Durban, South Africa
The Show Did Go On
Thanks to Kadamba Kanana Swami, Dutch-born
monk extraordinaire of chanting and teaching.
He kindly handed me a book, hot off the press. Golokera
Prema Dhana (Sabda Press) is a collection of Vaishnava quotes. If I could just share two of them.
The Cow of My
Senses
The cow of my senses, who yearns to hear
the narration of the Lord’s pastimes in Gokula, has become very unhappy by
wandering in the desert of my voice. I
pray the merciful saintly devotees may lead that cow to the oasis of my ears
and there feed her the nectar of Krishna’s pastimes.
Krsnadas Kaviraj
The Horse of the
Mind
Beaten by hundreds of whips of material
sufferings, the horse of my mind is running wildly on the dangerous road of the
senses. O Lord Madhava, please rein in
that wild horse and tie it to the hitching post of Your lotus feet with the
ropes of strong devotional service.
Padyavali
There’s more juice in this book. Thank you K. K. Swami.
Both Kadamba and I gave initiation to two
brothers. Senathur is a film maker from
Pretoria, and I gave him the name “Sri Ram.”
His younger photographer brother received diksha (initiation) from Kadamba who gave the name “Dhanudhara.”
The initiation ceremony—which actually
involved a few more dynamics than I mentioned here—crowned my morning. The evening crown was the premiere
performance of “Many Mothers Many Fathers” highlighting the life of Emperor
Chitraketu. The story makes a strong
endorsement for reincarnation.
May the Source be with you!
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