Going through four airports this day left little time for walking. It was hard to find some spunk out of the day, except for reading about conversations our Guru, Srila Prabhupada had with people in 1968, some of which interviewed him on radio in the Bay area of Frisco (
“Chutney” is a common condiment, possibly pickled, could-be-tardy and maybe dragon-like hot preparation. It’s often used as a dip for savouries and is common in the south-east Asian communities. It can tantalize or kill depending on your conditioning.
So this one man, whom I met, who recognized the robes said, “yah know, we need more people like you to give the alternative to our young folks. In
“Is it a new cooking show?” I asked innocently.
“No!“ he said, ” you can imagine what is.”
“Oh, you are talking about sex in your face”
“Yeah, and most of the lyrics in the songs talk about encouraging rum consumption.
“Not Ram, but rum?” I asked.
“Yes, exactly!”
I suggested that we fight fire with fire; that we, as a pious society entertain with enlightenment; we give the youths of today enter-light-en-ment. Give them song, dance and drama. Do it light but with a subtle smack.
“Light their fires” with a message of bhakti (devotion) and make their chutney taste disgustingly, bland and flat.
I told this gentleman that I write, direct and produce devotional plays that attempts to insert Shakti (spiritual energy). He seemed happy that someone is working on bringing the young under a spiritual banner. I let the gentleman know that I have come to
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