You Can't Always Get What you Want

"You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes well you just might find

You get what you need." - Rolling Stones

The Lyrics of this Rolling Stones song

have been present in my mind the last couple of days. 

It is the practice of Ishvara Pranidhanani - having faith in what is,
even if what is, seems totally wrong and unjust:

The Las Vegas shooting,
Workers pounding loudly on the roof for a solid hour while you teach a Yoga Class;
Miscommunication every where, lack of caring or concern growing like a virus;
Driving an hour in rush hour to practice with your friend only to find that when you arrive,
She is out of town;
the loss of Tom Petty.


I didn't get what I wanted yesterday.

So at the end of a challenging day, what is left?

God.

Who or what can you count on?

God.

It is true. It is what my teacher, Bhagavan Das teaches and it is
THE teaching of life.

So what did I need today?
To be reminded of this teaching.
The practice is to trust the challenges, the difficulties, the loss,
the insanity, as part of the divine plan -
to help us find our way back to what is true and what is real.

May we all find it.