I stepped into the Krsna Balaram temple and was asked to lead a kirtan. I took great pleasure in doing so. After that kirtan for honouring the guru, a person came up to me—a familiar face. It was a British monk whom I travelled with in Ireland, when I trekked the country from Belfast in the north, to Cork in the south. It was good to see him again.
Knowing that I just completed a production with a group of actors, he told me of a role he volunteered to play. It was anger personified.
"I had a hard time though, to be angry. I couldn't come to the level required. The only thing that ever gets my ire up is when I'm claustrophobic. I was at the outdoor event where the drama was showing. I went to the loo to deal with a call of nature, and someone locked me in from the outside. I got desperate. No one could hear me, so I rocked the unit back and forth, and finally I kicked open the door. I was really angry. Well, I got out and my fellow actors said, 'Use it! Use your anger for the play.' So I did and it worked."
Our guru, Prabhupada, used to say, "Utility is the principle!"
I was also asked to give the class from the Bhagavatam, Canto 8. I saw the opportunity to speak of the little bit I know of the male and female psychology. It was surrounding the story of Aditi and the sage, Kasyapa—wife and husband.
To conclude: relationships have a better chance to be successful when there is a spiritual foundation.
May the Source be with you!
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