While I Was Picking Flowers For Krishna

Yesterday and today I was thinking of some pasttimes of Srimate Radharani and also of Lord Krishna's pasttimes in the Vrndavan Forest.   Again as my guru Maharaj said "Its easy to see Krishna through nature" and he's right about that.

Today as I was picking flowers I was thinking of Srimate Radharani walking through the forest and picking flowers for Krishna, and then of Her going home to string up the garland for Him. I believe She then heard Krishna's flute playing and dropped what She was doing and ran to Him. I'd more than likely do the same myself  if I ever had the chance to hear Krishna's flute playing. I often wondered what His flute playing sounds like. Sometimes I wish I could physically hear it but one has to hear it in the heart first from what I understand.  I also imagined helping Srimate Radharani picking the flowers for Her to help make the garlands for Krishna. Im glad I read about these pasttimes in the Nectar of Devotion.

Then yesterday as I was picking flowers I was still thinking of Srimate Radharani. And then after awhile it started to rain. So that led me to the past time about when Lord Krishna lifted Govardana Hill. I didn't get that wet from the rain. I was under the big pine trees which had sheltered me from it. So I imagined those trees to be Govardana Hill and tried to take Shelter under Krishna's Lotus Feet from the rain. I also thought about the demigods too. My guru also said "When you go outside try to think of the demigods." Demigods can help one think of Krishna because He is the Supreme Controller. So I thought of the rain as Indra watering Krishna's garden here in New Vrndavan as his service to Krishna. I also believed Krishna saved me from this nasty thunderstorm we had yesterday because as soon as I was done picking flowers, I heard the rolling of thunder as it was raining so I hurried into the temple and took Shelter again in Krishna's temple. If I hadn't thought of these pasttimes of Krishna that storm could have gotten me soaked or elecricuted by the severe lightening or the heavy rain hitting my bad back. So I believe Krishna saved me from that nasty thunderstorm yesterday. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Krishna for that protection He gave.

And after i came back inside today from picking flowers, there was a small blue murti deity of Lord Krishna in the temple's lobby next to the gift shop. I picked one of the flowers from the bucket I had in my hand and offered the flower to Krishna. Then after I put the flowers in the cooler I thought "I want to offer Krishna ANOTHER flower" So I did. Krishna was very merciful again today. He knew I had severe back pains and he didn't have me walk to far to pick flowers.The yellow and orange flowers had grown back after all the rain we had here. All glories to Lord Krishna.

I just have to learn to trust Lord Krishna's arrangements in whatever He does. it's difficult for me to learn it but I will eventually. Hopefully it won't take me too long to realize that as we do not know when we will leave this world. But I am sure Lord Krishna will reveal that to me someday about why He made these arrangements in my life.