I had mentioned to the group that Ray Charles, the musical genius, sang a song called “Georgia On My Mind.” "He had the right idea about being absorbed in something someone but our approach is to have Krishna on our mind." I even did a short impersonation of Ray. It got a laugh. The whole group of listeners in the Bhagavatam class knew who I was talking about.
The verse of the day was from Canto Six. Vrtrasura, who had been made out to be bad guy, was speaking some divine wisdom to the heavenly Indra. The theme he dwelt upon was that everything coming our way is from the hand of God. To clarify the point, Prabhupada, the author of the purports, quoted: "From Me comes knowledge, remembrance and forgetfulness." (Bhagavad-Gita, 15.15) We should look to the Source.
"We do not need to blame the major decision makers of the world for all of our woes. Life in this world is not perfect.” Again to quote the Gita 2:14. We live in duality, that is the reality. And may that be an impetus for us to be serious about our spiritual life.
I confess to not having taken up any walking, today. I was busy, either toiling or experimenting with the play. "El Gita" is the drama chosen for this year’s Ratha Yatra. My challenge the same challenge of coordinators Seva and Camila was to harness volunteers for acting. Commitments are not strong. We saw this as a test. We prayed, then God sent the men and women we needed. https://www.instagram.com/p/B413Q6CAFqM/?igshid=t5o97rqdxsuz
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