Matanzas, Cuba
Connections in Cuba
“Are you Musulman?” asked one of the employees at
the Starfield Resort.
“No, we are not
Muslim,” Hayagriva answered back in Spanish.
Another employee asked
if we were monks and the answer was positive.
A woman approached us about setting up an appointment to discuss
reincarnation. We are booked then for
tomorrow morning.
Oleg, a Russian, came
up to us by the ocean front and began to recite the pranatis (prayers) to our guru, Srila Prabhupada. Quite amazing! He happens to know the big shots amongst our
swamis from the eastern block—Bhakti Vijnana and Indradyumna Swamis. Unfortunately Oleg is well acquainted with
the product of breweries. We felt for
him and pray he will take up the fight.
Some of the Russian
and Canadian tourists have had a good experience with Krishna monks from their
homeland. They may even break into a jig
upon seeing us, all in good fun.
Behind the work-out
gym in downtown Matanzas, there lives Gonsalez, a seventy-four-year-old Reiki
master, and he was host to our talk tonight.
He requested the topic: How energies can help transition a person’s
higher consciousness! Basically, we spoke then on the transformation of shakti (energy) to the realm of bhakti (devotion).
We cited Arjuna as an
example of someone whose enthusiasm toward duty was low; it was his guru,
Krishna, who suggested he channel all talents and energies into love, and to
transcend duty.
Life’s mission is to
bring our lower nature to oblivion and permit elevated consciousness to
prevail.
May the Source be with
you!
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