Buenos Aires, Argentina
Another City, Another Continent
I’m in a country, Argentina, where soccer
can be considered the heart-beat of the nation and tango dancing has a place in
people’s minds. The country is European
in flavour, and you see more walking going on than in America; although fast
cars are plentiful. The local currency,
the peso, is generally not very strong against the American dollar.
The place in Buenos Aires that I visit yearly
is the ISKCON Centre at Palermo.
It is not a wealthy community. An acquired private school converted to an ashram/temple is gradually being
renovated. Outside this welcoming
destination are streets that I’ve reported before as being a bit too
dog-ridden. Nothing wrong with
dogs. It’s the owners who show
irresponsibility. You could be slipping
and sliding if you don’t watch yourself.
Balarama, who travelled with me here from
Canada, said, “So it’s just like Mexico, my country,” indicating that it’s hard
for pedestrians at times, dealing with the dung.
I mentioned about financial-tightness. That’s not always the worst thing. What’s important is to value what you
have. And if humility plays a role in
your day-to-day life, due to the “less is more” reality, then that’s nothing to
necessarily complain about. As my
room-mate monk, Gaura Vani Swami, indicated, “Where there is excess of money,
that’s where you find the corruption.”
And then he said to watch out for the influence of Kali-Yuga, the age of
shadiness.
May the Source be with you!
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