Paramaribo, Suriname
Every Endeavour
The same small party
of five who enjoyed the waters at Colakreek, yesterday, with
perhaps the first ever kirtan
waist-high in water, was the same group who today trailed by the zoo in
Paramaribo.
Santosh, in
particular, wanted Brihat and I to experience and get a feel for the jungle
that eventually connects to the Amazon.
“Alright then,
Santosh, just keep us out of the sun as much as possible, because we white boys can only take the sun in small doses. The shade.
Keep us in the shade,” I urged.
So we ventured through some thickets.
Mosquitoes are small here but voracious.
Other than that, there was little to worry about. Always my biggest concern with forests is thorns, burrs, and things that tear and
stick to clothing.
We put in an hour and
a half along a trail through
fairly tame jungle and then it was
time for the zoo.
“Okay, guys, let’s
check out what we all once were.” Meaning the bodies our souls
most likely inhabited.
Jaguars and other wild
cats of the region were on display. Of
course, we had to dwell on the piranha,
the fish in the tank, and have a look at their dentures. These guys are known to be an integral part
of the Amazon.
An hour or so of
animal gazing was enough. Our real
concentration as monks of an old tradition is to focus on humans. And so part two of a Krishna Conscious talk
to a larger group, today, had us dwell on verse 48 from Chapter 18 of the Gita: “Every endeavor is covered by some fault…”
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May the Source be with
you!
7 km
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