Due to fall orientation and other commitments during this month, there will be several changes to September's schedule. Several of the Monday evening meditations had to be cancelled. Most of them have been rescheduled for Wednesday evening. Please use the following as a guideline. An email will go out the day before as a reminder. If you wish to be taken off this mailing list, please send me a quick note. Please note the Fall Equinox/Full Moon ceremony on the 22nd... I would love to see everyone there.
Petty Tyrants: Harmonize With Difficult Relationships
Petty tyrants surround us everyday.They can be total strangers or the people we love the most.The only thing they have in common is that they eat our “ kishkas” out.We experience anger, frustration, indignation, fear and sometimes hate, just to mention a few of the negative feelings that might come up when you encounter a petty tyrant.At the end, reacting negatively won’t solve the problem; it will just get us sick.1
According to Don Juan Matus, a shaman from a long lineage of shamans going back to Ancient Mexico, petty tyrants are gifts.He once sat next to his apprentice Carlos Castaneda, who was reeling from an encounter with a fellow apprentice.Don Juan laughed at his predicament and told Carlos how lucky he was.Carlos looked at him as if he lost his mind.How can I be lucky?This woman is crazy.All she strives for is to aggravate me!Why?What could I have possibly done to her?
Don Juan hollers out with laughter and told him not to pay any attention to her.What he needs to understand is that she is his petty tyrant.
