BHAKTI SPURTS

Bhaktimarga Swami
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Friday, January 2nd, 2025

Oakville, Ontario

Every human being — correction — every entity, big or small, is looking for something exciting. It’s the tiniest thing that can stimulate and push you through the day.

I’ll give my example for this very day. I was walking with two people in a park. It was the shortest walk (and I’m embarrassed to say I took a few steps being busy). To our surprise, a beautiful fox strutted across the park. It was before dusk. It was on a hunt, and it was bee-lining its way to some sort of prey. It depends on which culture you talk to, An ill omen or a good omen? I would like to think it was auspicious in the sense that a fox represents focus, agility, intelligence, cleverness.

Anyways, I was thrilled. The fox is a soul incarnated in a gorgeous body.

Another item that gave me a buzz was participating in an abhishek, a sacred bathing for a deity. In this case, it was a brass deity of Narasingha in the home. He is beautiful. The standard items for bathing were pure milk, pure yogurt, juices, honey, water, etc. While I was pouring those substances I felt a kind of a heart leap. I was elated.

I was similarly touched in the evening by something a guest said.

“You are the one that got me into this (bhakti)!”

“I am the guilty one?”

“Yes,” said the guest.

Certainly, I felt responsible happily over this credible testimony. The guest expressed gratitude. Naturally, my heart was jumping in ecstasy.