Bon Accueil, Mauritius
The Layer Cake of Creation
Every morning, I deliver a class from the
teaching of Maitreya Muni, who disseminated the Bhagavat philosophy to his student, Vidura. The lessons, as of late, (speaking from Canto
3 of the Bhagavatam) primarily deal
with the topic of creation and how the Divine Intelligence / Personality of
Godhead, as Vishnu, presents Himself as both massive and tiny in size through
various expansions. Basically, the
evolving of the world begins with Karana Vishnu lying in tranquil slumber on a
causal ocean. From there, two more
layers of Vishnu unfold, and then a unique manifestation of Vishva-rupa, the cosmic form of nature’s
elements, comes into being.
The description of God’s appearance as a
mystical evolutionist is like that of a layer cake. Some kids in the class liked that
analogy. One of them recently had a
birthday and my host, expert at cake-making, baked a layered masterpiece with
the theme of Spiderman for the icing.
The Vedic view of creation is a bit more
sophisticated than what I've heard from other traditions, nevertheless, it’s a fascinating
explanation and it fills the student with wonder and humility. At least that’s the effect I feel when
reading the material.
Reading time is, however, a tough thing to
obtain. Our guru, Srila Prabhupada,
assigned us to have a class discussion every morning for our spiritual and
intellectual cleansing, and thus, some reading is done.
My report about the evening’s drama “Mr.
Puri,” played out by local Mauritian youth, is that it came across most
successfully. A full house capacity of
800 plus enjoyed it.
May the Source be with you!
3 km
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