Mayapura, West Bengal
Fine very tall brass deities, known as the Panca Tattva
(features of Krishna in the age of Iron), were flanked to our left. Four swamis
and I along with our chairperson this year's AGM Hrdai Chaitanya, where set to
speak to the world-wide community of devotees. Each of us read a portion of the
resolutions arrived for the year 2011. This put a devotional closure to our
meetings.
After this a maha-mela (major festival) of the name of
Krishna was inaugurated. The venue, the Panca Tattva Hall, was packed with
devotional chanters, marking the start of a several day festival. Enthusiasm
was peeking as the night chanting heightened in volume and pitch. It all seemed
to be about reaching heights this evening.
My nasty cold kept me up for hours in broken sleep. I took
to chanting japa by pacing the rooftop of our accommodational building, the
Gada Bhavan. Like so many structures in the area the roof is a flat surface.
Beyond this flat roof are the stars in the sky. And beyond that is so much more
space and existences -- galaxies.
We are but tiny spirits, little fire-flies against the heavenly bodies that remain lit up above. If we can just remember our nature of smallness, of fragility, then we might have a chance at spiritual success. We must live in the truth and not the lie that I am so very significant.
I was seemingly up high but I was still so small and humble.
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