Thank You!
I am truly amazed…My inbox was flooded, this morning, with requests for my password for my blog – I never dreamed so many of my friends and students actually read this thing! So, I’ve thought a little and decided to forget password protecting my blog – I’ll keep it free and open to anyone who wishes to read it!
To all of you who emailed me – those I know and those I don’t know personally – I am truly happy that I have been able to benefit you in some way – thank you for sharing that with me!
To all those of you out there that are really disgusted with some strangers that have made unnecessary comments on this blog – just remember that everyone is entitled to their opinion guys…No worries! I want to share an email with you that a very, very dear friend of mine sent to me – it made me put this into perspective and I hope it will do the same for you!
“I read what those people posted, and I was appalled about how they took what you said out of context and made your personal experience all about themselves…they completely did not hear what you were saying….People these days are so caught up in their own worlds that they forget things are not about them personally…they forget the other people in the world all together…I am sure they really do not give two hoots about the Indian population they are defending…those people that are writing are entertaining themselves ….trying to make themselves feel better about what ever is wrong in there own lives…the thing is….. they probably do not even recognize this fact…and to make these people feel even more powerful…they can say all of this stuff from behind a computer keyboard….kind of cowardly….in the end it just breaks my heart how negative and not supportive of another human being a person can be….and how close minded and completely heartless….and selfish.”
Today is sure to be a busy busy day for me in Mysore…Looking forward to it very much and getting more and more excited about heading home soon. Can’t wait to see everyone when I get home! It’s been a really amazing journey for me and it doesn’t stop here – I am excited to take all I have gained these last seven months and put it to use at home!
So this morning was my last practice with Guruji till next year! It started a bit rough as I still can’t sleep well at night and still have trouble opening that damn front door – but I am able to go to bed with the lights out, which makes me feel so relieved – you know if I had jetted outta here right after this happened then I know I would never have dealt with any of the issues I’ve been trying to face head on! And once I did get out of the apartment I happily made my way to the shala one last time. Really kinda sad, but happy too b/c I can start looking forward to my return next year. When I arrived there were a few fellow yogis sitting outside – so I plopped down and waited with them. All was quiet and I just tried to soak up that moment – awe how sweet it has been to be here studying with Guruji – and how amazing this journey is in all aspects. As soon as the shala doors opened we all poured in to grab our spots in the room. As always, I put my mat down and then put my belongings in the locker room. When I came out I told my ‘neighbor’ how much I’d loved practicing next to her these last 2 ½ months and hoped we could stay in touch. She was surprised I was leaving early and I told her I had decided to head home a couple weeks early but that I would really love to stay in touch! Then Guruji and Saraswati came into the shala and we began our usual Friday led practice! Boy oh boy was my body just not cooperating this morning…Tight….Tight….Tight…But no worries b/c I was enjoying every second of this practice anyway! Kwang told me yesterday not to be sad it was gonna be my last practice – he told me to think about how blessed I was to end with a led practice with Guruji – like he was blessing my safe return to America! As I stood at the top of my mat and began to chant the opening mantra I felt such a waive of peace fall over me! I almost started to cry – I can’t begin to describe how wonderful it felt for me then! This morning I dedicated my practice to Guruji…And before I knew it we were on our last sun salutation B. “Oh my gosh, this has got to be the fastest practice of my life!” So good though – every second of it. I felt all over the place and grounded all at the same time! I felt like we went from Sun Salutations to seated postures to backbends – and then practice was over ;( But if was such a nice way to end my time here with Guruji!
Well, I wish each and everyone of you a blessed day!
Om Shanti!