Bragg Creek, Alberta
A
Soul is a Soul
Vincent and I took to the trail beyond Folk
Tree Lodge. Balance is the name of the
bushy white dog who accompanied us. Oh,
he blended into the snow alright. We
could tell of his whereabouts by his bark.
The spruce around us also concealed.
The guy is friendly.
I'm just guessing it’s a he and made no
effort to research the gender. A dog is
a dog. A soul is a soul. We are all souls for that matter.
The retreat at Folk Tree is a gathering of
leaders from ISKCON Canada. Same-gender
relations was one topic we discussed.
The actual discussion surrounding same-sex persons began with a
question. “How do you, as a bhakti-yogi, a leader, respond to the
query of acceptance of same-sex people versus rejection?”
The discussion led to this: Regardless of one’s sexual orientation,
everyone should have the opportunity to serve and love Krishna within an encouraging
environment. To advance the subject more,
it was pointed out that those sexually active, whether hetero or homo, enwrap
themselves in service to God and to the world.
The activity of seva, service,
purifies, and hence, physical intimacy reduces.
With age and maturing we all tend to downscale
on physical, or sexual, activity, unless of course you’re a monk and you
abstain altogether. That’s been my path
all along and I'm totally at home with it.
At our retreat, more topics were held but
that was one which is pertinent, in our modern times especially. Let’s remember—a soul is a soul.
May the Source be with you!
7 km
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