#ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO DEVA PREMAL TRIAL#

We need to be of The Grisht Ashram, which is an enlightened yogi living in the practical world, not as a renunciate. In order to get there within ourselves (and collectively as a species), we need to lay a strong inner foundation, so we are then able to disassociate from our monkey mind. It is not boring to practice a daily ritual that allows a human beingвЂ™s true nature, which is one of ease and bliss, to thrive, thus enabling them to go out into the world and operate from the best of themselves, with their specific talents to serve the world and lift up humanity as a whole. Boredom, when used in this sense, as the byproduct of the correct use of a daily spiritual routine, is the way to liberation.

However, part of the experience is what The Buddhists refer to as, The Middle Path, and what my Kundalini Yoga teacher, the masterful Guru Singh, refers to as вЂњboredomвЂќ. Now, as most of us who meditate regularly know, вЂњto endureвЂќ isnвЂ™t quite the right verb to use here, since being in a meditative state is sheer bliss for the most part. One of the key components of being able to discern oneвЂ™s innermost motives and intentions, is through a personвЂ™s availability to endure meditative states for certain amounts of time.

#ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO DEVA PREMAL TRIAL#

This ability to monitor my thoughts, check in with where IвЂ™m coming from, clarify my purpose in speaking aloud etcвЂ¦ comes from trial and error, as do so many aspects of being human. I felt more comfortable expressing my particular viewpoint of situations and events as I grew more confident in my innate wisdom, moral compass, sense of right and wrong, so that I was able to control my emotions more and more, allowing for my intention to ring loud and clear, and not get drowned out by feelings. Fortunately, the shyness dissipated as I grew up. Ever since I was a child, I have been a deeply feeling individual who, even though shy, spoke up and out to those around me as best I could. IвЂ™ve never been one to hide from my feelings, au contraire. I feel them deep within me, when my experience of a krya (a set of postures) mantra (the mind projects) and asana (posture), is so plentiful, that the resulting affection it brings cascades out of me in a river of emotional tears. These moments of sobbing are still highs, they are not lows, since they are attributed to the divine intelligence that creates life. Some highs result in many minutes of ecstatic bliss and reverie, from the vast visceral experiences they bring, while the effect of other highs brings about a flood of tears. I am now halfway through this wondrous journey known as Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training - KYTT200HR - and I must say, with a big smile that radiates throughout my entire face, and somehow has me as enlivened as is Sacha Baron CohenвЂ™s Borat when he gleefully says вЂњI likeвЂќ I have experienced many highs from these teachings during the training.

Ong namo guru dev namo deva premal