Thankfulness

 It's been a dynamic week.  There was a lot of abundant foraging this week.  The garden continues to grow exceptionally well and trouble-free:

Fresh Pawpaws

Butternut Squash developing

New bed is growing nicely and another is in the works

Yard-Long beans are starting to produce

The Squash bed is flourishing

Towering Black Walnut next door

The new fig tree is growing well

His Grace Adikarta Prabhu, a practitioner of Bhakti for about 40 years, is going to be visiting soon for a few days.  That will be really enlivening and inspiring!  He's considering buying some land in KY to develop a farm-based community.  He's an incredibly active spiritual advisor, traveling literally all over Europe and India on a yearly basis.  

I've been feeling really thankful for this Bhakti lifestyle.  It's brought so much peace and profound spiritual wisdom into my life.  Here's a great lecture on the importance of spiritual life by His Holiness Radhanath Swami:    http://audio.iskcondesiretree.info/02_-_ISKCON_Swamis/ISKCON_Swamis_-_R_to_Y/His_Holiness_Radhanath_Swami/Lectures/01_-_Theme_wise/Bhakti/1994-147_Priorities_Of_Bhakti_BG-03-08_Mumbai_-_1994-09-13_IDesireTree.mp3