Gainesville, Florida
Conflicts
We Face
As we all know, the world is full of
conflict. Conflict was the major topic
of discussion at the Krishna house in Gainesville this morning. Thirty students and facilitators are
accommodated with living quarters in this flourishing little nook within the
city. There’s more than one houseful, in
other words.
From Canto One, the story arises about the
Yadu Dynasty, and they, being the most powerful empire of the time, were
unconquerable. By divine arrangement (if
you will), the dynasty’s demise involved rice wine and its consumption, in
group dynamic, which led to a flogging to the death of each other. There was conflict ‘within’, which is where
our thoughts brought us to, in so far as a point for discussion. We all
struggle internally with our minds, perhaps even more than we receive pain
externally. It was interesting.
At evening time, Ananta and I walked his
neighbourhood’s backroads to reach the home of Janmastami. There we met for a converging of
families. For the children—I sat them in
front of me; adults in the back—I read and ‘charaded’ the chapter of “Killing
the Dhenukasura Demon.” This arrangement
pumped up the kids to no end. The magic
of this situation is that parents and others also feel part of the fun. Kirtan and pasta were also featured.
I received a call from Daruka of Winnipeg,
my trusty back-up man for cross-Canada walks of the past. His mum, Marilyn, in her late 70s, is having
a difficult time, physically. I told him
I would appeal to readers of this blog to offer prayers for this “strong woman,”
as he put it.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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