Being Out
When Krishna was a child He
was close to the animals, plants, the hills and low-land, the forest, and clear
fields. He was very much for the
out-of-doors, perhaps making a strong endorsement towards this kind of
life.
He was given responsibility at the earlier phase of His
life. Call it chores if you want. He, amongst His buddies, herded cows. There was lots of time for carefreeness. He had space to run in, and a home to love
in. Nanda and Yasoda were foster
parents. The parents of His birth were
held in prison and in hiding for quite the time.
Aindra, Dinanath, Kala, and I walked through the sugar cane
fields again. We reflected on our own
lives as being rather rural. In this way
we shared a commonality amongst ourselves and even with Krishna Himself.
On this great day I spoke to a full capacity group on 3
occasions. The first venue called for
speaking about being a serious member of the Krishna
family, Iskcon, and how good behaviour meant a lot. Our talk was aimed, more so, to the four new
initiates – four women; Saguna, Nama Chintamani, Divya Jnana Shakti, and
Anasuya. Also, two men and another
female received 2nd initiation. The
latter were Dinanatha, Vadevyasa and Damayanti.
My second talk was to the Bon Acceuil community, where I
took the opportunity to share details of last fall's Boston
– Butler
Finally, at the home of my host, Amar, one hundred guests
came to hear of Krishna as a youngster
addressing a serpent, formally a demigod.
Here again, we shared the notion that clean activities with people in
nature was the way to put balance in life.
May the source be with you!
7 km
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