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Thursday 30 april 2020

Blessing in a curse

ORANJESTAD — Shanti long talks on the phone along with my thriving
Aruba is an enlightenment with my friends and family, friends have in common
advocate and Meditation plenty of quality bonding that they activated their
& Yoga Teacher with 15 time with my son. I am lov- greatness in confinement.
years’ experience. In these ing living without hurry and
challenging times we could pressure. Also, I am in awe Maybe crises make us sharp
all use some inner peace. how the nature is thriving, and help us make a leap
Shanti shares her experi- the sea water is clearing up in consciousness? Makes
ence of these past weeks in front of the hotels, there me wonder if a structured
where she shifted from live are more Prikichi nest in the yearly 'World Fast' can be
sessions to digital connec- national park and I snor- healthy for nature and hu-
tion. keled in an endless school manity?
of Piskechi at Tres Trapi. In
“It's been 6 weeks since all India the drop in air pollu- Whether this quarantine is
studios closed and I had to tion makes the Himalayan a sabbatical or an impris-
cancel all my classes. This mountaintops visible for the onment depends on your one has the capacity to and new choices for living.
world pandemic is a “col- first time in 30 years. In many state of mind and the lev- transcend hardships. As Whether we are at the be-
lective confrontation “for countries wild animals en- el of consciousness from a community we need to ginning, in the middle or at
all. On a personal level we ter the empty streets. I feel which it operates. Accord- guard one another to mini- the end of the pandemic,
are confronted with our almost guilty to be appre- ing to yogic wisdom, the mize unnecessary suffering. whether this virus is bio-en-
limitations and weaknesses, ciating and enjoying all mind that functions at a I have friends who offered gineered or natural, wheth-
like the ability to be by our- this, but I am not alone. I lower level of conscious- to be my financial back- er biblical prophecies and
selves, handling changes had many friends confess- ness (or body conscious- bone and I have done so ancient mythologies of the
and loss of freedom, living ing that they really needed ness) tends to attach to for others who have less world end are coming true,
with a lower budget and this break, they are thriving and identify with things of than me and that is a really it does not matter.
much more. My level of from all the free time and the external world, creat- good feeling. ps. I noticed It matters to be the best we
faith was certainly tested, are finally doing what they ing dependency, this can that people are more likely can be Now despite what
especially in the beginning always wanted, dedicat- cause unnecessary stress to reach out to you if you tomorrow brings... Many of
when corona virus cases ing time to their passions, and suffering. A mind who offer them your help first. us are in survival state and
were multiplying daily and working on their dream operates at a higher state many of us are not. Like
people started losing their projects, discovering new of consciousness (soul In many spiritual teachings you my dear friend reading
loved ones. Now a few talents, and exploring new consciousness) is aligned this is a very fruitful mo- this article, you have the
weeks later, globally curves ideas. Some realized how with inner wisdom, where ment in the evolutionary choice and the potential
are flattening and I can let they can be happy and there is natural fulfillment, cycle of consciousness, we to come out a better ver-
go. The low budget living peaceful with less money. freedom and clarity. I love have the potential to rise sion of yourself.”
aligns well with the mini- this quote by Sri Aurobin- in awareness, in new ideas
malist lifestyle I am prac- We have examples of do, “The utmost mission of and feelings and make For more information: Face-
ticing, I stopped shopping worldly figures having simi- Mind is to train our obscure powerful personal shifts book Shanti Aruba.q
since Christmas and I only lar experiences. Like Mal- consciousness which has
spent money on essentials. com X, who decided to emerged out of the dark
The confinement reminds educate himself and read prison of Matter, to enlight-
me of fasting, periods of all the books in the prison en its blind instincts, ran-
silence, minimal external library, he stated , "months dom intuitions, vague per-
distractions and solitude to have passed without my ceptions till it shall become
purify the mind. The biggest even thinking about be- capable of this greater
struggle is professionally, to ing imprisoned, in fact up light and this higher ascen-
shift my classes online and to then, I had never been sion. Mind is a passage, not
get savvy with streaming, so truly free in my life". Etty a culmination.” In conjunction with the national holiday
filming and editing. Hillesum, who got her re-
ligious awakening in the Daily meditations can help Labor Day, Aruba Today will not be
Now I am embracing the Auschwitz concentration you grow in consciousness, published on Friday, May 1st, 2020. We
situation. I am loving all the camp, wrote in her diary, transform old thought pat- will resume our regular printing schedule on
sunsets! I worked evenings “Despite everything life is terns and help you live with
for 10 years and never got full of beauty and mean- an expanded vision of life, Saturday, May 2nd, 2020.
to see sunsets during the ing”. Sri Aurobindo, Indian where there are more pos-
week. I can appreciate the enlightened master who sibilities and potential for
deserted beaches and qui- refined and deepened happiness. Meditation is
etness on the streets. I am his spiritual practice and also an ultimate survival skill Enjoy the day and let us honor the front
loving the slow breakfasts reached consummation that helps us remain calm, liners who work for our health during
in the garden, the longer during his one year incar- centered and focused in this crisis!
and deeper meditations, ceration. These heroes crisis. Although not every-