Queen’s Park, Toronto
Hard Times/Strong Men
A few of us created another Zoom
Gita Study Group, with a west coast crew. It was our orientation day, but I
must not forget to include three families from Saskatchewan, where they are
encountering a terrific snow blizzard. “Not to worry,” I ensured Vivek and
Amee. When the freak of nature rears its ugly head, we go into our holes and
there’s nothing better to do on a wintry night than to cuddle around the
comforting words of Bhagavan.
I want to thank those who joined
today, and for every alternative Monday, while east coast enthusiasts occupy
the other Monday.
What about central U.S. and
Canada? Already underway.
The Gita perspective is a draw.
Perhaps it has an appeal during these interesting times. I was reflecting on
our time today during my walk tonight. You’ve heard the saying:
Hard times create strong men,
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men,
Weak men create hard times.
I have yet to see our hard times
creating strong anything. When we come out of pandemic hiding, then we might
see something. As far as the above saying goes, this cyclic pattern reminds me
of the demigod/demon dynamic we read about in the Puranas. In general,
people do get complacent when things run relatively easy. Are the
current times rocky? To some degree, yes. Come then strong people. Let’s
especially speak on being spiritually strong.
May the Source be with you!
3 km
No comments:
Post a Comment