LET THE WIND CHIME

Sunday, February 22nd, 2026

Govardhan Eco Village, India

When we arrived here I was struck by the beautiful Sahyadri Mountains. And operations here are clean, which is impressive. My next door neighbour, Vrndavanath, who interacts with me everyday, is a serious studier of the Bhagavatam. He is at it for hours every day. I was concerned though about something. “Prabhu, do you have some balance in your day? I applaud you for your being so studious, but what else is going on?” 

“Well, you notice how clean the place is?” 

“Yes!” 

“That’s because someone keeps it that way.” 

“Oh! That’s you!” (Hugs!!) He went back to his studying.

On that first day of arrival to Room 3, I noticed one of the fire extinguishers on the veranda with a wind chime wrapped around it. I didn’t think it was a wise arrangement from a safety point of view, so after four days of this I inquired from the maintenance guy. He kindly took that chime and hung it outside our room to do its job. Now, the occupants of the other rooms enjoy the pleasing sound of the wind mildly hitting that ornamental instrument, adding something musical to the atmosphere.

This was my first day to get back to eating a more regular meal. Twice today I was permitted to indulge in veggies (subjis), rice, chapatis, dahl. Tomorrow, however, will be different. I will partake in virechana, purgation, the real cleaning. That should be interesting.

MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU

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