Toronto, Ontario
Gems
Some of today’s lessons that came out of our Bhagavatam
session this morning were gems. In sutra form, here’s what we came up with
from 8.5.26 and its purport:
Sense perception is
not complete to understand.
You may see, but
you may not be able to understand.
Seeing Him is not
as important as appreciating Him.
Prayers are
heard and the needful action is taken.
Desire less and
deserve more.
Engage yourself or
encage yourself.
Another major gem of the day was spending time with our
recent most visiting monk, Devamrita Swami, over an excellent meal prepared by
Mangal Aarti. I had trekked to the
apartment where he was staying. My
return to the ashram, however, was by
cab, and that encounter was another gem.
The cab driver was curious, “Do you go to India?” he
asked.
“Yes, once or twice a year.”
“Which part?”
“The eastern side, mostly, Bengal.”
“Do you know any Bengali?” asked the taxi driver who told
me he’s from neighbouring Bangladesh.
“I know some songs, do you want to hear one?”
“Yes.” So I sang,
in its entirety, ‘Gaya Gaura’ to the
cab driver. He was testing me. “Can you
tell me what it means?”
“Yes, do utter or sing the honey like names of the
Supreme regardless of status or mood, and benefit.”
The driver was really happy. He sparkled.
May the Source be with you!
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