A lot of people applaud perfection - or what looks like it. It's easy to look at a person doing a perfect looking posture and admire the person and their ability thinking that's where the Divine lies. I'm sure this comes from thinking that we need to be perfect (at least look like it) in order to know the Divine; to be able to touch enlightenment or god. In this perfect posture then maybe the person's perfect and they must be closer to god then any of us imperfect beings?
But this isn't so. The more work there is, the more unraveling we do. As Suzuki Roshi said, "Everyone wants to be the best horse, but it's better to be the worst horse than the best horse." The work is essential, and it's good to work with sincerity. First for some of us the work is physical, that's why we do yoga. Together with the work on the mind, psyche, and the emotions, we'll be finally deep in the heart. Open and honest! In the moment . . . There we will find god!
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