Buenos Aires, Argentina
A Day for Coaching
We were in the temple room with a
couple dozen devotees just after darshan time when swami, 7 years my
senior, said, “Ring or sing?”
I didn’t quite get what this
British swami was saying. Then it came to me that I have an option to either do
the honour of the guru-puja ritual (where you ring a bell) or
lead in singing the song to revere our guru Prabhupada.
“I already led at the 4:30 am
chanting, so if you want to sing, Maharaja?” I inquired
This Maharaja’s name is Maha
Vishnu and, despite his mature age, he demonstrates all this energetic power
for public chanting as well as the temple indoor stuff. That I can respect. I
personally have an issue with the eccentric hat he wears. We monks are entitled
to opinions, however.
Anyway, he sang and I rang.
I was pleased to receive from one
of my volunteer actors, Muktinatha, a copy of his wife’s new cook book Cocina
de las Cuatro Estaciones. The author, Daksha Devi, put a lot of energy into
this beautiful publication. Kudos to her.
And I was also excited to know
that back home, where snow has begun to fall, in Brampton, Ontario, a special
workshop on “Leadership Parenting” by Gopi Gita, an education coach, will be
taking place. This is a first and I highly recommend this valuable course held
this weekend.
A super day of drama practice
ended with a walk in the neighborhood. We took to a stroll which included as
breaks some japa circles to chant and discuss. I do feel like a coach
most of the time.
May the source be with you!
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