Toronto, Ontario
Laudable Messages
Some strong messages came through today. From the sastras, texts of wisdom, voiced by the srutis, or Personified Vedas, Srimad Bhagavatam, 10.87.40 purport: “Even if a neophyte devotee falls from the standards of proper behavior by the force of his past bad habits, the all-merciful Lord will not reject him.”
There is hope for us.
This afternoon I was interviewed by Jason Maraschiello, a yoga instructor from the Orangeville area, via podcast. Some of the highlighted messages on the theme “Quality of Life” were:
1) Strike a balance in each day
2) We are all bees and we need to make our honey (meaning let’s get busy and not be idle)
3) There are three energies that visit us all the time—thoughtfulness (satva-guna) is especially welcome.
On our weekly Thursday Zoom call we discussed today’s verses from chapter 5 of The Gita. One which stood out is verse 10:
“One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the result unto the supreme, is unaffected by karmic action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water.”
Later, in a counseling session, I gave advice along the lines of “scapegoat less and take responsibility.”
Finally to top off my day, going full circle, another quote came from Srimad Bhagavatam, 10.87.40, again from the purport.
“O Madhava, please let me understand you so I will no longer experience the entanglement of material pleasure and pain. Or else, just as good, please give me a taste for hearing and chanting about you. And that way I will no longer be a slave to ritual injunctions.”
May the Source be with you!
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