Discernment has always been an important virtue to me. In fact, it is a big part of my vision with Christian Yoga Studio. Each day, we encounter so many different messages. From the people we interact with throughout the day to news stories to commercials, our heads are stuffed full of many voices and perspectives.
Most of the time I just feel the voices turn to noise. And the noise has to be cleaned out through quietness and meditation.
Yet I also realize a message or two will sink in and before we know it, we have adopted something new into your philosophy of life. That is where discernment must come in, and though I do not always come down on the same conclusions as Sri Swami Satchidananda, I am enjoying his commentary on Patanjali’s yoga sutras. In regard to discernment, this is what he has to say. He says that scripture, (the basis of our beliefs and worldviews) is always the same. But the presentation of scripture varies depending on to whom it is presented.
In the same way, the Apostle Paul said, “I have become all things to all men.” Saying that different social circles require different presentations to reveal the same truth. Truth is one. People are many.
