What an exciting discovery! The Oakland airport has free wifi! And I am 3 hours early for my now delayed flight. Ahh, the joys of modern travel. At least I can get a start on my internship homework, which is literally 10 pounds. The nice check in people identified that's how overweight my bag was, so I am now hauling the manual through the airport in my backpack. Thank goodness for yoga stretches to rebalance the load!
As we pause at the half way point in our training, my fellow students and I compared notes about the most influential elements to date. The actual information was voluminous (ten pounds!) but the experience of sharing this community with each other is the greatest learning tool. I came to California to enhance my meditation practice and deepen my connection to the source of all bliss in the universe. Meditation is still just as challenging, and I still do not have a direct dial to the big guy, despite my sincere efforts. It's funny how your prayers are answered anyway, just not in the way you expect. As we all sat in our closing circle, I truly drank in the sight of my sangha. Looked each one right in the eye, and consciously articulated (silently, in my own mind) what shone as their best qualities and allowed myself to feel genuine affection for each of them. What a powerful experience! It was all just in my own mind, not a big show of "woo-woo" stuff. But I was flushed with such love, and contentment, and even bliss! So, this is what the sages speak about. It is right in front of us all the time. We just get so busy with our agendas, meetings, various distractions, that we forget to stop and really see our gifts. This is the flavour I would like to infuse into our classes. Building our sangha so we too can feel that authentic connection that we all share as fellow travellers on the path. I have some new practices that worked for us at the ashram that I can't wait to share.
In light, Cheryl
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