Newsletter, April 27, 2010

Dearest Sangha,

On Earth Day, I attended an event where my best friend John Robbins and his son Ocean gave an inspiring talk. Having so many activists as friends, I’m always clued into the newest state of bad things happening everywhere. It is a blessing to have these friends and to be involved in their work, but, at times, it is also very difficult to be aware. Often, I’d rather put my head in the sand and pretend that I don’t know – like many others.

 

Still, I have hope. There are so many people around the globe that are working on the different facets of the jewels resting on what is called, “Indra’s Net”. The Net represents our ecosystem and universal consciousness. At each junction there is a jewel, which stands for the individual. Some of these precious jewels work on justice, others raise a conscientious child, or clean up some garbage at the beach.

At this point I personally believe that we are close to mobilizing a critical mass. The consciousness and perception of Earth as a sacred place is growing. When this critical mass is reached, we will witness a shift of epic proportions! That truly gives me inspiration and makes me smile. In the meantime, we get to practice the healing we crave on a large scale, on ourselves. For example, we can do this through our asana practice. It makes a difference whether we come to our mats and to our lives in a competitive or dominating manner versus simply remembering to embody our inherent wisdom in all that we do.

 

What really excites me is that we get to do this together, in partnership! As we are all connected by the threads of Indra’s Net, the more we operate under a model of partnership, reflecting the world in which we wish to live upon each other, the quicker we will see this shift materialize.

 

In April I completed an Anusara teacher training at Yoga Kula. One young man said that I pulled him back from the brink of giving up during the training by following him down the hallway where he was retreating. Apparently I said to him just one phrase, but that made all the difference to him and helped him to continue in the program.

I said: “My dear, unless you are dying, you should not separate from the pack. When you are suffering you need the support of your community more than ever.”

 

Let us not separate from the pack and do what we can to help each other to create a better world!