Tuesday, July 14th, 2015
Some Steps Inside
Somewhere off the interstate between Houston
and St. Louis our two bus-loads of youth from
the US , Canada and Europe
had a driving break. Let’s call this somewhere "Blue-collar Town Blue-collar
Town
For shopping we went. I sponsored ice cream for the
fifty-plus teens. Grocery supplies were purchased for the journey ahead.
One of the UK
The one big attraction for both boys and girls, their
drivers and one monk was the air conditioning inside. The boy’s bus is one of
the older school bus types which has open windows for its AC, which are
minimally effective when the vehicle is in motion. The generator on the girl’s
bus is malfunctioning. So we were totally happy to be in a cool unit; the
Wal-mart. For me it was the only opportunity for a walk. So I began doing
cycles along the building’s interior. I met a Wal-mart greeter several times
over – a woman. I stopped for a second to explain my intent and her response
was, "Oh, people do it all the time. They walk to feel chilled." That
was great because I was slightly uncertain about my intent.
In any event, embarrassment of any kind was now removed. I
felt justified in my actions, put on three kilometres and became rather proud
of the accomplishment.
While going for that walk it dawned on me that perhaps I’m
executing a kind of Karma Yoga, the path where you offer your action’s fruits
to God. Here I was, using my body, which belongs to Krishna ,
and offering it in His service.
3 km
