Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 - Carriere, Mississippi.

The golf coastal currents of air offered moderate temperatures with the company of the sun. At recent classes, I have conducted from the book Srimad Bhagavatam I have been preceeding my talk with the reading of Prabhupada's purport implementing sherades and completing statements. It is a game techinique and someone may question whether the approach challenges the gravity or seriousness of the trancendantal subject but like this morning it allowed listeners to become very attentive and so it warrants some merit.

An additional walk of herbal education conducted by Vid Bhuj an incredible specialist in the field provided unique brightness to the day. I became pleasantly surprised to find a walker that I had been corresponding with. His name is Avadhuta, an Hispanic Massecuchettes-born monk who walked from the Canadian border to Ecquador and suffered from a serious car accident terminating the trek. Doctors claimed he would be bed-ridden for the rest of his life. His recovery is remakable and he attributes that physical comeback to chanting, walking and daily swimming. I met him at a small lake which locals frequent. After drying off we had many things to share. This certainly gave further light to my day. The day completed with a performance of "Demon", a play I wrote eight years ago and rehearsed with local residents. It was well appreciated and although not totally on the level of profesionalism that I like it nevertheless was a devotional rendering, warmed the audience and offered good team building.

10km.