There are also the yogi's who love to give from their heart through out their practice. If you are fortunate enough to be next to a person with a really strong practice and a soul full of peace you can see them kindly roll their eyes at you if you get to close to their supreme performance. This morning I was next to a lady who was so beautiful and loving. She rolled her eyes at me not once but two times when I went over on her mat. I felt a warm glow radiate from her heart as she huffed and puffed and blew her own little house down. My friend Katie from Washington state had a similar experience with a loving and open yogi being considerate and pushy this morning. We talked about this for a few minutes this afternoon and decided that if it wasn't for these select number of enlightend yogi's that push their beautiful selves through the yoga shala we wouldn't be able to feel at home here. In reality if it weren't for beautiful people like Katie I think I would have felt strange being around so many competitive and ego driven people. Katie is a true yogi in every way. Love and light is what I have learned just from talking and being around her.
Saraswati taught class today after Sharat chanted with us the opening prayer. It was a great practice regardless of the ego around me. Saraswati tried to get me into Marichyasana A but lets face it...Not ready yet. It was so fun trying and she was really trying to tie me up like a knot. She is 68 years old and as strong as He-Man. No joke. She has a big heart and smiles at me warmly every time she sees me. It's kind of funny to see an older Indian woman walk around in a dress with flowers on it bending, picking up, and moving people twice her size around the yoga room.
Later in the day around 12pm there was a fundraiser at Sista Sharee's place to raise money for the homeless and orphaned children of Mysore. Here mother's will kill their children if it is a girl or if it is unexpected. There is a orphanage here that takes in the children that survive or are lucky enough to be dropped off in a cage right outside the orphanage. Sista Sharee is a lovely soul and was one of Pattabhi Jois' first female students from 25 years ago. She is a master of Kirtan and chanting and teaching music to the less fortunate. We chanted the Gayatri Mantra 108 times and watched a movie on the homeless children of India. It was stark. We will be chanting at her house every sunday at 12pm and trying to raise some money for the orphans and unfortunate of Mysore.
At 4:30 I went to the shala for lecture. The same rush that happens in the morning happens in the afternoon when the door opens. There is plenty of space in the afternoon because we are not using mat space we are just sitting. Sharath said so much and we were aloud to ask questions today. My thing that I connected with most was when he said..."To transform the body and the mind you must believe that transformation is possible....If you doubt transformation..the doubt will win...Trnasformation always happens if you believe. I know this man will be my teacher for a long time. I see love, wisdom, and heart in his smile. It is like falling in love but in a different way. It is hard to explain. It is more pure and more unconditional and with no expectation.
As I said before there are a lot of people here that are all show and ego. When the question portion came up in lecture today this was apparent. It felt as if most of the questions asked were from people who just wanted to shout their cock size. It was quite annoying. I almost felt embarrassed for some of them. One man in the front of the room was very aggressive in his questions. It was as if he was trying to prove Sharath wrong...he asked... Why does Baddha Padmasana always have the right leg first? Shrath said some things just are and there is no answer..The man with his huge ego told Sharath that he dissagred and felt there was not balance in this position because it was only done on one side of the body...Sharath told us a story....Once when his Grandfather Guruji and Krishnamacharya were traveling in norhtern India they came across a man doing pranayama with his left hand..(Indians use their left hand to wipe their privates)..Krishnamacharya asked this man..Why is it you use the wrong hand to do pranayama? The man replied..God gave me 2 hands and I will practice pranayama with which ever hand I choose..Krishnamacharya replied...God also gave you 2 holes for food to pass...with which one do you choose to eat... The Indian man in the front of the room was quiet. There were a few more questions from a guy in the middle of the room that were dissrespectful but writing about them is just igniting the guys ego so I'll drop it. The point is the people with all the ego are the same in front of a great teacher as well as the yoga student like Katie and me who are just trying to get it. They don't get it. They are all about themselves...So more power to them. I'm here to learn and absorb..not to know it all.
After lecture Andrew, Fiona, Susie, Vonya and I went to Green Leaf to eat Dosas. I had a masala dosa and lime soda. On the way home we stoped for a bit of ice cream. It was a long and though a little aggitating... wonderful day here in Mysore. I'm very fortunate and blessed.
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