Guess what?......all those smiley faces of the Ashramites (our helpers) are genuine....I know, it sounds unbelievable. I thought that maybe it was a trick to keep us here but they are really quite a happy lot....even with out meat or chocolate! They are really wanting us to feel comfortable or at least as comfortable as possible within the rules.
Life here consits of yoga (5:55 am), mediatation, discourse, tea....lots of milky chai tea (my mala beads for a nice cup of ice!). This is repeatd troughout the day with variations. What little time there is between is spent trying to get in a visit to the two most energized and sacred places in the Ashram....next to Swamiji.....the Banyan Tree and the Out Door Pool / Fountain with the giant healing Siva linga. We had been getting up extra early to shower before taking a dip in the pool and stand under the water fall. The Shiva linga is huge, about 6 meteres in total and is filled with healing herbs that are very rare. Buried in the centre is mercury....also another energizing feature. The Banyan Tree is not the biggest in India but it is said to have come from the corpses of two very old masters and it is not unusual to see a figure walking around the Banyan late in the night. One of the reasons they have closed it off to everyone except formally trained puja's who go there to make offerings. Very spooky! Discourse by Nithyananda is followed by lunch, lite yoga, tea and another discourse, then Darshan where he gives blessings to locals and us at the end. Dinner happens around 9ish. We head back to our little apartments to do laundry and rearrange our suitcases. There might be a campfire around 10:30 were Nithyananda tells strories.....and that usually ends around 11:30. Home to bed by midnight and it starts all over again. I have to say he really caters to the childish in everyone. When he told us that he would have to be away for two days to do a special blessing at his home village and some people groaned (like spoiled kids who don't want the parent to go out) he said.....ok I won't go with a big smile on his face and these babies clapped. Then when some others from the group said no you should go he said ok I will see if we can arrange to take everyone! Now one of his main people and our yoga teacher is scrambling to make it happen! However many people have fallen sick with colds (I am in this group), coughs and the usual diareha so we may have to cancel this venture...Ma Nisha (yoga instructor) says she will see how everyone is feeling as the trip is long (about 7 hours) and it would be a turn around event. Go, Celebrate, Come Back!
I will keep you posted if we go.....back to class.....we are learning about existance! It's hard!
Blessings to Everyone and Thanks for your Support!
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