It is just such an amazingly small world here..well, let me rephrase that..it IS a small world. Period.
Seeing so many familiar faces..just after seeing them 10 months ago..they arrive daily.
You think about someone..and then they magically appear!
When I was here last year I met a man around the corner from Anus who was selling the greatest Yoga books and Mysore rugs, CD's..etc. We spoke in length and he told about his wife..how she cooked for all of the "old time" Yoga students...you know...the first of the first to come here to practice with Guruji! Richard Freeman, Brian Kest, John Scott...John Berlinsky (my teacher) and his wife Leah...Eddie Stern, Annie Pace...all of them..
well, today we had the utmost privilege of meeting his wife..that beautiful little Indian woman who cooked and STILL cooks for the yogis who travel to Mysore. Her name
is Nagarathna. She is a gem!
is Nagarathna. She is a gem!We sat with her for about an hour this afternoon while she made us a fresh lime soda and then insisted we taste some of her food. OMG!!!! It was SOOOOO good. The flavors of the food just exploded in your mouth...they cook here like nowhere else in the universe I swear!
It was wonderful to meet her and hear of all her stories of days long past....
and then there was Buggy!! Talk about falling in love here in India...he is a "Love Bug" for sure! This dog will be famous one day..soon. Just as our beloved Poochie was..he has a hard act to follow, but I assure you..he WILL do it!
he is a Prince in training..and yes, like Poochie was..so Buggy is..just like Ganesh! In different ways of course, but they have similar qualities..just ask Anu! ;0)
Meena and her family just got their new car yesterday..and there was a small Puja at the house..there will be another big one up on Chamundi Hill later this week...but they did put the lemons under the front two tires and then roll over them as well as breaking the coconut and the incense and the beautiful Marigold Garland that they drape across the front of the vehicle...I love the traditions they have here..like nowhere else. So special!
I am waiting for R to come back to meet me after his massage..it is 1 hour and 45 mins...and then I will have mine! Then we discuss relaxation here in India!!
OM Shanti~
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Hey, speaking of oldtimers, if you run into Annie Pace (she's there until Feb. 16 or so) tell her I said hi!!!
she is here as a matter of fact! i have not seen her, but a friend of mine is good friends with her and saw her~
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Such amazing stories. I love reading them all!
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