Children are God

Today I woke up at 3:20am for led practice and ended up going right back to bed..I was so tired and sore I couldn't function..My head was so heavy and to put it lightly I was just plain worn out..so I went back to bed and slept until 8:30am..When I woke up I was still kind of sleepy but my stomach was so hungry I needed to go get some breakfast..I now have an explanation..Yesterday I skipped my eggs in the morning..I think with my body type I cannot skip my protein source and function in this heat and while doing this much physical yoga..So this morning at breakfast I had 3 eggs and multigrain toast..I went home and rested the entire day until lecture at 4pm.


Today was the first lecture in two weeks due to moon days and other engagements so I was really looking forward to it..Sharath my teacher talked about yoga and the 8 limbs..He talked about how there is only one yoga..He said it was sad to see people in the west who put their name in front of a flow that contains some or part of the Ashtanga sequence and it is considered yoga..He said there is only one yoga and one yoga system and it is a science that works with the mind and the body..He also said that we have to practice the yamas and niyamas...Ahimsa..Satya...Sharath says to practice other yoga that is not true yoga is not satya and it is harmful for the body and there for is himsa not ahimsa..He said to always be truthful..There are a lot of people he says who come here and they want to be a teacher..There are a lot of people who come here and the already consider themselves teachers..You can not decide you want to be a teacher and become one in just a short amount of time...you cannot become a teacher until you are a student for a very very long time..If you say you are a teacher before you are ready to become a teacher you are not following th rule of Satya (truthfulness)..I loved this..I feel like it is fitting because all I hear around here is...Yea, I'm a yoga teacher...I can show you this..I can show you that..No one ever says.. I'm a student..I am happy to be a student and look forward to being one my whole life..When I am no longer a student than I don't want to live..


Sharath said there is a group of people who used to study under Pattabhi Jois and use that as a credential to teach yoga..In the yoga community his name is very big..One day Pattabhi Jois was on tour and there was a guy who came up to him not knowing who he was and told him he was a yoga teacher..Pattabhi Jois asked him who his teacher was..The man said... Pattabhi Jois is my teacher..Guruji asked this man..Have you ever seen this Pattabhi Jois fellow...and the man said..Well..Of course I have he is my teacher...Pattabhi Jois leaned forward and said to the man..Sir..I am Pattabhi Jois..The man appologized very quickly and went on to tell him he had to make money for his family and that is the reason behind the lie... But this is not satya and even though this man says he teaches yoga it is not yoga that this man teaches..


About this time Sharath's daughter walked into the shala and seemed upset..She just started yelling towards him..He asked her to come over to him on the stage..She was dressed in a yellow and silver costume and had just finished a dance performance at her school..She didn't see him in the crowd at the school so she was upset..He was there but he was not in the front..He asked her to perform for us..She started dancing and singing on the stage in the shala.. No shyness at all..It was so funny..We all hooted and clapped..Than she left..He went on to say in India it is against the law to find out what the sex of the child is before they are born..Children are considered God in India because they have no prejudice and they are so innocent..The child is considered innocent and of God until they reach early teens..I find this interesting..If you think about a child and the way a child acts it is so true..When a child doesn't get his or her way they will throw a tantrum or cry..a child will laugh and cry and scream and yell when he or she feels what he or she feels...As adults we are taught to stuff the emotions back down inside of us and than pay a therapist $125 an hour to bring it back up again..I think even though the childs way of dealing with the emotion is a bit annoying it is more logical..You see about 10 minutes later the child is ok and the previous issue is not and issue anymore..In an adult it is on their mind for hours or days or years..I think this is a very important lesson to learn about letting go of the shit that runs our life..It reminds me of Yoga chitti vritti narodha.. I think I might start throwing more tantrums..hahaha


I ran into Adam and Lissy on their way out of town..It is sad to see them go but I'm happy they have each other and the time we spent together..They are true love in a pure and unconditional way..I will miss them but have a part of them forever..They are very bright light so I know I will see them always if I look hard enough. To them I always wish them peace, love, and freedom.


Today was a good day in Mysore like always..I walked to Loyal World tonight and picked up a coke..On the way home I ended up giving the coke to a kid on the street..I figure it will mean more to the little girl than it will to me..I walked by my little dog friend that reminds me of my childhood dog  Dusty and than came home..Life is good and I'm happy in Mysore..


Om Shanti Shanti