The so-called real world
Posted on May 19th, 2008
by 
Penelope
Penelope
I can't seem to manage to do all the things they say you are supposed to do everyday and that's frustrating. I do some Sadhana everyday. Like yesterday, I got to go to kirtan (singing - chanting) at a nearby studio. Today, I am fasting. I gotta mix it up - be consistent and do something everyday!!! I just have to remember that I can't do everything every day unless I'm at an ashram.
More and more, I am committed to doing my freelance business and teaching yoga professionally - unless I find some wonderful job that is in line with my values. And that''s hard to find. I surely won't work for "the man" again, so that leaves me with non-profits and small green and wellness companies.
I am still tan, still unpacking and still a vegetarian. It's easier than I thought. I survivied PMS no problem. This is a miracle. I always thought I "needed" a greasy cheeseburger and french fries to survive, but I hardly even noticed PMS this month! Maybe all that bad food was making my PMS worse instead of helping me? Doing lots of yoga and breathing exercises helps alot too.
I find that now I am in this "real" world - a concept Swami Swaroopananda eschews saying "the real world is inside" - I am much more sensitive to energy of different people and places. You know how there's "gaydar" - it's like I have Sattvic Radar powers. When someone or someplace is really Sattvic, I get a vibration like I'm a divining rod. It works the other way too. LIke I just wanted to runaway from Rudy's the other day when Kevin and I walked past with the dogs. People werre literally following us down the street, asking us to stay and have a beer. What had once been so tempting was absolutely repulsive. I guess my viveka is working on the most gross level, at least.
More and more, I am committed to doing my freelance business and teaching yoga professionally - unless I find some wonderful job that is in line with my values. And that''s hard to find. I surely won't work for "the man" again, so that leaves me with non-profits and small green and wellness companies.
I am still tan, still unpacking and still a vegetarian. It's easier than I thought. I survivied PMS no problem. This is a miracle. I always thought I "needed" a greasy cheeseburger and french fries to survive, but I hardly even noticed PMS this month! Maybe all that bad food was making my PMS worse instead of helping me? Doing lots of yoga and breathing exercises helps alot too.
I find that now I am in this "real" world - a concept Swami Swaroopananda eschews saying "the real world is inside" - I am much more sensitive to energy of different people and places. You know how there's "gaydar" - it's like I have Sattvic Radar powers. When someone or someplace is really Sattvic, I get a vibration like I'm a divining rod. It works the other way too. LIke I just wanted to runaway from Rudy's the other day when Kevin and I walked past with the dogs. People werre literally following us down the street, asking us to stay and have a beer. What had once been so tempting was absolutely repulsive. I guess my viveka is working on the most gross level, at least.
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May 2008