The Annex, Toronto
Summer Creatures
According to the Vedas there are 8,400,000 groupings or classifications of living beings in this world. When we use the word “species” the figures don’t necessarily match up to the claim of our modern scientific world. However, the principle that “many” entities inhabit this world still holds true. This reality of “many” is very evident with our experience, especially during the summertime. Creepy crawlies start coming out of the woodwork, literally.
I have plenty of uninvited creatures, not of large magnitude, that come to the indoors of what we call Prabhupada’s Quarters. Some of them have prehistoric looks about them. And outdoors it’s the cicadas that give off that shrill sound from the trees sounding like millions of tambourines being shaken all in unison. That’s in the day. Now, in the night time, you have these green tree crickets in great multitudes. I guess their sound vibrations create a great backdrop for chanting the maha mantra.
These sounds are much to do with the mating calls.
Frankly I find their calls to be exotic compared to the drab sounds of revved up engines from cars and trucks. They are not at all appealing but then I will always hold a begrudging attitude towards all that machinery; clunky or sophisticated.
With cooler weather around the corner, hibernation for the multitudes will cause an avyakta state (unmanifest). We will approach a quieter autumn until the winter snow comes to buffer sounds of some engines.
May the Source be with you!
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