And now my time begins at 9.30. Fresh from the moon day, I got my place by the door. Practice was not light (must be too much Marzipan from Mahalakshmi ...) Still, every practice is a gift, each one is good work.
It's Andrea's birthday and Karen is here. We went to the house of 3 sisters (and six plates :)) for another delicious home cooked lunch. Home cooked meals give a deep experience of India. This creature/country is the stranger that embraces you until you fall in love or walk away. And somehow, it reminds me of home - when stripped naked of cosmopolitan Manila.
A home cooked meal here means the food is prepared as you wait, seated on the floor in a bare space, amidst knickknacks on the side. The chapati is hot and fresh from the oven and the food is served and eaten by hand. It is a lovely, intimate experience. It is real. It is not contrived. India is the place to break away from all the labels we pick up for ourselves, if only for a while. If one allows herself, one can fall in love with India often during the day.
Dessert was at the Corner House. Fantastic ice cream especially as the days are getting hotter.
At 3.45 shala time, we had our Sanskrit class with Larkshmi, chanted the Gita and studied the
Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
It's Andrea's birthday and Karen is here. We went to the house of 3 sisters (and six plates :)) for another delicious home cooked lunch. Home cooked meals give a deep experience of India. This creature/country is the stranger that embraces you until you fall in love or walk away. And somehow, it reminds me of home - when stripped naked of cosmopolitan Manila.
A home cooked meal here means the food is prepared as you wait, seated on the floor in a bare space, amidst knickknacks on the side. The chapati is hot and fresh from the oven and the food is served and eaten by hand. It is a lovely, intimate experience. It is real. It is not contrived. India is the place to break away from all the labels we pick up for ourselves, if only for a while. If one allows herself, one can fall in love with India often during the day.
Dessert was at the Corner House. Fantastic ice cream especially as the days are getting hotter.
At 3.45 shala time, we had our Sanskrit class with Larkshmi, chanted the Gita and studied the
Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
The moon may no longer be full but the days certainly remain so.
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