After the evening at the disco in Copenhagen in 2003, I had my lecture at the yoga studio where I had had a photo shoot before. It was Sunday and many people had come to spend their day off at the yoga center, curious about me and what I might say. You might think that the advertisement that they had done with my pictures had worked well and that the hall was full because of that. I know however that it was something different – my Saturday evening at the disco had brought many people! I recognized several people of them and they greeted me happily when I came in.
Once we had some silence in the room, I started my lecture with my Mantras as usual. After that I asked into the crowd ‘Can you imagine where I was last night? I was in a disco.’
I told everybody that I am able and ready to go anywhere. Many people say that a disco or a party is nothing spiritual that would help you on your progress or that would do anything good for this world – it is only fun! If I had not been to the discotheque the night before however, those whom I had invited there and who had now come to my lecture would never have been interested to listen! They came because I had been to the disco! So for me it does not matter whether I go to a yoga center or to a disco – I enjoy my time and if people ask me, I tell them who I am. That can create interest in spirituality, in thinking different about life and in being a bit more aware.
My lecture moved on to different topics and I can say it was a success – both groups of people, those who had seen advertisement by the yoga studio and those whom I had invited at the party, enjoyed.
After my lecture a tall Danish man approached me, told me he had liked my lecture and said that he would like to meet me in private. I gave him a time to come to me on the next day. He had introduced himself as a writer and he came the next day to talk to me. It was a really nice conversation and he offered to show me a bit more in Copenhagen.
It was not only this man who had invited me to meet again. The woman who had picked me up to go to the disco with her phoned and invited me to her home. I agreed and she picked me up. Once sitting in her dining room, I received another phone call – it was the tall Danish writer asking me where I was. Did I have time to meet? I told the woman that a friend wanted to come and asked if I could invite him there. On that day I experienced Danish openness and hospitability as similar to the Indian attitude: she said yes of course, just tell him to come!
So he did and I introduced them to each other. I became good friends with both of them in that time and over the course of the next years.
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Nice Balendu! I also experienced the Danish as very hospitable. They always have a place at the dinner table for you! Very nice folks there!
When u r in your mind or in emotions that are heavy dancing is a great way to release them to shake them off let a dog that shakes the water off his body…it renergizes your body..if u cannot express threw your throat chakra or other chakras and theres a build up of energys….just put some music and dance and sing…release..u dont need to be in a discotheque u can be at home it does not really matter where your at just as long as u release..no alcohol or drugs needed namast gilles