Namaste Friends,
Many people seem to be playing catch up these days, moving at a faster clip and getting more done than every before. The last two and 1/2 months have definitely been like that for me which is why I haven't got a newsletter out since March.
At the end of March I returned to Tokyo for my second time to teach seminars and give readings. It was a very rewarding and very demanding trip as I taught twice as much as the October seminar and did twice as many readings. Since returning the pace has continued if not sped up even more and frankly I need a break. This week I go to Northen California for two weeks to rest and do some writing.
The best part was being with Japanese people and also witnessing the splendor of cherry blossom season.
Here's May's sidereal (Vedic) ephemeris. This gives you everything you need in order to see exactly where the planets are on any day of the month so that you can follow the transits in your own chart or oher people's charts.
Patal Bhuvaneshwar looks over steep green valleys to the Himalayan foothills, beyond which lies the glorious view of the snow-capped mountains from Mount Kailash to Mount Yamunotri. Between Gangolihat and Berinag in Pithoragarh District, the atmosphere remains pure and uncompromised from when rishis performed their tapasya (intensive spiritual practices) over several hundreds of years ago.
The first flight of steps descends fifty-five feet vertically upon small steps cut into the solid rock formations. In many instances visitors must lie flat against the rocks to squeeze through the tight formations.
Once inside there is a wonder of amazement. The tunnels and grottos comprise an entire underground community, which obviously dates several millenium before our present era, sort of a Kishkinda for meditating sadhus. The largest of the halls can seat perhaps fifty or more meditators. Where they sat, their backsides rubbed the stones perfectly smooth, so that it is possible to find the perfect indenture to fit any size. They are extremely comfortable to sit in, and the vibrations are extremely conducive for meditation.
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