In celebration

Image courtesy of North End yoga

On Tuesday, May 18th all practitioners are invited to share their energies to honour and celebrate the life of Sri K Pattabhi Jois. Rebecca De Villa leads 108 sun salutations which will start at 7:30 a.m. at Echoyoga. There is a suggested donation of P500. This is a charity event, proceeds after rent will be given to Project Air. Contact Echoyoga for details.

Om.

Yoga Manila remembers Guruji

Gayatri Samputta

Ohm Bhu-hu

Ohm Bhuvaha

Ohm Svaha

Ohm Maha-ha

Ohm Jana ha

Ohm Tapa-ha

Ohm Satyam

Ohm tat savitur varenyam

Bargo devasya dimahi

Diyo yona pratyo dayat Ohm

Heart Sutra

Ohm gate gate

Para gate

Parasam gate

Bodhi svaha

Chanting the Heart Sutra for the first time made me realise how relevant it was for the moment. Today is Pattabhi's memorial service in India and Yoga Manila practitioners celebrated his life by chanting together at the Alabang shala. The purpose of this mantra is to liberate self and others, traverse the sea of suffering and, attaining complete enlightenment, reaching the serenity and joy that is Nirvana. Translated the mantra goes: Om gone, gone. Completely gone beyond. Enlightenment/becoming Buddha.