoga, I have now gotten to the reasons for stilling the mind. We still the mind to rediscover our true nature. And yet, what tends to happen is that all the fluctuations of the mind cloud this nature and make us believe we are the clouds instead of the light beneath.

Such a nice thought as I stumble through my cloudy and cold day today. I often guiltily dwell in my thoughts, ruminating until I can't take it anymore (or my friends can't take it=) I start believing every little thing that comes to mind and then I steep in the cloudiness. So after reading those sutras, I am reminded to be attentive, not to the fluctuations of the mind, but my light within. It's warming on this freezing cold day...