<p>Yoga Sūtras 3.18 - 3.20: In Ashtānga Yoga we are taught to fix our attention in three places: Breathing, Posture &amp; Dṛṣṭi (eyes). Why are the eyes so important? Patañjali actually teaches three essential aspects of the eyes that will help us to overcome our habits and lack of self-awareness (yea, really - have you noticed how little we actually know about ourselves or are you still under the spell of thinking everything is happening consciously - because it certainly is not). Sūtra 18 is the first teaching on the eye. We are supposed to observe our eyes as a self-reflective meditation (svādhyāya) to shed light on where we are coming from. The other two essential aspects about the eyes are found in Sūtras 3.26 &amp; 3.28. Together, these three teaching about the eyes bring far greater depth of purpose to our Ashtānga practice of Dṛṣṭi.</p> <p><strong>Live Class</strong> meets every Wednesday from 10:45 - 12:00 pm (California Time)</p> <p>To learn more about our offerings or to make a donation in support of our work, please visit our website: <a href="https://www.samjiva.com/donations"><strong>https://www.samjiva.com/donations</strong></a></p> <p>David Miliotis - Samjīva Nilayam: Ashtānga Yoga Orange County</p> <p><a href="https://samjiva.com/"><strong>samjiva.com</strong></a> &nbsp;| &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ashtangayoga"><strong>youtube.com/ashtangayoga</strong></a> &nbsp;| &nbsp;<strong>@samjivanilayam</strong></p>