The other day I opened my eyes from a short nap during meditation class. My instructor, Yogi Allen Finger, chuckled.
"Welcome to New York City Ashram," he cooed. Half-conscious, I giggled.
"With all its nutty people and situations," Alan started, "New York is the perfect place to work out your karma."
Karma or Dharma? I wondered. I always get them confused. Alan clarified later:
"Our Dharma includes the situations we are born into in this life to work out our karma." Of course!
I guess when cabbies try to run me off the road, or a work project hits a snag, I'm being presented with the exact experiences I need to grow.
"Don't react with your ego," Alan instructed of dharmic scenarios. "React with your spirit."
My spirit is what I'd just spent an hour trying to connect with in stillness through pins, needles, and stomach growls. (MORE)
Source: Psychology Today
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