Despite the good mattress, great pillow and fresh air, I did not have a very good sleep my first night in my new room. There was chanting coming from the ashram all night. It was lovely, don't get me wrong, but when combined with a couple mosquitoes buzzing around my head and biting me several times, and the bulls in the nearby fields making deep, loud moaning-like sounds in the wee hours of the morning, it made for a very interrupted sleep. I had been hoping to sleep in a little since it was Sunday, day off, and since I had had such a hectic last few days, but I was up with the sun. Though my eyes were heavy, they were thrilled to soak in the rays of the bright sun rising over the mountains, coming through my open bathroom window (the rays, not the mountains). Made me forget about the restless night, and rise in love with my room.
Sunday meant no massage class and no Trika classes... what to do with all this free time?! Started the day with some routine Sunday laundry, then walked over to Swati's for a short visit, where I was fed a sweet cream-of-wheat-like breakfast mushy deliciousness, with a cup of hot, milky, sugary, chai, of course. Went to internet for a bit, then off to the women's meeting. I mentioned we had no Trika class today, but we did have an optional meeting. Like last year, after the brahmacharya lecture, a female teacher offers a meeting for the women, and a male teacher offers a meeting for the men, so that we can more openly and comfortably discuss more personal or gender-sensitive issues. We had a great discussion, and a wonderful opportunity actually came up from it. The teacher, Kamala (from Estonia), has been studying and practicing Tantra for 8 years and is traveling around the world giving workshops. When I mentioned I was form Montreal, she said this was one of the places she was hoping to bring her workshop in the near future. But wherever she goes, she needs a contact to help scout out possible locations, publicize, and help organize (and share profits with). I'll be that gal this August! So if anyone might be interested, let me know. (Let me specify that I'm referring to Tantra in its genuine, traditional, holistic sense, not just related to sex orgies as it has unfortunately come to be misunderstood in the West - and in some Osho retreats. More on that when I get back, but in the meantime, for those interested, have a look at http://www.shambhala.com/tantra.html and http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/761025.The_Serpent_Power)
Finished my laundry after the meeting, then did a little souvenir shopping, putting my growing bargaining skills to good use. Walked down near the river to the best juice stall in town for a mango-orange-mint delight, and an hour of book browsing in the nearby shop (only walked out with 2 books, great control!). Back in my room, I had couple hours to read and relax before heading downstairs to the Trika hall for another optional Sunday activity: 8pm movie. Shortly after 7, a thunderstorm erupted with heavy rain - perfect for movie night! (Though we did have to plug the TV into a generator... no electricity in my room or in the hall. We watched The Shift - Wayne Dyer - lousy acting, but great message and teachings.)
Speaking of thunder, a new favorite quote from one of the books I bought earlier that afternoon, (Thoughts and Prayers from The Fakir): The One who makes the thunder roar also hears a butterfly sigh.
Sunday meant no massage class and no Trika classes... what to do with all this free time?! Started the day with some routine Sunday laundry, then walked over to Swati's for a short visit, where I was fed a sweet cream-of-wheat-like breakfast mushy deliciousness, with a cup of hot, milky, sugary, chai, of course. Went to internet for a bit, then off to the women's meeting. I mentioned we had no Trika class today, but we did have an optional meeting. Like last year, after the brahmacharya lecture, a female teacher offers a meeting for the women, and a male teacher offers a meeting for the men, so that we can more openly and comfortably discuss more personal or gender-sensitive issues. We had a great discussion, and a wonderful opportunity actually came up from it. The teacher, Kamala (from Estonia), has been studying and practicing Tantra for 8 years and is traveling around the world giving workshops. When I mentioned I was form Montreal, she said this was one of the places she was hoping to bring her workshop in the near future. But wherever she goes, she needs a contact to help scout out possible locations, publicize, and help organize (and share profits with). I'll be that gal this August! So if anyone might be interested, let me know. (Let me specify that I'm referring to Tantra in its genuine, traditional, holistic sense, not just related to sex orgies as it has unfortunately come to be misunderstood in the West - and in some Osho retreats. More on that when I get back, but in the meantime, for those interested, have a look at http://www.shambhala.com/tantra.html and http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/761025.The_Serpent_Power)
Finished my laundry after the meeting, then did a little souvenir shopping, putting my growing bargaining skills to good use. Walked down near the river to the best juice stall in town for a mango-orange-mint delight, and an hour of book browsing in the nearby shop (only walked out with 2 books, great control!). Back in my room, I had couple hours to read and relax before heading downstairs to the Trika hall for another optional Sunday activity: 8pm movie. Shortly after 7, a thunderstorm erupted with heavy rain - perfect for movie night! (Though we did have to plug the TV into a generator... no electricity in my room or in the hall. We watched The Shift - Wayne Dyer - lousy acting, but great message and teachings.)
Speaking of thunder, a new favorite quote from one of the books I bought earlier that afternoon, (Thoughts and Prayers from The Fakir): The One who makes the thunder roar also hears a butterfly sigh.
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