Why I Like Being Ordinary

#1 Ask Me Anything

Hello friends and welcome to the very first Ask Me Anything!

I am so grateful to all of you for supporting my work 

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for being part of this worldwide meditation and dharma practice community.

Ask Me Anything & Check Out These Three Things will come to you on the 3rd Thursday (ish) of every month.  Please feel free to write me anytime—you just have to respond to this email and I will get it! I would LOVE to hear your questions, comments and of course, suggestions for Three Things.  

You will also receive my free newsletter, Drip, Drip, Drip twice a month, on the second and four Thursdays (ish) of the month.

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Each month I will answer at least one question and the questioner will remain anonymous. But I would like to thank this questioner for getting the ball rolling with this excellent question. 

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QUESTION:  Your tagline for Drip, Drip, Drip is “Buddhist wisdom for ordinary people on ordinary days”. Why the word “ordinary?”

ME:  In 2012 when I closed my NYC studio, Om Yoga Center, I was interviewed by Mind Body Green.  My favorite question was: “What do you still struggle with in your practice?” I spontaneously answered, “Nothing!  There are asanas that I am still working on. But that doesn’t mean I am struggling.”  

This impromptu response could be called a Self-Secret Teaching in Buddhist lingo. This refers to teachings that don’t seem to make sense. If I am working on something but not struggling, how will I ever achieve my goals?