7.45AM   -   Radha Natabara Ashrama, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

One Poem We Wrote this Morning for Trash-12K:

GOPAL DARSAN
Fortunate necklace made of gold,
     Fortunate flute that His fingers hold,
Fortunate flute that His two lips kiss,
     Arrogant souls opportunity miss.

 Banging on his banjo,
    Strumming his guitar,
The musical arranger,
     Sees Krsna near and far.

 “Hare Krsna” quakes his brain,
    Tears of pain fall like rain.
Many different melodys,
     The very same refrain.

 Merging in transcendence,
    Every ache and strain.     Gopal, Govinda, Rama,
Sri Madhusudana.   Our days are numbered.
       Some have bigger numbers.

Some have small.  You’re very fortunate to get a
   “Ready” call.  “Time to go!”    Now it’s Mangala
Arati. One last time we roar.
    Wake up the bears and buffalos,
Let no one lose and snore.

 NINE MORE MINUTES
What would you write?
   What would you say?
If you only had nine minutes,
   If you had to leave today?

 1. We do not die Intestate,
Someone has our Will,
   And Final Testament,
And then we’re on our way.

 2. “Poor fellow!  He left so little.”

        Our Bequest to Our Disicple: Get up early and get your rounds done!

 Then all the rest the day is fun.
        With Gopal.  [Of course, getting up early and chanting is also fun if you know the Way.]    [[ The Way is What Srila Prabhupada Say: ]]

 “Anyone who chants the Pancha-tattva Maha-mantra and follows it with the Hare Krsna/Rama Maha-mantra has achieved the perfection of life. However, if you want to preach you should probably read my books” – Srila Prabhupada

       So, at any moment you can follow this formula and achieve perfection, know exactly how to make further progress to complete confection.

          Ummm!   Hare Krsna,           Ummm!           Hare Krsna.       Jaya Sita-Rama.

 
3. Yet, demons come during the day to disturb the play?
             Hey, for Krsna they are not disturbances,
Unknowingly they increase the play, in an unpredictable, interesting
             Way.        "HaRe!   Hurray!"     You chant and
See how to help Gopal sends each demon on his way.

4. What is the biggest demon?
We don’t know for sure, but boredom is a really great one,
            Maybe the biggest fear.  Fear of no service,
For Krsna that He’ll really find quite dear,
            [By the mercy of Guru and Gopis]

"Hurray Krishna!   Hurray Rama!", that big, big demon also slay!

O.K.  That’s all.   No more to say.
            Nine minutes up.  Let’s be on our Way.   >>--->      Humility.