Orlando, Florida
Cleanse For Glory
Angelo and I and a few other individuals made our way to Main Highway with meditation beads in hand, and then down to a quiet road which accesses the ocean. It was my second trip here this morning. A police cab was parked on that road very close to the water’s edge. On my first venture over here, however, alone at 4 AM, it was a parked car that likely facilitated two lovers. Who knows. I’m not that curious.
Angelo had remarked that he like the fact that he parked ourselves (I mean buttocks) to a concrete block to be by the waves for gaining a sense of peace. I concurred saying, “Chanting by the sound of moving water can do a lot to clear the cobwebs of the mind.”
My visit to Miami terminated. Goodbye, Miami, and hello Orlando.
Here, I was driven to the new home of Abhimanyu Arjuna for a housewarming event, Vedic style. Raghu, a young priest from near Gainesville, drove the distance to perform the homa (fire ceremony). For Jamie and Chuck, who are local yoga instructors, viewing the ceremony was a new experience. Again, here was a ritual, like the chanting by the ocean in the morning, which serves to cleanse or purify the consciousness.
Considering the materialistic world in which we live with all its crazy demands, we need all the help we can get. It’s important to remind ourselves and each other in a regular manner that we consider to make our exit from this life after a good cleansing. Who wants to leave this world with a bad or sick heart? No one in their right mind would want that. It’s principles of forgiveness and gratitude that permit a glorious parting. That’s why all the chanting, purifying rituals, wholesome interaction, etc., make a difference in changing the shape of our destiny.
May the Source be with you!
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