In this Short & Sweet Philosophy talk, David narrates the famous myth of how Ganga, the Goddess who became the Ganges River, came down to earth in service to human creativity. This talk includes the following themes:

-Importance of contemplating and manifesting the five elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space as a primary means of expressing your transitions and poses

-The connection between the water element and Prana and creativity

-The idea that it is both common and even inevitable to get stuck in the past (in smaller and larger ways) and lose touch with your creativity

-How tapas (regular practice) is a primary means of getting unstuck, freed from past habits, and calling down or summoning the flow of creativity from within you.

-Reading of a Hafiz poem on the subject of burning up the past and overcoming fear by harnessing the power of love that waits to be awakened within you.

-Reading of a Baul poem that speaks to the natural cycle of creativity where darkness and light alternate. The yogi is one who makes the best out of times when creativity is fallow or dormant and darkness is present.