Live Satsang Soul Circle 1/7/24 - Sthira + Sukha - Effort + Ease - Strength + Surrender

Audio only version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FR3wQDeEczyR5t8uP5vc9Nr1IUuptNus

Sthira refers to stability, intent, and strength. Sukha refers to ease, openness and surrender.

CONTEMPLATIONS (for thinking or journaling)

STHIRA: What does steadiness look like in your day to day? What are some of its forms?
Some I thought of: Boundaries, resilience, commitment, discipline, routine/ritual/rhythm, consistency, alignment with values

SUKHA: What does ease look like in your day to day? What are some of its forms?
Some I thought of: Rest, leisurely pursuits, “taking time to smell the flowers”, simplicity, help/collaboration, appropriate commitments, surrender, acceptance, non-resistance of what is

Sthira and Sukha in Interpersonal Relationships
Creating stability in relationships, cultivating ease and harmony
• How has this balance or lack thereof shown up in your relationships?
• What does it take to achieve it?

Sthira and Sukha in Work and Productivity
Utilizing steadiness to enhance focus and productivity, incorporating ease to prevent burnout and stress
• How has this balance or lack thereof shown up in your work and productivity?
• What does it take to achieve it?

Challenges in Balancing Sthira and Sukha
• What are your greatest obstacles to this balance?
• What strategies can you think of for yourself to support this balance?

• Do you feel, in your daily life, that you lean more towards Sthira – a sense of stability and firmness in your actions and decisions?
• Do you resonate more with Sukha – finding ease and comfort in the flow of life, appreciating the lighter moments and simple pleasures?
• Can you think of a recent situation where you found a perfect balance between Sthira and Sukha? What did that feel like, and what aspects of your life were involved?
• Now, consider a challenge you're currently facing. How do you intuitively approach it – with a sense of firmness and stability (Sthira), or with a more easeful and adaptable mindset (Sukha)?