Tirupati, India
Outside the Meetings
"We would like to do a short video, a promo, for
Govinda's Restaurant, and we would like you to be the host," expressed
this brahmachari monk from Pune. Mahatma
Priya Das is putting out a video every day, during his stay in Tirupati, to
highlight the features of this very mystical destination.
Today, I gave my third class to these new monks—about thirty-five
of them. The subject was: "Tales
from Trails." It is certainly a
refresher for me. I am forced to dredge up
the memory of experiences along the path.
Kirtans are phenomenal in the temple room, and the
month of Kartik has begun when dhiyas/ghee lamps are offered to the
deities; in this case, their names are Radha Govinda. I'm one to relish the class in the
morning. From Canto One, we hear of the
meeting of Narada and Vyas, two well-established sages of devotion.
To my surprise, a new challenge came of a physical
nature. Humidity in heat really does get
to me. Even in Canada if I'm walking in
heat, I encounter inflammation of my hands and feet. The toes also get enlarged. That, plus the massage at night with mustard
oil, is creating a fiery situation and breaking up the skin. On one toe, cracks appeared, and then blood.
One doctor advised (and I should have known this) to use
coconut oil, as it cools. Drinking sugar
cane is not advisable. Again the coconut
comes to the rescue. "Drink coconut
water," said the doctor.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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