“But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word ‘tension.’ I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.”
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The Revered Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a teacher of many yogic principles: truth, service, justice, radical compassion. He was also a teacher of tapas: our willingness to host the fire of discomfort, or #GoodTrouble, in service of healing, transformation, and a more conscious world. Thank you, Dr. King. As our Guru and student of your teachings, Ma Jaya, would say: “We touch your feet.”
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