During spring break 12 Princeton students came to Boulder to explore service. Here is a letter that I wrote them a week after their return:
My Dear Princeton Friends,
I am sure that a least some of you are feeling the humdrums of ordinary life creeping into your emotions now that you are back to school. The pressures of homework and tests, laundry and other mundane responsibilities chipping away at the lightness that opened up for you on your spring break. Please know that this is normal. This is the way of the spiritual path. Sometimes we must walk on the memories of our moments of enlightenment, letting them sink deeply into our hearts. Just like we are meant to spend time on a daily spiritual practice so that it can shine light on our day, the intensive that you went though will shine light on your life for many years to come. This is the way of it. This is normal. Please remember to take a little time every day, little extra time once or twice a week to rejuvenate your energy and your spirit. Some days this will seem easy, some days this will seem boring, some days this will set your heart on fire. All of these are normal. Lighten up someone's day by practicing random act of loving kindness in your community. This will also rejuvenate your own light. All the masters assure us that days, weeks, months and years of consistent practice will bring us blessings. Your intensive week was very blessed by a flow of teachers giving you their best. I'm sure I wasn't the only one impressed by your openness, as individuals and as a group, to give your time to begin understanding the deep knowledge of this path. Your collective smiles brought light to everyone that you met here in Boulder. Even this Tuesday the Vida class brought up how fun it was for you to ALL walk into our noon class.
I look forward to meeting with you again in a very short time.
namaste,
love,
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