Edmonton, Alberta
Be Agile
Our guru, Srila
Prabhupada, encouraged us to be good all-rounders—meaning he liked his students
to show expertise in various areas. He
encouraged leadership by way of being familiar with all avenues of devotional
life. What comes to mind is being frugal
and careful in financial dealings, having some know-how in archana (rituals), being well-read and learned, giving a good
class, training others in devotional sciences, learning the art of Vedic
cuisine, caring for others, and sharing—in any innovative way—the Krishna
Conscious lifestyle.
In general, it’s good
to have variegated skills. Alberta could
perhaps learn a lesson on diversification.
The province has become too dependent on the drilling of oil; thus, when
oil prices plunge, it hurts the economy, which is the case here.
For a second day, Sanatan and I visited
“Meadows Community Centre” to walk the track.
The place is huge and I was wondering, with such enormity, couldn’t the province build large vegetable
greenhouses for food? We work for
food. Why not employ today’s technology
for doing things locally and organically?
It crossed my mind that we should do things differently. Let’s have a sincere look at welcoming
adjustment.
In this regard, I chose a verse from
the Bhagavatam which highlights the
theme of adjustment. In 1:9:9, this point about
agility is addressed so well. It was
this message of bending for time, place, and circumstance that I shared with
Jonathon (now Jaga Jivan) and Richa (now Rati Keli) who received diksha (initiation) this evening. Jaya!
May the Source be with
you!
6 km
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