Today I had several devotees asking me to teach them how to care for Tulasi. Im happy to hear that these devotees here in LA are anxious to learn how to care for Tulasi Devi properly. I am willing to give the class. If I do give the class it would be my first time ever giving a class. I never gave a class before in my life. And now Tulasi Maharani by her mercy is allowing me to do this opportunity to teach others about her.
I have to talk to the temple president Svavas and see if he would let me do the class. I also emailed my guru Maharaj for his blessings on teaching others about Tulasi.
There is a lot of information one must know before taking care of their own Tulasi plant. The first and foremost rule for caring for Tulasi is that you CANNOT think of Tulasi as an ordinary plant, she is a PERSON, a pure devotee of the Lord.
I've had several experiences with Tulasi to where she let me know she's a person. I often feel her "Talking" to me. I've even had dreams of seeing her and communicating with Tulasi. My guru Maharaj says that dreams of Tulasi are very real and should be cherished. He also told me that since I had dreams of Tulasi, he said that I had her blessings and that she is very pleased. I do the best I can to serve Tulasi Maharani. She's given me so many realizations. Maharaj also told me awhile back in an old email that Tulasi will help me stay anchored in Krsna Conciousness and to continue serving her. So I took those instructions to heart and now I am extremely attached to Tulasi, Lord Krsna's pure devotee. I am still aspiring to be her maidservant. I love serving her so much. Being attached to Tulasi is my guru Maharaj's mercy. The credit goes to him.
So we will see about the Tulasi Seminar class. Many devotees told me that they would attend the seminar and I was quite surprised by the number of devotees who said they'd come if I gave the class. Let's see what Krsna arranges. And if it goes well I'd love to get the same seminar about Tulasi to others in Toronto that might be interested there.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Bicycles Approved/Motor Cars Disapproved
Wow I just read my guru Maharaj's blog. He's really against motorists. He prefers to walk everywhere that he possibly can. I admire him for that. I wish I had a tiny drop of nectar of his passion for walking. He's at least saving our environment's resources. People are wasting our oil to keep the cars running. People now a days use cars way too much for unnecessary things. They just use it to sight see or use it to satisfy their senses.
What made me happy about his blog post was that Maharaj approves of people using bicycles. Which is a good thing in my case because bike riding is easier for me than walking. So I am happy that he approves of that. So if I am not up to walking I can at least ride my bike around town. Bike riding is easier for my back as well and helps the sciatic nerve pain to go away. The sciatic nerve is located right by the lower back into the hip and goes all the way down to the toes. So using the bike to exercise the nerve helps the muscles get stronger to ease off the pain. I've always liked bike riding since I was very young. Maybe that is where my passion lies for exercise, bike riding. Maybe when I return to Toronto I can save up and buy a bike from Walmart or something so that I can get exercise in. Don't get me wrong I like to walk but for some reason I get tired out from walking quicker than I do bike riding and I have no idea why. Maybe because I am sitting on the bike and just using my legs and not my whole entire body like walking requires.
Maharaj approves of bicycles because he agrees that it's good exercise for our legs and also we can see the person. In cars you cannot see the people much. He's got a very good point on that one. Cars pollute the air anyway from the exhaust pipes. Buses do the same. I only use the bus once in awhile because bus rides can get expensive after awhile.
So maybe this week I will ride my bike to the beach and back agian. I did it before and I didn't feel that tired from doing that. It was actually refreshing.
What made me happy about his blog post was that Maharaj approves of people using bicycles. Which is a good thing in my case because bike riding is easier for me than walking. So I am happy that he approves of that. So if I am not up to walking I can at least ride my bike around town. Bike riding is easier for my back as well and helps the sciatic nerve pain to go away. The sciatic nerve is located right by the lower back into the hip and goes all the way down to the toes. So using the bike to exercise the nerve helps the muscles get stronger to ease off the pain. I've always liked bike riding since I was very young. Maybe that is where my passion lies for exercise, bike riding. Maybe when I return to Toronto I can save up and buy a bike from Walmart or something so that I can get exercise in. Don't get me wrong I like to walk but for some reason I get tired out from walking quicker than I do bike riding and I have no idea why. Maybe because I am sitting on the bike and just using my legs and not my whole entire body like walking requires.
Maharaj approves of bicycles because he agrees that it's good exercise for our legs and also we can see the person. In cars you cannot see the people much. He's got a very good point on that one. Cars pollute the air anyway from the exhaust pipes. Buses do the same. I only use the bus once in awhile because bus rides can get expensive after awhile.
So maybe this week I will ride my bike to the beach and back agian. I did it before and I didn't feel that tired from doing that. It was actually refreshing.
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