We had a sweet conversation with Sveta on our evening walk. The topic of discipline came up. The dusk hour in summer invokes mosquitoes. We just began swatting them when Sveta spoke about discipline and asked my take on it.
“Discipline is so necessary for all of us. Where there is discipline, there is order. Where there is order there is safety. Where there is safety there is peace. Where there is peace there is contentment. Who doesn’t want to be happy?”
Sveta liked hearing that. Along with us on this suburban trail trek was Thomas, Vanipriya, Satyavrata and Gaura Jivana. Some of our group caught the message by ear. Some of us walkers were contending with loud engines from cars roaring by and couldn’t hear.
We had all come out of a sanga program; another book launch of The Saffron Path. Naturally I spoke about road experiences but quoted the Gita left and right. After all, walking isn’t complete in life unless you have that spiritual purpose. The Gita has always been a reference point for me. I like to think that putting one foot before the other is like a folding of one lesson over another. The great text is full of great direction, encouraging us to carry on.
I did speak to Alyssa from the local red deer online news and I was telling her about the introspective nature of walking. And, speaking of discipline, those of us on the trails and sidewalks were definitely feeling the austerity. The mosquitoes were ravenous in their appetite. We cut short the trekking after 2.4 km.
Source: http://thewalkingmonk.blogspot.com/2022/08/wednesday-july-27-2022.html
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