About two minutes.
Thanks to YouTube analytics, I now know that that's the maximum for how long a few viewers have watched one of my YouTube videos for my 100 Day Project, a Bhagavad-gita exploration project called sincerely, bhakti.
This is just what it means to generate online content - engagement can sometimes be very, very low.
So where does this leave me with my Gita project?
Well... to be honest, I feel a twinge of discouragement.
But if I just take a look at the reality here, these videos are not snappy or catchy. I'm not commenting on a current event or delving into controversy. No editing, no alternate shots, no text or graphics or just anything.
Just me, my cell phone, and one angle for 5-10 minutes, discussing... scripture.
So exciting, right?
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Sarcasm aside, why I even decided to DO this project is because I have found that scripture actually is exciting. It's like freediving into the depths of a deep, dark ocean.
"Profound" means "deep" in Latin, and when I say "dive deep into the Gita" I do not mean this in a cliche way. Yesterday's video and the experience of absorbing myself in scripture and the words of great souls is still reverberating in my heart and a kind of quiet has settled over me. I truly felt as though I was diving into the depths of spiritual reflection, where the water becomes a dark blue and everything becomes very quiet.
Lord Krishna's and Prabhupad's words became deep like an ocean.
I swam there, suspended, observing how small I was, how humbled to be immersed in truth and wisdom and divinity.
So while these videos shall never be catchy or trendy, I hope that they are presentable. I would hope that if my spiritual master or Srila Prabhupad were to watch one of these videos, they would nod their heads and bless me to continue to keep diving, keep diving.
And if you or anyone else decides to join me for even two minutes, then I am grateful to share eternal truth and wisdom with another soul.
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