Driving with Tara

Driving is one of the most practical and challenging ways to integrate spiritual practices into your life. Here in Chicago, driving is a continual challenge. My own neighborhood is a construction zone with some sort of redevelopment or renovation seemingly on every block. I try to say mantras as I am driving. Some might say this is distracting. But it calms me down so that when people cut me off, walk in front of me, pull their trucks in front of me, block the street, or any of a hundred other things, I imagine the goddess Tara showing compassion on them, telling them to slow down, calm down, and be more mindful. It's not easy. But after a few years of working on this it is beginning to pay off.