Lockdown

For the past 3 weeks, the whole country and almost the whole world is in a lockdown mode - due to fears of Corona virus spread. I feel this is a wonderful opportunity for spiritual enthusiasts to perform sadhana in the seclusion of their homes. This looks like divine providence - to put a stop to the never ending rush of selfish people taking their vehicles for all kinds of travel - without a care for pedestrians or animals. I feel it is an answer to my prayers, for some peace away from all the traffic. Truly "Far from the madding crowd" - with everyone forced to sit up at home! Who would have ever thought that things would come to such a pass! Going out, I see everywhere the roads are near empty - in a hartal-kind of atmosphere. It's so eerie, how things could change so quickly. Many lessons are there to be learnt, from this situation. Only a few months ago had I written a post in my FB page on the joys of not owning a vehicle. I had concluded the post by hoping that soon a time would come when I would be able to fearlessly walk in the middle of the road. And now - through divine providence, the prayers are getting answered! A humble prayer of a pedestrian, to be able to walk in the roads without fear! This is yet another confirmation that the divine takes care of all - and will definitely bring in the right circumstances, at the right time. All that we need to do is to humbly pray - and be humble and respectful with others. And to be sincere in our wishes/writing!


My cousins, who had given up on their native land, and went over to the 'dream land' of America, who have often treated us "poor Indians" with contempt, who had no time for us - for them here's a link.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-444-from-australia-fly-home-us-nationals-prefer-to-stay-back/articleshow/75113781.cms