Monday, November 16th, 2015
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Whim and Purpose
I went westwardly twice today, first by way of Bloor Street
and then later by Dupont. I guess I was taken by whim each of those
two times. No! Time number two was a deliberate visit to the home of a
young man whose grandmother just passed away. He wanted me and other
members of our ashram to have a grand veggie prasadam meal in her
honour.
The sentiment is noble and appropriate. She is in India
now thousands of miles away or perhaps now thousands of yojanas away (a
yojana is a Vedic measurement equating to 15 kilometres or 8 miles).
Since the soul travels, there is no guarantee that it returns to Earth
once leaving. It may be destined to more sublime spheres. This could
be something to rejoice about, since existence on our plane is wrought
with suffering and with not enough enjoyment to match.
In the Gita, Krishna speaks of pain and pleasure, sadness
and gladness as being a very shared reality. Right in the beginning of
chapter 2, he addresses dual experiences. Therefore, application of
tolerance is necessary and acceptance is key.
We are encouraged to be in Vaikuntha (Heaven) wherever we
are. It is the state of consciousness that is important. Our greed and
envy tends to stir the pot and agitate us to the point where we say,
"the other man’s grass is always greener". By the way, that’s not
always necessarily true - it’s greener where you water it. My
condolences go to the righteous young man, Durjoy by name, and all well
wishes go to his grandma, a mature and pious lady.
May the Source be with you!
9 km
No comments:
Post a Comment