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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Vaughan, Ontario

Tolerance

When a hurricane hits town it can do a lot of damage. Fiona stormed Canada’s east coast taking only one human life when the notorious wind and water swept through but she left devastation to roads, buildings and so much more infrastructure. Such are the freaks of nature.

Today I received a call from one of my Gita students from Florida saying, “The hurricane Ian is coming. Perhaps we should cancel the class?” Thereafter major flood water came in, another resident of Florida, a doctor friend, forwarded a pic of an alligator swimming its way into a house, making itself at home. An uninvited guest, I suppose.

Yes, nature is overwhelming at times. Meanwhile in my part of the world we are enjoying the change of color for the autumn leaves, harvest is yielding the best food, the mosquitoes have vanished and wild creatures boldly make their presence known. In the area of Vaughan, where I spent a good three hours at the home of Indresh, he claims eagles are in abundance as are wild turkeys, coyotes and deer. Hence mother nature poses both good and bad. Duality is a major feature of this wild, wild world. 

One of my all-time favorite verses from the Gita addresses the extremes of our domain. Verse 2.14 calls for tolerance in the face of dualities. It’s a good prescription.

May the Source be with you!

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