| You're not in Sagara anymore!!! | | | | traveling on those lovely subways for 45 minutes each |
| Could that be an understatement...? | | | | way every day to where I find myself situated with |
| As the months have found me in new territory delving | | | | personnel that yet realize I am there to help and not to |
| further into the aspects of tests and initiations. I have | | | | be in opposition to them and their ideas. Well, maybe |
| found myself amidst the busy and bustling life of New | | | | that can be one of my tests to overcome and see |
| Yorkers. Coming from the serene and contemplative | | | | them with compassion, I believe it is. |
| consciousness of the east into the everyday hustle | | | | As my thoughts and consciousness changes so will |
| and bustle of subways, unheard of noises, and people | | | | theirs I hope. If not I can say that I gave it my best. In |
| with serious yet impersonal style of interacting with | | | | regards to this it is hard for my fellow co-workers that |
| one another. (talk about a culture shock) It appears | | | | they have been told that the building, the YWCA, will |
| that not smiling and not looking one another in the eye | | | | be renovating apartments and the school is being |
| is the way to survive in this town especially on the | | | | evicted, so make room for economic improvements |
| subways. My own insight into the subways is that | | | | and financial advancement. |
| having encountered many annoying solar plexus | | | | This concern can change ones attitude, and bring |
| upsets after leaving the subway. It came to me that I | | | | about competitiveness. It will close in one year. As I |
| was actually delving into the "Astral world of Maya" or | | | | bring compassion and kindness to the situation I |
| in better terms the energies of people's fears, doubts, | | | | understand not to take it personally. (One test high on |
| pride, lust, greed and insecurities. As for me it is part of | | | | my list) I understand their plight. |
| the nature of the Bodhisattva to continue to be | | | | The children are always so innocent and precious they |
| compassionate and to understand that amidst this is | | | | just want to learn how to get along in this world. |
| the inner need in all of us to want happiness and forgo | | | | Imagine coming from such a pure state, and then |
| suffering. | | | | having to come here and learn how to cope with all |
| New Yorkers were all out to see the wonderful | | | | this. Children are pure love, and all they want to do is |
| display of Cristos Gates, beautiful saffron cloth | | | | give it to you. Isn't this why so many people just love |
| banners in all of Central Park, I felt a wonderful feeling | | | | to be near young babies. |
| of unity while walking through them and a meditative | | | | Oh, some good things do happen on the subways, if |
| way of looking at how nature could be changed with | | | | you can keep an open mind, I saw a wonderful |
| the flow of the these beautiful banners amidst the | | | | Mexican family interaction, it was great so loving with |
| bustle of the city. It was a peaceful and beautiful | | | | the two children and the parents, it was like they were |
| experience to see New Yorkers partake in this | | | | smiling and happy and not concerned with being |
| awareness. It slowly changes my perspective of the | | | | impersonal. (Also, I get to catch up on my spiritual |
| coldness that is in the faces of these New Yorkers. | | | | reading) |
| Ah, maybe I have some compassion setting in. | | | | I seem to be in this place in time for more life lessons |
| Currently the biggest tests that have come in to my | | | | coming from the eastern to the west and one of the |
| life is that of trying to integrate a part of myself to be | | | | best places to be is New York where you can find the |
| a meaningful and productive servant to those I come in | | | | diversity of every culture and country. My only |
| contact on a daily basis. As a substitute Montessori | | | | aspiration is that amongst it all I will find the inner |
| teacher, also an Administrative Assistant, a Spanish | | | | strength to share my compassion with them as I learn |
| Teacher (it would appear that my past embodiments | | | | and experience their lives also. |
| have caught up with me) in Brooklyn, New York, | | | | |