You said: "Come along this afternoon. We are going
to do yoga together." No surprise to me since you are
well versed in alternate lifestyles and Indian experiences.
Food, dancing, costumes and dress, chanting and spiritual
moves give you a lot of insight into wise philosophies
for living in harmony with everyone and your environment.
Yes, you do live very well and enjoy each day appreciating
whatever it offers, including all your obligations! These latter
you meet head on and win everytime because the people
you love, care or just meet seem to love your personality and
way of doing things. You are also a great conversationalist
and can come into any topic with ease, confidence
and assurance of what you know. You don't mind saying:
'I don't know.' That's another good quality! But let's get back
to our afternoon where the yoga class planned turned into
a meeting of Indian meditation, song and chants accompanied
by a harmonium and various percussion items such as bells,
wooden sticks, a few drums and the clapping of hands.
The competent singers presented a few Indian words
on a board and then proceeded to create chants with
the repetition of those Hindi words in choral fashion.
The food, company and the view from the upstairs room
welcoming a sunset over the horizon, the sea and trees!
It was a few hours of reflection, with silence and good
feelings to show the way forward to a healthy philosophy
of life. A lot like religious belief, but for me totally different
from my own! It's good to see and reflect on the rich diversity
of our world in which the idea of God is universally present
in our spiritual and emotional make up! Even when we say
we don't believe, we actually can benefit by rituals of diverse
ways of acknowledging our human and limited life span.
This was an unexpected activity that allowed me to experience
'chants' accompanied by a musical instrument that was perfect
for a chanting session. Thank you for the invitation and your
company in this realm of spirituality.
