Cruelty as a Great Treat

I do on occasion end up in situations where I am insulted or despised. The word despised is really old English and is no longer in common usage. Have you heard anyone saying it recently, especially say anyone under 30 years of age? It is just not being used. It was replaced by words such as contempt, detest, hate, deplore, dislike.

These words do not carry the original meaning of despise which means to hold the memory or thoughts of someone in hated quarantine energy in the mind. Can you imagine yourself doing that? Have you ever done that to someone, to the memory or thought of someone?

But actually being despised is a wonderful treat, a special gift and treasure for a yogi, to free the yogi from pride and to put the yogi into reality as a nobody or less.

Think about it!

As a yoga teacher, and as a parent and even as a co-parent, and in other relationships, I was in many situations where I was despised. It is a most beautiful circumstance to be in. It frees the yogi from every ounce of pride and put the yogi in his rightful place which is that he is not in charge of this, He does not own this. He is not necessary in this. His value is diminished favorably. He can leave this aside. He can walk on with no regrets. He can come to his senses about what or who controls this. He can free himself from all sense of proprietorship.  Being despised is a wonderful treat. I love it!