"Have completed the Himalayan trek. What an adventure. It was challenging physically, mentally and emotionally. The mountains are so grand that I felt like a speck in the eye of God. No way to describe them actually…."
- Sue McSherry
Perhaps being a younger trekker in the Dhyan Yatra was more of a disadvantage. I had so much faith that my body, as it is young and somewhat flexible, could make it through the trek easily. Within twenty minutes of the trek, any dignity had crumbled down and I was just wailing and struggling to even move! I became so weary that those mules that were carrying many others slowly began to look much more attractive than before. So boldly I had stepped on the mountain, just ready to conquer it. Little did I know that it would soon conquer me! I had no choice but to bow down in the deepest way. Step by step, it went beyond even that. I just melted into the very soil, rocks, dirt...everything that this mountain was. Soon, I dropped "Vidya" behind, and it was only Shambho that carried my body through.
Seeing the intensity of the Sadhus and Babas, who traveled along the daunting Himalayan path as if it was just some neighborhood park, humbled me in such a deep way. That look in their eyes, that intense focus of reaching the ultimate brought tears for me. Walking in their footsteps and of so many great beings before them was incredible. And in seeing their plastic chappals and thin dhotis in the freezing cold weather, I soon felt like an absolute clown in all the mountain gear that I had so carefully chosen from the US-- bug-eyed sunglasses, rimmed hat, bulky waterproof cargoes, thick soled boots.
When I heard Sadhguru was not coming on the Yatra, I was somewhat upset. I just yearned for the honor to walk these sacred mountains with Him! But as the Yatra unfolded, I could clearly see that He was definitely there. I felt Him in the majestic stillness of the mountains. There was a point where I could feel myself becoming so small... and He was in me. I experienced my Guru in every step, in every breath, and even in myself.
As I'm back here in the ashram, there's a different lightness in me and I'm realizing such a huge burden was lost in those mystical mountains. That feeling of being just a piece of Earth is still with me in my step. I could never have imagined the Yatra to be like this. As always, I am eternally grateful for the rare opportunity that He offers.
- Vidya Warrior
