Toronto, Ontario
Proper Perception
From the purport of text 11.7.8 from the Bhagavatam,
we read, “When a woman loves a man, she is most eager to see him, and she daily
sees him dressed in different clothes. Actually, the woman is interested not in
the clothes, but in the man. Similarly, within every material object is the
Supreme Personlity of Godhead; therefore, one who has developed love of God is
constantly seeing the Lord everywhere, and not just the superficial material
objects that cover the Lord.”
Nice example on “proper perception.” See
the spirit behind everything. See the God factor in all things. This is
practically the single point to grasp from the Bhagavat teachings; the
awareness of spiritual presence.
One more thing I wanted to convey involved
my endeavour to get back to Toronto by flying from Sudbury. I learned and saw a
virtue in others. My departure for Toronto was a bit frustrating. It was Sunday
night, and the scheduled time for flying got changed. It was delayed. No
problem. Everyone goes through that. Then the flight was delayed again.
“Mechanical difficulty,” they said. Well, I’ve heard that one before. The final
delay was messaged. The plane arrives for our pick up. Somehow the aircraft is
working. During this whole time no passengers expressed any grumpiness. I was
amazed. Finally, we boarded and sat there for a while until it was announced
that the flight was cancelled.
Again, nothing was said, not even a swear
word or a gentleman’s remark like, “that’s unfortunate.” Meanwhile motel
arrangements were made. That process took a while, in addition to rebooking.
Not a word. How heroic all that was? I was proud to be a human.
May the Source be with you!
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