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The Things I read Today
What did I learn today from sastra
(scripture) or from the words of the guru?
In the Bhagavad-gita,
Arjuna asks Krishna appropriate questions, with all of them being answered, of
course.
Another item that I read from the
book Chasing Rhinos, by Shyamasundar, left me satisfied:
“Sometimes, just like the wild
tiger, you have got to control by repression. But when the tiger is under control,
there is no question of repression. You can play with the tiger; he becomes
your friend. So, repression is not always bad.”
I also found it interesting, in
reading one of Prabhupada’s letters where he gives guidance to artist, Ekayani,
in 1970. “Regarding the colour of Balaramji, He is coloured like milk; white
with little bluish tint and rosy lustre. Our idea of whiteness is of the milk
foam.”
I also opened the book Bhagavatam
(which we do every morning for a class) and browsed through several purports,
one of which (11.9.19) expresses, “the King need not worry because, as a
staunch devotee of the Lord, he is able to subdue the real enemies of life,
namely lust, anger and greed, which make one a prisoner in maya’s
kingdom.”
Taking a few minutes to peruse
through the first and second chapters of the Gita outline it lists some
names of God, such as: Vibhu-atma (the super soul), Yajna-purusa
(the beneficiary of all sacrifices), and Govinda (the giver of pleasure
to the cows and senses).
May the Source be with you!
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