{"id":653,"date":"2014-08-17T20:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/?p=653"},"modified":"2014-08-18T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T18:16:38","slug":"petal-11-mindful-among-the-mindless-awake-while-others-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/2014\/08\/petal-11-mindful-among-the-mindless-awake-while-others-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Petal 11: MINDFUL AMONG THE MINDLESS. AWAKE WHILE OTHERS DREAM."},"content":{"rendered":"

Sat July 19th, 2014 6:50pm Washington Square Park, NYC<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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WITNESS:
\n<\/b>The sun sets in the west behind skyscrapers,
\nas the two practitioners face the east.
\n…All are drawn into the heart of the practice…it is compelling!
\nobservers and I are One…
\nwe are propelled into Silence and yearning<\/p>\n

An elderly man\u00a0stares for almost a half hour in wonder
\nat the two who meditate before him…
\nhe does not shift his eyes, and at times he faintly nods his head\u2026<\/p>\n

A woman sitting next to me says, “Even the puppy knows spirituality!”
\nPeople chuckle at the barking dog…<\/p>\n

A little girl around 3 years old says, “Mommy\u2014Are they real?”
\nMom responds, “Yes dear, they are real.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes! They are Real.
\nThe observers and I are One.<\/p>\n

-Kamalakshi<\/p>\n

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WITNESS:<\/b>
\nThe\u00a0disciples’ slow and deliberate movements, their flow into stillness and peace juxtaposed\u00a0the summer heat and frenzied pace of Washington Square Park. This milieu, this contrast\u00a0of motion and stillness, was the image of\u00a0all creation\u2014as it flows from the three elements. It all happened in another space…one not seen. Passersby stopped to observe, and became absorbed in the power of that moment…where all existence lies, the space where “I” exists\u2026Advaita<\/em>. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -Gauranga<\/p>\n

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