Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Last Day in BA
Antonio, one of the
novice monks, took me around to the quieter streets before class. Antonio, like many members, is of Italian
origin. The city, Buenos Aires, seems to
be smartly laid-out. I say that as a
walker, and not a driver. There are
plenty of parks and trees lining the streets.
That is always good.
The class, delivered
by myself once again, focused on Narada Muni’s words to his students, the
Pracetas. Narada is one of those all-time
favorites of monks. He was expert at disseminating wisdom. There is this incredible waterfall in the
state of Washington, high on a mountain, and it is named after him. I was stunned to see that and the plaque
which identifies his name as a Hindu saint, or mystic. https://youtu.be/T3LC95dyRZk
In today’s verse, from
Canto 4 of the book, Bhagavatam, we
learn of him saying that the source of self-realization is God Himself. In other words the Supreme is motivated to
assist souls in their effort to free themselves from this worldly entanglement.
Of course, not all
souls in this world are interacted in such a liberation, being somewhat
conditioned in their cozy situations.
People tend, too often, to be lost in their subjectivity, forgetting
that a human has a mandate beyond just being in the survival mode. It appears that many folks trolley their way
to a more zombie-like approach to life, through various intoxicating
methods. I’m afraid it dulls the brain. https://instagram.com/p/Bbqi0VeF8pD/
We don’t need that do
we?
May the Source be with
you!
7 km
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