(A short synopsis on life to present day.) Allot of my mis-spent youth was acted out in Sydney Australia. I trained as a secretary, but quickly got bored with that, must have had something to do with all of the short hand dictation I was required to do. :-)
I basically just wanted to have fun, who doesn't! We all do, don't we and at the time fun to me meant travel. Back in those days the idea of traveling to other countries was super exciting, although now days it's all pretty Ho Hum due to the affordability and convenience of it all. I mean really..!! air fares to Japan for only $179- unheard of when I was a teenager.
I thought life was great, so many new and exciting things happening, lots to do to keep busy - always heaps of social activities. I look back now and very clearly see that certain decisions I made then were to have a huge influence on my future. For example when I made the decision to become a vegetarian at the age of 19 that was really quiet a major turning point in my life. I decided to become a vegetarian, not because I wanted to be a more spiritual person, but because I could appreciate the intelligent thinking behind the vegetarian mind set. A cleaner simpler way of eating equaled a healthier body. Made total sense to me. I am happy to say that after a childhood plagued by illness I almost instantly experienced a huge improvement in my health and haven't looked back since.
It's interesting to note that when I made the decision to become a vegetarian it was as if some how, magically, that one decision seemed to set off a whole new chain of events. Almost as if a switch was turned on in my sub-conscious and simultaneously my interest in a whole bunch of other "alternative, progressive" ideas unfolded.
I understand how that works now, but at the time it was all part of my journey and I was just "going with the flow". A part of going with the flow meant that I also became a full on hatha yoga fitness fanatic spending at least 3 hours every day on my yoga routine.
As I mentioned earlier, I thought life was great. Great everything, job, money, heaps of friends, exciting social life, travel, a healthy diet, yoga - I should have been fabulously happy. And I was "kinda" but... I distinctly remember thinking to myself, "I am in perfect health, I'm doing everything right .... I have everything I could possibly want" ... BUT ... There is something missing, like a missing piece to a jig saw puzzle. I was some what perplexed and this nagging feeling remained but I couldn't figure it out, so life continued on as usual.
I was really quiet fortunate however, because a short time later I met a couple of super cool people (my spiritual mentors) who had a very straight forward explanation for what I was going through. I learned that the reason I felt something was missing in my life was simply due to the fact that "I" the spiritual being was trying to find fulfillment in material energy or matter.
Granted, there is alot of fun to be had in the world, just NOT enough, or rather material energy is incompatible with spiritual energy. Let's think of an example like oil and water, mix the two together and ... well actually you can't mix the two together, if you try, you will see that the two remain totally separate. Not the greatest example but simply put, just as we need material food in order to keep our material body healthy and happy, we also need spiritual food in order to be spiritually healthy and happy. We are eternal spiritual entities and no amount of material acquisitions will ever satisfy us or make us happy. Matter belongs to the temporary dimension we do not. I was having fun, but at the same time feeling like something was missing, the missing piece of the puzzle was spiritual food.
We need a balance, a holistically balanced lifestyle based around yoga meditation. Harmony and equipoise are by products of this meditation practise. So simple and yet so perfect.
So, began another journey, one to benefit and nourish the body, heart, mind and spirit. I can only say, it keeps getting better. And here's the thing... I still love to have fun and I'm still having fun. I choose to be a vegetarian now not only for my health but also the health of the animals, and I am still practising hatha yoga. Last but certainly NOT least, I still have my guiding light (spiritual mentors) presence in my life, and feel very blessed.
My hope is that by writing a little about my experiences some one out there in cyber space may click through to this blog, read the experiences shared and be able to relate. Or, maybe you may be going through the same thing or something similar in your life. If this, proves helpful and becomes the first step towards your spiritual life journey, that would be really cool.
I would encourage you to take advantage of the meditation classes that are available as a free community service, it's all very nice and easy to understand. There's nothing to join, you don't have to give up anything, you don't have to be a vegetarian to begin yoga meditation practise, no qualifications necessary, just add yoga meditation to your life. Merely hearing this yoga meditation info,. with an open heart and mind can be very freeing, there are huge benefits to be gained on many levels.
Namaste
Lalita
The spiritual gift of yoga meditation is the most precious of all gifts, as the timeless influence of knowledge learned re-awakens the souls dormant love for the Supreme Soul, resulting in true satisfaction and happiness.
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(a little bit about myself.)
I can’t even begin to imagine what that would be like now.I’m not just talking about 5 to 10 minutes a day sitting quietly and listening to the gentle rustle of trees.
I’m talking about a life! A real life!
I think a lot of us go through this syndrome “Why get up in the morning, what’s out there that’s worth getting up for?” I’m pretty sure a lot of us can relate to that. I know I can and did.
Finding a genuine meditation method and someone who taught and practiced it in a sincere way was my goal when I was in my 20’s.
I have to say that I am ever thankful to God and my meditation teacher that I did.
I’m now in my early 60’s, seen a lot of places, met a lot of faces, pain, pleasure and suffering come and go, but the meditation still remains within me stronger than ever, giving me a fulfilling and purposeful life.
It’s also comforting to know and be around people of like mind and I’m always happy to encourage others to attend a yoga meditation class.
So, to whomever reads this and is contemplating going to a yoga meditation class, well !!!!
“Don’t put it off till tomorrow, For tomorrow may never come!”
"Certainly don't be put off by my personal brand of humour."
I hope to meet you soon and help you learn how to practise this simple and enjoyable method of yoga meditation.
Namaste
Narell
