Toronto, Ontario
Will Smith Getting It
It was the spring of
2003 and I was on my second trip across Canada, on foot of course. I started on the east coast, Newfoundland,
then Cape Breton. Finally came Nova
Scotia and a town, Monastery. I had with
me a support team of three. There was
Deva Datta, who originated from southern Ontario. Also on board was Tattva Darshan, originally
from Alberta. Finally with us was
Benjamin Barnes, a fellow from the U.K. who was the childhood friend of George
Harrison’s son, Dani.
We got to talking
about having a break by watching a video, a movie. It wasn’t our practice to do so, but someone
amongst us had the idea for our group to view the film, “The Legend of Bagger
Vance.” It is a modern take on the Bhagavad-gita. Matt Damon played the role of an ex-golfer
who had lost his sense of swing. His
name was R. Junuh. Bagger Vance, meaning
Bhagavan or Krishna, was played by Will Smith.
We enjoyed this film,
both because routinely we weren’t seeing movies—not much relevant material out
there—and we’re busy. Will played a
pretty good Krishna; very detached from the world and yet very helpful to R.
Junuh. He does a jig on the sea shore,
with a smile, at the end of the movie.
Very recently he came
to Mumbai, India, for a promotion of a new movie. He tells a reporter, speaking about India, “I
love the history. I am 90% through the Bhagavad-gita. To be reading that and to be here...my inner
Arjuna is being channeled.”
Way to go Will.
May the Source be with
you!
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