Monday 11 October 2021

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Brampton, Ontario

I’m 69

 

Twenty-one years ago, the film “The Legend of Baggar Vance” was released, where Will Smith plays the role of the name mentioned in the title. The name “Baggar Vance” is an interesting angle on the Sanskrit word Bhagavan, which is a more formal name for Krishna. He does a splendid job in this role.

Now Will Smith, the well-known actor, is telling people about the Bhagavad-gita in a direct and candid way. As Will explains in a video that’s going around, “Arjuna is overwhelmed… His family has tripped out… They tried to disrobe his wife.”

In looking at the above we might be able to deduce the most celebrated dialogue coming out of the east is making inroads into the west. Perhaps, in the future, Krishna and His warrior friend become mainstream. That would be nice. It would be beneficial since a timeless wisdom is unleashed from the conversation between the two; a wisdom that is relevant and speaks to all.

I want to thank the organizers of the program last night in Brampton. It was more than a birthday party. Kindness came out of the cake which was shared by two other persons to have their birthday fall on October 5th. Nandini is a 10-year-old girl in our community and is a good student. Hrsikesh was born 30 minutes before I showed up. We’re both 69. Happy birthday to you all.

 

May the Source be with you!

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