NYADA_2023_5_6

Power is a loaded word for most people. It usually means force or control over others, or being the boss, etc. And we certainly see massive evidence of this kind of power in our world. There seems to be no end to humans’ ability to try to eliminate whatever – or whomever – stands between us and what we think will bring us peace.

And this is not just “out there” in the world. Even a little attention to our inner experience shows that inwardly, we’re usually quite unsettled. We’re always trying to change ourselves, control our experience, get rid of what is disturbing us. Spiritually, we might believe we need to destroy the ego.

But there is another power that is intrinsic to our nature – the power to be exactly where we are. In its purity, this power is naturally at peace, settled, undivided. We are fortunate to have a teaching that is able to explore power as both a distortion of our essential nature, and a portal to it. Please join us in May.