Auspicious Or Lucky
Thursday, November 5th, 2026
Burnaby, British Columbia
We were hoping to see some big game on this trip through B.C.'s interior. Krishna Kala, Jaya Govinda and I had stuck together as travelling partners from the beginning of the week and during our sojourn in the mountains we anticipated sightings of bear, moose, mountain sheep, etc. But not a chance at least this time.
In the evening, however, we happened to have a sizeable owl fly over us in Burnaby at the parking lot. It was soaring from one tree to another. When you probe into some of the Puranas, stories of Vedic value, you will be hearing of animal and bird sightings and depending on the story teller’s rendition they could be either good or bad omens. My personal take on the owl's presence is that any trace of wildlife that enters into the sacred ground is a good omen or auspicious. That owl could have made flight anywhere but by providence it chose to be in our temple's atmosphere.
Come to think of it, I spotted one of those herons on my earlier walk through farm territory. It took to flight with its beautiful wing span. This particular bird could well be the same one that I see each time I make the trip to the Burnaby area. Herons are known to be very territorial.
In any event I had my share of decent sightings between cities and between classes, which I am graced to deliver, on the average twice a day. You can call it auspicious or lucky.
MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU
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