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Padma was back today and we continued on with exploring the Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. She is such an inspirational teacher - I love the way she honors the oral tradition and that is her main method of teaching: just talking and explaining things without giving you a ton of papers to read. Some people were taking a lot of notes though - personally I just wanted to concentrate on the conversation and writing down what she was saying seemed so... clinical. In the end of the lesson we chanted the three first sutras kirtan style for about ten minutes - I lovely way to learn the sanskrit, and even now I could probably recite them just out of memory. It's amazing what difference music makes.

In the end I got up to the class and asked my friends something I've never asked before, and something I never thought I would ask. My mother is going to have surgery in couple of hours time, and I wanted to dedicate few moments of meditation for her - to send her loving kindness and white light. I had prepared what I wanted to say but when I got in front of the class I just broke down, and was just about able to tell them in few words about this special person in my life and what she means to me. Padma saw what was happening to me and took over with couple of gentle words, saying that this was a perfect moment to show and share love, and we meditated for few moments... she finished off with a lovely chant.

Afterwards people came to hug me, and offer their support - these are beautiful wonderful beings and I'm very lucky to have them right now. Padma has been heaven-sent - she was with me just after I found out about my mother, and now she was with me when my mother is going to surgery. Her meditation techniques have been there just in those moments I have needed them and they have made a huge difference.

This is the meditation I was going to say to the group if I hadn't started crying. It's Buddhist Vipassana loving kindness meditation that is one of my favourite kinds of meditation, and it's used to wish loving kindness and happiness to all living beings. This one is for the intelligent, compassionate and gentle woman that is my mother.

May she be happy.
May she be free from fear.
May she be free from pain.
May she be in peace.
May she find true happiness.

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