This blog began with an entry about the Path of Love, which is an intensive group process designed to help us drop any unnecessary barriers which we are creating between ourself and others, between ourself and life, and to get in touch with our deepest yearnings.
I have just helped staff another Path of Love, again at Croydon Hall in the UK. Once again, I was plunged into the space of deep respect, compassion and openness towards everyone in the group, participants and staff alike. It is such a beautiful space to find oneself in; relating to others from our buddha-nature, without judgement. I recommend the Path of Love for everyone.
There was one funny little incident which I feel to share with you here. Another staff member was mopping the floor of the large hall after some dancing. I was drying the floor using some old towelling. I had been doing this for some time when it slowly dawned on me that the floor was drying very nicely on its own, due to skilful mopping using hot water in modest quantities. Eventually, someone commented that the floor was drying on its own. “I know,” I said, “but what to do? If I stop now I will feel so stupid.” Of course, I stopped. The cat was out of the bag. People laughed and clapped. And then came the real beauty: feeling stupid in front of a room full of people felt absolutely fine, in no way unpleasant.
For me, this little incident was symbolic of how we strive in life, thinking that our efforts are achieving things. In reality, we need only relax into our essence and everything that needs to happen, happens, effortlessly.
