Mayapura, West Bengal
Chaya
Got Married
I was asked to deliver the morning bhakti class. The talk was based on a verse from the book Bhagavatam, Canto 7, verse 40 from
chapter 4. I was given a choice as to
where to speak from. Since today was the
celebration of the Adi Vas, invoking
a celebration of a five day chanting marathon, I thought it appropriate to
explore a verse which highlights the feelings (bhavana) from chanting.
Now I’m not a scholar but I attempted to put
out the best I could. I employed the
technique of charades (or pantomime as friend Suresvara put it) to engage the
crowd in the reading of the verse’s purport.
My day began as such, with an early class to
accommodate the start of the marathon.
My breakfast became a meeting. That
was actually pleasant. Then a stretch of
meetings of a more formal nature took me to three o’clock, followed by a drama
practice.
One of our Canadian girls, Chaya, received her
wedding blessings and tied the knot (equated to receiving a ring in a Western
context) with Abhay, a fine young chap of Latina heritage.
The wedding and vows were held on a rooftop
and I had to cut short my visit to attend to our drama. A special feature of tonight’s occasion was
the one hundred plus Chinese pilgrims who grouped together for a stage delight. And delighted they were.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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