In which I’m finally rid of my married name! I decided recently to get a passport. No real reason. I don’t have any travel plans, but one never knows — and I have the money just now so what the hell. Maybe I’ll get to India before I’m 50. Today I went to my second […]
In which I don’t know where to see Mother this year. The US Tour schedule just came out, and wouldn’t you know that a friend is getting married during the Seattle dates and I’ve already committed to singing at her ceremony? Meaning, of course, that if I see Mother in Seattle, I’ll have to leave […]
In which I fly! To Seattle! On a plane! Last week I went to Seattle to see my beloved Satguru, Amma, properly known as Sri Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. While I was there I enjoyed a lovely retreat, learned a new meditation technique, suffered a vicious spring cold, had a series of trippy spiritual revelations, […]
In which I’m kinda busy! Last weekend, I had a total blast at Sunbanks (a blues festival near Grand Coulee). Coyote Kings and I played the 2:30 slot on Saturday, and we had an encore and everything! It was freakin’ awesome! The crowd was amazing. Then we stayed for another 24 hours and talked to […]
In which I’ve read this passage before, but this time it seemed to be exactly the advice I needed. “Don’t try to still your mind by force when you sit for meditation. The thoughts will rise up with ten times their original force if you do that. It is like pressing down a spring. Try […]
In which I got up early… and it was actually a pleasant experience! I got laid off a year ago yesterday. Since then, I looked for work for six months and had a total of two responses, and then I applied for and returned to school but my classes are 85% online. I have an […]
In which yesterday was guru purnima. (I celebrated with a Lalita Sahasranama and some midnight meditation under the full moon.) “The great Adi Shankara (the first Shankaracharya) of the 8th century summarized the entirety of Advaita Vedanta (non-dualistic philosophy) in six stanzas. When a young boy of eight, wandering in the Himalayas seeking to find […]
In which I share the story of my 2010 pilgrimage to Mother’s feet. Guru brahma gurur visnuh gurudevo mahesvarah guru saksat parambrahma tasmai srigurave namah (I prostrate to that Sri Guru who is Brahma, Vishnu, and God Maheshwara, and who is verily the Supreme Absolute Itself.) At the very front of the archana book, there […]
In which I share with you some of my prized possessions. Part Two: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali This is a pocket-sized copy of Patanjali’s sutras: I bought it at Powell’s Books a long, long time ago. Sutra means suture or stitch. I’ve kept this book while letting go of hundreds of others because it […]
In which I do go on about vacation and Amma and work. I will go on vacation in nine days. NINE DAYS. I can’t remember the last time I needed a vacation so very badly. I can’t wait to zip up my rolly case and go to the airport. I can’t wait to get on […]
