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The Beginning of a New Journey
by Ilaria Sarri
Our Deepest Fear, by Marianne Williamson
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we're liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
  A great circle, a great party: thus ended the fourth year of the Italian TTP, at the presence of Stoma and Ashutosh. But more than a conclusion, it was the celebration of a new journey: kalyana mitras together in the sangha, true and authentic people on their path of growth, gathered together to honour their successes and their cracks and to find ways so that these cracks might become a light for others.
  They have been deep and intense days, of strong emotions, wonder, surprise, joy, love but also of reflection and contemplation: in these four years, teachers and students have grown together and have seen small or great transformations happen. These days have been also a time for allowing strong relationships to fortify more and more and weaker relationships to be strengthened. It has been a time to feel again and again, deeply, the strength and power of the sangha: connections which will last forever, beyond time and space.
 In that place, together, we have learnt to become natural, to let other people see who we really are and to become children having fun; we have understood that our true strength lies in showing our weaknesses and in the acceptance of our limits. Only in this way it is possible to create more freedom and to access subtler spaces. "People blooming … this is the real wonder" … no differences among senior teachers, teachers and students: "I'm one of you", a friend among friends.
But we have understood that Love, the real and unconditional one, needs vulnerability and, often, it is our light that makes us more afraid: what really matters is not our expectations, but our aspirations of how much our heart might open. Teaching from a sense of aspiration, rather than expectations, is the greatest gift that might come to us: let this attitude be present in our daily life. And let the transmission take place from the heart, from that space of light and divine that is within each one of us.
"The real certificate will be given to you by your students when they feel loved in your presence" (Swami Veda).
With Love and Gratitude to the Lineage,
Om shantih
Editor’s Note:
Himalayan Yoga Institute in Florence (Firenze), Italy, is an AHYMSIN affiliate center that offers regular classes and seminars. We invite you to visit their website: https://www.himalayanyogainstitute.it/
Among other classes, they will be offering:
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