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Published: July 14th 2010
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“You look so happy and content” That's what my happy people have said after evaluating my current self. It's a beautiful space to be in and good to see that it's reader friendly! The man at the coffee shop was intrigued that I was using my Mala. “Can I ask what you say when you hold your prayer beads?” (and after showing me his own) “well, these are from the Buddhist tradition... but we’re all just repeating the name of God. Different names, same God”. So man lovely characters crossing our paths, making the transition back to life in the West almost as colourful as the glorious markets of India!
“Are you wearing a Sari?!” how Swami Gopal Puri Ji greeted me when I visited Melbourne Ashram for Satsung with guest speakers from India on the topic of Yoga Therapy. “No! First I must learn Hindi!” He showed me the lovely picture on the wall of Yashoda nursing Krishna before resuming His kitchen duty, making amazing food as ever, for the evening meal. It was awesome that Elsa was able to join Gyatriji and I for the full moon evening.
My notes from the evening: Removing the blocks so
the potential can flow. You can be immortal while living (from the Gita). Creating the environment, a living tradition. Therapy is only complimentary. Changing lifestyle. Proper diet and practice. Individualistic characteristics. Therapy is comprehensive. Pariksha. What you see and hear from me is only a part of my constitution. Prana system you can perceive. Psych system we can’t see, though it is actively working while we’re awake. All diseases have their root in psych. Personality is deeper. Something else is working... to push you to this hall tonight! Inclinations pushing the body to act. Comprehensive relief. Healing from within. All great things are simple and specific. Illusion of our problems. Modify. Therapy with food, deep into Ayurveda... bring in the light.
Align your social being with Bhakti. Psychological Shastra. Working with the higher level to heal lower level like graduate teaching an undergraduate. Hitham and Mitham. Change diet slowly. Slow and progressive. Methodology is different for children. What is imprinted to you will be different. Bavana is visualisation. Every powerful tool can also be used to do the opposite. Cure and heal. Accept the problem. Look forward to the following days. Open a positive mind. Focus on the individual.
Give the fishing net. In spite of the scepticism there is always a small window. We need to make it wider. When the right approach is taken... people can begin to take responsibility for themselves. You are only a channel. Take the first step... the rest will happen.
After a fabulous visit with Gyatriji, Min, Cincers, Locky and Drew it was time to venture north with a few more of our worldly belongings from the shed. It's really something when you rock back into your country and are collected and hosted by your happy people and go into their shed to find everything as it was and winter wardrobe ready to use! Such abundant blessings and this weather such contrast from the desert summer of India! Leaving Gyatriji, we stopped off to say goodbye to Drew before heading the long way via Melbourne to see Uncle Pat and Auntie Terrie. They had a brightly coloured array of fruit on the counter which was very inviting. Somewhere along the way we also stopped for $1 Lindt blocks of chocolate. The Universe was indeed looking after us! As we drove further into the night I pulled over to check out the sky and saw the stars for the first time in a week. For the first time since leaving Jadan. There was also a halo around the moon and it was fabulous to see the bright night sky again.
Such a blessing that so many of our Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane friends made time for us on the journey. We stopped for REAL FOOD in NSW at Oliver’s during an interlude on a long, long drive. FABULOUS business venture. Compliments to the vision for the real food project making roadside food packed full of happy customer service, health and taste! Though I must say we've certainly received more than our fair share of amazing food thanks to our wonderful friends sending us off with gourmet picnics. THANK YOU to all of you Earth Angels for sharing your energy and enthusiasm.
The first roadside cow since leaving India grabbed our attention. Very reserved as it stood far away from the roadside enjoying greener grass than the other side of the fence. There were many brilliant roadside murals, especially coming closer to Brisbane. We also became acquainted with local politics, such as the local activists busy with projects like the future of the Mary River. And of course there was Cal with the never ending questions such as "What does it mean to be greedy?" REALLY great to see Ben and Donna and we promised we'll be back in a few months time for a longer visit and play. Also on the must do list is sample the pizzas from their very impressive pizza oven. Yes, another inspiration for something to create when we are back in Kuranda! Oh the bliss of the open road and the delicate art of 'being'. Road music was a combination of Dylan and Bhajans! So, we rolled into the mountains that attracted me to this place in the first place many years ago, at a particularly auspicious time of the day; a most spectacular sunset and Mark there to greet us with the hugest smile you could imagine!
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