Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
Ramsden Park, Toronto
I’m glad to be back on track with the Gita Chats on Zoom that have sweetly occupied myself during the week. On Wednesday, my regular call is with a South
African group at 1 PM Eastern Time – a lively, thoughtful group, and now, it is simply reconvened.
Since the time of Covid recovery, I have become happily set in with sharing the Gita’s wisdom every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, swimming in a kind of ecstasy. The people who get on these calls have become like family, at least those who stick by it. We are looking at one hour of diving into Krishna’s great wisdom. Usually, each session permits one verse to be indulged in. It was today that we raised an issue that we spoke about before I went to India.
The topic was of sacred spaces and the mistreatment of them. Sacred turf attracts pilgrims, but many pilgrims are rather irresponsible with their trash, hence, many offenses are committed. Some local residents are also guilty of paying little attention to the preservation of cleanliness at these holy settings. The question was raised with a comment, “Should we see the dust and debris that mark these places so often as a covering that disguises or veils the sacredness? If you are sincere, you see the genuine purity behind the layer of dust and so many other things.”
My position on this is that there is little excuse for keeping cherished places dirty. We must show our reverence to sacred grounds where many saints roamed and where miracles took place.
MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU!
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