Taurus New Moon: Transmission

Recently a famous guru visited our town and offered “darsan”. A couple hundred of us descended on the church, then knelt and crawled to the little rug where we offered our bent heads to her transformative touch. I admit it: I felt nothing. But I did feel something a couple weeks later in the YMCA parking lot. As I opened my car door, a toddler appeared (his mother was standing nearby). He had the biggest bluest eyes I’d ever seen. “Washoonaym” he said. After a confused moment, I realized his meaning. “It’s Dana,” I replied, “And what’s your name?” He didn’t answer, but turned again with great enthusiasm to his mother, “It’s Dana!” He clapped his hands with glee. His mother and I smiled at each other and as I walked away, I heard him say again, “Her name is Dana!” His mother softly instructed, “You should have told her your name.” But I was already gone… in the bliss of being touched so deeply by this little guru whose teaching was just what I needed. His giddy un-selfconsciousness was like a Zen stick on my head, rousing me from my usual self-concern. It said: Forget yourself and savor life! Feel the joy of meeting everything fresh! Now as I consider my vows for this Taurus New Moon, I wonder what it would be like to greet each stranger, everyone and everything, with the same un-selfconscious enthusiasm as that little boy had shown me. To step out my door and shout “It’s a blue sky!” Or in the afternoon at Starbucks “It’s the guy making coffee and his name is Aaron!” And if I could see you reading this, I’d want to say “It’s you! It’s you! I’m so glad you’re here!”