The yoga tradition is just that, a tradition, built upon a transmission of knowledge that is imparted to the student through direct contact, study and ultimately surrender. Every single person who has experienced the transformational power of practicing yoga according to the sacred method is forever changed. A guru is a dispeller of darkness, a light in the world. The opportunity to study with a true teacher is a blessing in life. Self love and life hacking has become an ideology of the West that we’re all sleepwalking into. It’s merely a skewed form of self-grooming in which an already captive audience applaud your ability to show them things they approve of. In our benign pursuit of self-improvement we are ignoring problems both big and small that are threatening to destroy the very systems (and people) we have come to rely on.īy turning in on ourselves we’re ignoring everything around us – and before you say it, clicking and sharing things on social media is not engaging with the wider world.
Over the past 10 years, the terms “self love” and “life hack” have been searched for in ever increasing numbers as this graph from Google trends points out.īut this surge in wellness hides a far more sinister and problematic idea for those who preach and practice it. Everything from “10 wonderful ways to practice self-love,” and “a seven-step prescription for self love” to, “30 ways to practice self-love and be good to yourself” all lie in wait ready to help you be a better you. A crude search for “self love” turns up more than 38 million results. I know I’m far from alone in this incredibly selfish pursuit. I am constantly looking for ways to improve my personal efficiency, my personal happiness, my personal space and well, anything else about me that could be feasibly tweaked. I am a total embodiment of what many in technology circles call a ‘life hacker’. I list all the ‘issues’ facing me today and how by focusing on the positive, known as the Pollyanna principle, I know I can overcome them. After my morning “me time” I make myself a superfood smoothie mostly involving kale and spinach before planning my day using the Pareto principle.
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