Finding My Guru and Studying Yoga Sutras

I had been seeking a spiritual teacher with knowledge, a guru. I took Laura's recommendation and went to Yoga and Sound at Arsha Vidya Gurukulum, Swami Dayananda's ashram in the U.S. to study with him, Ramanand Patel and Mukesh Desai. Laura had told me he was the foremost Vedanta teacher in the world and going to meet him was like getting to meet the pope. I guess until one really begins to become a student of the ancient texts, for myself- I couldn't say I was really grasping Yoga and the roots of the tree.
While waiting for the first sangha, which is a community meeting, where you listen to the speaker and he may take questions, to begin, I was in the corridor outside the temple getting a drink of water as I heard someone say "Swamiji! He is coming!". I turned around and the only thing I could see was my Guru's shimmering face. We both linked hands, I couldn't speak, like a great weight and lightness all at the same time in my chest and throat, no thinking, Power of the Universe and Consciousness there, I fell to my knees (which I had never bowed to anyone) and he put his hand on my head, pulled me up and said "come". I followed him into the temple and I took my seat. I have never questioned our connection, he knows all my secrets and things I don't tell anyone. I trust him completely. They have a great bookstore at this ashram. It is such a gem and years of labored love. They record Swamiji's orations and those are also amazing. This year, I returned to the same retreat and purchased a phenomenal amount of books and cds's, mp3's...I want to share with you my love of the studies of Yoga, in a like minded community.
The plan is this: Starting Thursday January 28th a group of Yoga students meet every other Thursday during lunchtime from 12-1 or so starting , You may bring a "non-smelly", Vegetarian (no meat in studios) lunch for yourself, maybe we'll have some tea or lemonade, we'll listen to the sanghas, you can bring any translation and here is where you can get a free copy by googling Yoga Sutras and there are a myriad of translations, we can compare and discuss our experience. This will be a free class, furthering Yoga East's vision of continuing to bring Yoga and it's benefits to all in our community...Come, come whoever you are, wanderer, idolator, worshiper of fire. Come, even if you've broken your vows a thousand times. Come, and come yet again. Ours is not a caravan of despair...Rumi