Interruptions are a part of life. They often come when least expected and have us doing things we never planned to do.
For most of us, Krishna comes as an interruption in our life. There we were living as best we could, planning our future and how we may work or study, live or travel. Then hello! Krishna arrived through a friend or music or a book and suddenly things were different. We look back after years of chanting or service and think – I never thought I would be doing this with my life!
An interrupted life means that although we are destined to receive our karma as a result of our previous actions, when Krishna crosses our path that karma actually changes. Just like when you turn off the ceiling or desk fan it keeps moving, when we walk with Krishna our life as it is destined begins to slow down. We still may experience our share of karmic good and bad but with Krishna the outcome at the end is very different.
Lilananda Das, a long time resident at the Temple who passed away recently, had such an interrupted life. He was a young American boy when he met the devotees and added Krishna to his life. His old plans were diverted and over the past forty years he has served Krishna in so many ways. He had his fair share of suffering too but his faith in the practice of Bhakti yoga and the wisdom of knowing he was not the body made what appeared to be an ordinary life, extraordinary.
Having Krishna interrupt our lives is a great fortune, and deciding to follow that interruption is even more fortunate. It’s the road less traveled, and like the good poet said, that makes all the difference.
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Superb blog! Hari bol! Hare Krishna!