I went from the concrete world of New York City to the emerald world of New Gokula. I'm breathing in jasmine, cow dung, the river, and now the rain. I can feel it all on my skin, in my lungs. The day was hot and sweet, and now the night and rain is falling and it's cool and sweet.
Here in my room, I can hear sashes of kirtan from the temple wind down the hill and tickle my ear. My life has boiled down to one directive: chant the holy name. For someone who has been religiously tending to her agenda, juggling a dozen duties every day, I find myself unarmed.
My only agenda is to chant. Eat, sleep, then chant more. And dance.
When I'm in kirtan, I just want to stay, stay, stay. I am discovering an addictive peace. I have to tear myself away to eat. Life literally melts way and I am right here, right now.
A couple hours remain in 2014. Dear reader, I'm glad we got to spend the year together. I pray that wherever life takes you, life takes you to love.
The ticklings in my ear are getting so insistent!! Oh my God. I must run up the hill and dash into the templeroom because I know some crazy dancing is going down.
Gotta go party with God.
Happy New Year ;)
1 comment:
Abundant blessings in this New Year. I'm a friend of your parents. My wife and I saw you dance when you were visiting on the Big Island about a year ago. We now live in Portland Oregon.
I always enjoy your blog posts. Thank you so very much for sharing your God fervor and your insights!
Charlie Seitz
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