Toronto, Ontario
Ownership
Karuna, Luv and I had a good reason to be
out. Spring is in the air. Blossoms beckon. Dandelions demand. Yes, attention must be given to the colours
of the season. And the smells as
well. So we put on our stinky shoes and
sauntered through Rosedale.
“It’s pretty affluent here, isn’t it?” Luv asked.
“Yes, and it’s quite safe. People in the neighbourhood have seen us for
years.” Then I realized I've been
walking the area and claiming the territory for much longer than most people
who’ve lived here. There’s something to
be said for walking a trail over time.
You feel it’s yours. In reality
it doesn’t belong to anyone, including myself.
Remotely, with Bhagavan as
distant proprietor, and closely, with Paramatma
as the in-dwelling person, it comes as false proprietorship to anyone who
stakes claim by paper or personal presence.
In the Gita,
the appropriate line that conveys the reality of the situation goes as follows:
sarva-all, loka-places, maheshvara-great
owner. Sarva loka maheshvara. This
is listed as one of the items that is the component to inner peace. Everyone is looking for peace and it will
most naturally come when peace arises from within. It begins with appreciating genuine
ownership.
There is nothing you can take, or hold in
your arms and walk away with, especially with regard to the body at the time of
departure.
May the Source be with you!
3 km (only)
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