This past weekend a very inspiring person crossed my path.
He is an Englishman who decided to leave all his life behind in the UK, including his well-paid corporate job and his home, to walk in Europe, teaching yoga everywhere he set his foot in. He has no money on him, he has no accomodation fixed, just a backpack with some basic personal belongings. He decided that he’ll live on the kindness of people who appreciate his yoga classes, i.e. their voluntary donations of food and money, sleeping under the sky.
He looked like a very reserved person to me. He admits that he is afraid but he has never felt so free before, and he always feels precisely what he has to do next. He really enjoys the balance of walking in the forests and then the cities, once bonding with nature, then with people, creating a subtle balance of solitude and socialising in his journey. He is open to any conversation to people after the yoga classes, giving them teachings on some of his own truths about life. I was glad to see how fast and easily he was integrated into Luxembourg: the news of his arrival quickly spread among the local yogi community, and by the end of Sunday, our globetrotter was enjoying himself on a local capoeira party, merging into Lux life, happy to share his story with whoever interested.
What inspires me the most in his story is that I see the fundamental spiritual principles for success in practice. He had the courage to make such a decision. Obviously, there may be a higher purpose, a quest for a hidden meaning of life behind his decision. He shows a lot of acceptance towards the circumstances: the people he meets, the amount of donations he receives, weather conditions etc. He has a deep trust in that the universe will support him on his path, also in his own abilities to always find a solution whatever challenge may arise. He has fully surrendered himself to nature and also, to human nature. He also has patience to guide him through his way, and also gratitude towards his experiences.
His experience could very easily prove that there is indeed a life without worldly assets and personal possessions, so unbelievable in today’s society.
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