{"id":43586,"date":"2017-03-04T18:07:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T17:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dandavats.tumblr.com\/post\/157987663536"},"modified":"2017-03-04T18:09:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T17:09:37","slug":"today-while-cleaning-up-the-winter-debris-in-our-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=43586","title":{"rendered":"Today while cleaning up the winter debris in our backyard…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today while cleaning up the winter debris in our backyard garden, I removed a stringy pile of dead leaves from our Japanese iris. Just below this dry tangle I suddenly beheld a set of tiny, but vibrant new shoots that had eagerly poked their heads above the ground.
\nSeeing these little green treasures emerging from the frozen soil, I was suddenly invigorated and sat admiring the enthusiasm and spontaneity of this little plant.<\/p>\n

The miracle of life in one\u2019s bhakti garden is sometimes covered by the debris of mental cares and useless desires for happiness in this material world. Just below the surface however, lives the instinctive urge to love Krsna, the life and soul of every living being.<\/p>\n

During this dim season, clear away the old leaves and shriveled matter that have accumulated in your bhakti garden and look carefully for signs of life and growth.<\/p>\n

Remember how you were first attracted to Krsna\u2019s names and wanted desperately to be near His devotees. Remember how good you feel \u2013 and how the problems in your life evaporate \u2013 just by giving your God-given attention to the most basic bhakti practices. Make some new vow or a goal that will spirit you forward until spring arrives.<\/p>\n

The roots in the bhakti garden are always alive and well below the ground and with a little care from the gardener, they freely send forth their beautiful shoots, buds and flowers.
\nVaisesika das<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Today while cleaning up the winter debris in our backyard garden, I removed a stringy pile of dead leaves from our Japanese iris. Just below this dry tangle I suddenly beheld a set of tiny, but vibrant new shoots that had eagerly poked their heads above the ground.
\nSeeing these little green treasures emerging from the frozen soil, I was suddenly invigorated and sat admiring the enthusiasm and spontaneity of this little plant.
\nThe miracle of life in ones bhakti garden is sometimes covered by the debris of mental cares and useless desires for happiness in this material world. Just below the surface however, lives the instinctive urge to love Krsna, the life and soul of every living being.
\nDuring this dim season, clear away the old leaves and shriveled matter that have accumulated in your bhakti garden and look carefully for signs of life and growth.
\nRemember how you were first attracted to Krsnas names and wanted desperately to be near His devotees. Remember how good you feel and how the problems in your life evaporate just by giving your God-given attention to the most basic bhakti practices. Make some new vow or a goal that will spirit you forward until spring arrives.
\nThe roots in the bhakti garden are always alive and well below the ground and with a little care from the gardener, they freely send forth their beautiful shoots, buds and flowers.
\nVaisesika das<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10650,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recent-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10650"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43586"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43588,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43586\/revisions\/43588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}