AGTSP paoho (TB/BW here!)
9.30AM. We are struggling with the material energy, our selfish attachments, at least as much as you all, maybe a little more (or less).
AgtSP! Four principles grossly observed in a strict fashion, but we do become overwhelmed by "peanut-butter and apples" when they stare us in the face and the pressure is on, unless we have a good arrangement to control ourselves (Monkey and Piggy [Mind and Body]).
So . . . yesterday was a very intense day with a lot of work and a lot of decisions and a lot of heat in the street, and we did do a GOOD job of it ... but we took three cups of sherbet rather than one and some hot milk at the end of the day ... and Brother Ass was rolling and tossing, from hoof to tail, with 'ner a wink of real sleep, and so we PUSHED to get up by 2.30AM but could only chant 10 to 15-minute rounds, with bodily energy low, and inflamed (Pitta imbalance) throat, and tried to pull through for SB class ... but in the end died.
We typed a Twitter notification but neglected to push the Send Button!
😴 😴 😴 REFRESHING NAP...
Up and fighting again!
We got a good Whatsapp from Srinivasa-acharya Das:
"[7:39 AM, 7/8/2020] Srinivasacarya Das: Hare Krishna Guru Maharaja, PAMHO AGTSP
[7:40 AM, 7/8/2020] Srinivasacarya Das: We are waiting for you. Doing some kirtan
[8:52 AM, 7/8/2020] Srinivasacarya Das: Guru Maharaja, several of us, English speaking devotees read a section from Krishna book Chapter 82 where Krishna teaches Gopis on ABAT and tells them to see Him in everything. Then I connected that with SB 2.1 through 2.3 and Lakshmana Prabhu and others shared their realizations as well
[8:53 AM, 7/8/2020] Srinivasacarya Das: I am assuming your internet is not working and you are doing fine. Please send me a word of your wall being when you get a chance"
As we explained, it was physical fatigue, not electronic flutter, and it was "well being" not "wall being" ie fell into a well, not crashed into to a wall. 😎
The Devil's Advocate: He didn't follow the regulative principles of hearing and chanting (NOI 3) strictly by missing SB!
Mary, Queen of Heaven (or Quan Yin, Bhoddhisatva {or Khadeejah, Mother of the Faithful [or Vrsabhanu Nandini]}): Yes, he stumbled, but he did not fall. He already read KRSNA book, "Deliverance of Mucukunda" and CC, "Lord Chaitanya in His Youth" before Mangala Arati, and NOD, "Qualifications for Becoming a Devotee" (and World Classical Literature) after Mangala arati. So now he should just look at his service priorities, make a Plan for today and get to work.
He has learned a bit and may yet become a real Goswami rather than a lower class American Goswami.
10.05AM - Post the link to this DTC on Twitter and a copy to Srinivasa-acharya Das, and Jaw Paw Paw!!
