Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Things that make me smile in Mysore...

Chalk rangolli

Cows and beautiful calves.


Chai at the Joy House

Chamundi Hill

Friday, June 18, 2010

Mysore 2010



How delighted I am to be back in Mysore! Just over two weeks have past and every day I'm very grateful just to be here. This morning (Saturday) I've been for an early morning scooter ride about town with a friend visiting different temples, paying my respects to Kali, Shiva and Hanuman then finishing with a stop at my favorite dosa place. Such a lovely morning! Just being in the early morning activity - watching life being lived on the street, saying hello to the wandering cows and marvelling at India and how life happens here. Devotion to the sacred in the midst of the chaos which constitutes life. As with the traffic here, you have to just keep going with the flow!

Often when I return to India I have an overwhelming sense of her nature, her culture, her pervading India-ness. She just is what she is, if I like it or not, she is not going to change, I have to move in her current! It is interesting to observe what arises. But I think that is why I love being here, because it makes me feel (often challenged), makes me observe but also helps me to let go. So many lessons!

I'm really enjoying the yoga course so far. To be here with my peers, listening to Sharath's words, it has been thought provoking and inspiring.
Tomorrow it is my turn to be tested! With a few others I will be talking the group through led primary series. With the traditional sanskrit counting - I just hope my pronunciation is up to scratch! Then for the next couple of days I will be adjusting
in the room with Sharath. A great learning experience.