When I think about all the things I’ve learned during my time at the ashram, what stands out the most is how I’m learning to keep challenging myself – beliefs I have about myself, about how “the world works”, about what things and people and I should be and do… all those ideas that keep creating obstacles to me seeing what else there could be, or to leaving space for the Light to come in. One of the practices that has helped me most in working on overcoming these obstacles is Tapas – “turning on the heat” under those ideas and concepts, allowing the fire of wisdom to help me see more clearly. I know that, when I have a resistance to something, that’s a good indication that I’m looking in the right direction. Mantra practice has always created a bit of such a resistance to me – and so has self-compassion. So my dedication to honor this incredible accomplishment of Swami Radha, and all who have, and are following her, will be to chant one hour of mantra to compassionate Tara each week of this year.
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