Equinox
Morning Zoom meditations with Yogi Yogendra Mishra. He is in India. I am in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Chant the mantra out loud, then silently, then lie in Shivasana (corpse pose). “Om Shanti, om shanti, om shanti. Peace, peace, peace,” he says. “Become the master of your mind, or it will be the master of you.” It is the Equinox, the time of equal nights and days. Traditional cultures didn’t have atomic clocks, but they were aware of the seasons. They were more scientific than most modern humans, who can’t find north without a GPS. According to ancient traditions, we are moving into goddess energy – the fecundity of spring. Traditional cultures have their rituals, gods and goddesses, symbolizing the passage of time, the seasons, birth and death. They are in tune with nature. In Nova Scotia, for a few days in mid-March we have new snow. It is cold. I
