"Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:

In order to reach spiritual perfection the first thing is to destroy this false self. First this delusion must be destroyed. And this is done by the ways taught by the great teachers, ways of concentration and meditation, by the power of which one forgets oneself and removes one's consciousness from oneself, in other words rises from one's limited being. In this way a person effaces himself from his own consciousness, and places God in his consciousness instead of his limited self. And it is in this way that he arrives at that perfection which every soul is seeking."

i just accepted a beautiful gift from a friend (i gave her & her spouse a couples massage at snowbird on their anniversary, and her exchange was an amazing surprise...) she teaches yoga & has a free year-long pass that she can give to whoever & she chose me, after hanging onto it for 5 mos! it's something i would never do for myself (a bit spendy!) & i used it for the 1st time yesterday morning~ i am thrilled and inspired to make this practice a bigger part of my life.

AND i interviewed to do my supervision at a private practice that shares space w/ bodyworkers & is totally me. my supervisor does transpersonal social work & that is also my area of focus. it's a perfect fit & we were also brought together by a dear friend.

seeing the connections like this & feeling guided on this path somehow is very humbling & beautiful. i feel like i am being provided with many teachers & opportunities to let go of my ego. (now if my ass will follow...) my life has felt very full today- just had to share.

blessings,
mel!nda