Montreal, Quebec
To the Personal
People are important. I realize
that people need attention and they are not getting enough of it. Genuine love,
a bonding-type, is hard to come by, yet humans crave for it like anything. The people
in our community, although devotional by nature, are no exception.
That’s why I spend hours each
day, on a personal level, with people. I admit to not being watchful over all
details of management, systems, structure and all that there is to do with
governance. Others fill those gaps while I steer in the direction of spending
time with people. And, of course, being a monk, I maximize the time with the
guys.
A fellow in his twenties wanted
to talk, another one in his forties wanted to talk, another in his sixties
wanted to talk, so, I gave all the time. Where there was a need to listen, I
gave. Where there was a shared dilemma, we discussed possible solutions. Where
there was a weakness, I offered encouragement.
From the time given to human
concern I get inspired. I was also inspired by the Montreal temple’s Open
House, which is currently wide open, with covid restrictions removed and which
includes a marvelous, what we used to call, Sunday Love Feast.
My talk today, to the
congregation, was focused on the subject of personalism. In Chapter Twelve,
verse Twenty of the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna clarifies that the approach
to a personalized Deity is superior to the mayavad (impersonal) angle of
transcendence. People listened well to the message.
May the Source be with you!
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