Over the years which I have attended the Harmony Centre and known Shakti Durga, (she was only known as Kim when I first met her) my original reasons for why I came here compared to what I now want from the Harmony Centre have slowly evolved.

Like many people who attend Ignite Your Spirit I did so because of a

subtle, innate sense that life had more to offer than what I was currently experiencing. But it was definitely about what’s in it for me. What skills could I acquire that would make me more money. What were the hot tips that would improve my career options?

 Karma, service, reincarnation, the Divine void – I didn’t really care about that stuff. That wasn’t what was going to give me satisfaction and

happiness. I wanted more time to go surfing in a slick new 4-wheel drive in my time off from being a famous jazz musician.

Actually it’s taken me a long time to even figure out what I actually do want. How do you even know until you strip back all the conditioning, fears, bad advice, peer pressure, false assumptions and misguided expectations? Those things don’t disappear overnight.

The life that will give you the most happiness, joy and love isn’t

something you need to choose with your rational mind.

The more courageous choices you make from love, the more your perfect life becomes revealed to you.

Shankara

(Ashley)