Brampton, Ontario
Nightguard?
“Don’t you have a nightguard?” asked the
woman.
I had to think about the question in the
context of a dental clinic space. We are not talking about a security guard
standing outside of our temple ashram, keeping an eye on possible hooligans or
thieves breaking in. The dental assistant, this kind woman, merely asked if I
have a custom-made mold of my teeth, to be worn at night to protect myself from
grinding my teeth.
My somewhat hesitant reply to her was, “I
do have one, but I haven’t been using it. I don’t believe I’m grinding my teeth
at night.” But much truth is told at a dental clinic, like a guru offering his
student some self analysis. The assistant revealed that my teath are wearing down,
which was not known to me. The pics taken of my teeth show it.
So, now I will have to reconnect with my
tooth nightguard and attend to another part of my physical machinery.
The word yantra appears in The
Gita, where Krishna states we are all souls in yantras or machines,
made of material energy.
As an adult, as a human and, on top of
that, as a monk I have this obligation to look after myself so I can prolong my
services to others, to humanity and to Krishna. Looking after a new knee isn’t
enough. The machine needs much attention. Our bodies belong to the Creator and
not to us.
My visit to the dentist in Brampton brought
out a simple moment of truth.
May the Source be with you!
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