It’s been
long that I have posted anything on my blog. The reasons are many but I would say
that I was swept into a cocoon and life did its own things and I got
transformed (to certain extent only). It’s been long 4 years (since 2012). Many things have changed
inside me and sure lots of things have changed around me. Many of my friends
got married (who took the dive late), many of my friends now have kids (most
have only 1 but some brave ones have gone for 2). All my friends are busy with
web of life and meeting each other have been a rare incident. I can’t blame
them, that’s how life sucks us into the vortex of ‘world’. Meanwhile, I lost
good amount of hair and gained good amount of weight! Traits abhorred by men
closing on the target of 40!
What
transpired the comeback? Good question.
It is human nature to share that is
considered good or valuable. If I see a good movie, read a good book or enjoyed
a good restaurant I would definitely share it with my friends. Similarly, what I have experienced
is so beyond interesting that I am compelled to share it with my friends in most
humble way. As Life with its loops
entangled me into the spiral of ups and down, the inner self asked the questions
(on rare occasions though). What am I doing? Where am I heading? Where it’s
going to End? and What’s there after the End?
If you are
still reading this, don’t worry I am still in my senses! Please be assured that
you will recognize me for sure when you see me again.
I know these
questions seem laughable (to some extent uneasy as well) but honestly many of us at
some point time must have asked these questions to ourselves. While the fog of
these questions was around me, I was going through the labors or life, as
usual. Then just like a thunderbolt, I heard the Man saying – You are not
American or Russian or Indian, you are not this body, you are a spirit soul,
you are beyond this body. I heard Srila Prabhupada, Yes on Youtube! The great
man was pure conviction and simplicity. A lot happened before I could land on to
that Video (topic for another blog). But it was all good.
It’s NOT
that I haven’t heard this ‘fact’. Many of us knew since the time the TV serial The
Mahabbharata was aired that we are soul and we keep changing bodies like we
change clothes. In school, even in our Sanskrit syllabus we had the shlokas and
we remembered them to score marks. Honestly, I never understood the deep
meaning in those words but the rhyming always attracted me.
It was refreshing
and thrilling to hear and read Srila Prabhupada. His authoritative teachings cleared the
mess around my mind and started the life-long transformation. Since then it has
been an amazing journey of realization. Srila Prabhupada is an Institution in
himself and that is true literally. He founded the ISKCON that is doing the
great work of spreading Krishna’s message and love to the mankind around the
globe. A feature length documentary (http://acharyathemovie.com/)
is about to be released on this great man’s life and mission. What this great
man started over 5 decades ago is transforming millions of lives across
countries and continents in a very meaningful manner covering vast cultural and
socio-economic spectrum.
I may spend
my entire life, and yet not realize even the fraction of Srila Prabupada’s message
but I am happy and satisfied that I have been able to direct myself to a path that
will take me to the lotus feet of The Lord and enable me to lead a life in the service
of the devotees of The Lord.
“Although
we are imperfect, because we are following the perfect, our proposition is
perfect” – Srila Prabhupada
Hare Krishna!
