And so concludes the fi rst chapter of Mystic Mouse’s encounter with Lion Sage. When Mouse asked Lion Sage to be his teacher, the great master asked the question, “Are you ready?” Why? Because only when we are ready to learn can we really learn. Mystic Mouse learned that he must begin his search for his true identity by worshiping Lord Ganesha, who would introduce him to Lord Muruga at the right time for the practice of yoga. After Mouse saw his blurry refl ection in the magic stream, Lion Sage explained that the water’s refl ection was nothing more than a refl ection of Mouse’s own mind. Confusion would make the image blurry. He then learned how to get rid of hurt and confusion by burning up and releasing the emotion of past memories. Mouse was overjoyed when he discovered that the simple practice actually worked. Old memories that used to be painful no longer hurt so much.
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