Saturday, June 13th, 2015
Miami, Florida
Had Our Share
We
had our share of stepping on sea urchins. I probably did more walking
through water today than moving on the ground surface. Sea urchins were
everywhere and once again, crocs came in most handy. For those of us who
ventured barefoot the prickly entities became a bit of a nuisance.
At
Key-Biscayne, where the Atlantic waters are indeed fine in temperature, our
group of Krishna devotees from Miami (monks and lay members), enjoyed the
cooling effect of a swim. We were boating and then anchored near a
sandbar by Craig who runs it like a friendly business. His captain and
two young staff members really got a charge out of our kirtan on the way
to the destination and on its return. They not only enjoyed but sang and
attempted a jig.
Just
so that readers of the blog know that, as a monk, I'm not totally in maya,
or illusion, and steering away from devotional functions, the swim was a way of
approaching devotee care. Seeing to bonding and attention to some healthy
but clean physical activities is essential for spiritual upkeep.
Secondly, the mere joy of it all, set everyone ready and prepared for our
evening kirtan in the public at Miami Beach's streets.
That event and experience became memorable. The last
time I came here was at Halloween night when a group of us Krishna monks came
to do what we are known for - kirtan. I think it was the time of
day, when dark, that it just became too "risqué” for our innocent
eyes. I made a commitment then, "Never again!" Yes,
indeed for favourable devotional service you must always pick and choose.
May the Source be with you!
? km (hard to say in the water)
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