Everything’s Light
Toronto, Ontario
When a newborn comes into the home, it makes everyone light – before it gets heavy. I could see it in the eyes of Radha Mohan, the father, and Shyama Mohini, the baby’s mom. “It changes everything, doesn’t it?” I asked the parents of their new son, Govinda, indicating that full attention is now on the baby. In our tradition parents ask for a blessing from a local priest (brahmin), and that was one of my reasons for the visit. The parents became very generous; it came in the form of a great meal. The couple was happy.
I thought a lot about their future and the road that lay ahead of them. There will be bumps. The dad had jokingly expressed the son will be under peer pressure in the years to come, even though he’ll be trained spiritually at the formative years. The time now is critical. All the love that can possibly spill out should do so now.
Krishna is behind love. He is also behind hate, but He prefers love. A loving environment makes it so much more conducive to inner development and becoming a whole person.
It’s strange to see mundane love, the love of this world which is shifting all the time. It is ready to crack at any moment. It’s certainly not endless. Yet, if we look adoringly at our young child, that is about the closest you will get to touching the love for the Divine. There are no conditions there. That love is as natural as the seasons that are always encircling us. In spiritual love it is a perpetual love.
7 KM
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