Hare KRSNA

Yesterday, Dada, Bou-di & myself went to ISKCON temple in Boston, in the afternoon. It is situated in Commonwealth  Avenue  & is near Copley.
So, we started fm Dean Rd. Station & got down at Copley---  about 10 min.'s walk fm there brought us to the temple which is within a big mansion. It was 20 min. to 4-O-clock in the afternoon. The temple was closed --- still, without knowing anything, i pressed the bell & fortunately for us, a monk opened it.  The following were the conversation between me & him:      
me:          Hare KRSNA, Can we enter within?
monk:     (silence; but, signals us to go within)
me:          We are from India.Can we see the temple?
monk:      (Understandingly)  Darshan?
me:          yes
monk:      (Opens the temple-door which had so far been closed). 
               We are now standing opp. to the murti of Prabhupad Srila Srijukta AC Bhakti  Vedanta. 
               I bow my head in respect.
monk:      Temple will open at 4-o-clock.
               We see our watches, 4-o-Clock is about to be. Definitely we are fortunate. Sofa settes r there & we sit upon the same, while the monk makes his exit. After some time, he comes again & leaves again; it seems that he is involved some activity. Then a lady monk comes & says ---- temple will open at 4-O-Clock.
We wait there patiently till the time.
Then  Sanskrit Stotras are chanted from somewhere followed by  melodious kirtan accompanied by Khol-Kartal. The same continues for some time & opposite to Prabhupadji sitting, a curtain goes off & Wonderful Murty of Lord KRSNA and Radhika, as well as murty of  Lord Jagannath, Subhadra and Balaram, along with  photographs of  other great saints are all a feast of our eyes. The murty of the deities  are decorated with garlands & it really is a  piece of fortune for all of us to have such a grand Darshan.
We stand and pay our pronam. The lady monk comes & Aarti begins.  She does the Aarti in full and dada pays Pranami in a box.I ask for charanamrita & she (The lady monk) gives us two prasadi flowers.
While returning, we find that a bhakta is there in the office with a computer.
Him:         Hare KRSNA,  May I help?
Me:          Hare KRSNA, We are from India. We wished to see the temple.
Him:         India,  Oh--- that's a long way. Anything more?
Dada:       May I know how many sannyasis r there here in the temple?
Him:        Yes--- you may;  there r 13 of them here.

     Now, it was time to go out & we did so. Dada took a few photographs of the Mandir.
Next, we strolled & came to Copley sq. & sat there for some time.  Next, we saw the Trinity Church which is very old and a good no. of school children were seeing the same also. The Church is worth seeing for its commendable sculpture & has a history of its own.

 While returning home by a train bound for Cleveland Circle, a pleasant surprise awaited for us when I noticed Runi boarding the train from Coolidge Corner Stn. I told boudi who was sitting ---- Look , Boudi, Runi is boarding the train.
Boudi craned her neck; but, could not see her in the 2nd bogie  (The 2 bogies r inter-connected ) as well as the 1st one also, where we were there. She told me--- No, Runi is not there. U r mistaken, maybe u have taken some other girl for Runi.
I did not agree ---- Pl wait, the passengers first get down & then the new ones entrain. So, it happened & Runi was up & moved to the farthest corner of the 2nd bogie.                                                            Boudi---- Go & call her here. What stops u to do so?
I said --- yes, of course, I am going.
Runi also was pleasantly surprised to see me calling her.
Runi---- Kaku, great. How did u see me?
The evening thus became v v special to all of us.





    About today, the 7th July------- a quiet day. I made routine walks outside. Yash  & Runi were out for work early in the morning. Runi came home back sooner than we expected.

    Khana -------- v good khana--- daal, bhat, begun bhaja, achar, Posto bata with onion, ekta tarkari, dahi----  really really good.
    In the afternoon, the 3 of us went to star Mkt which is near-by & dada & Boudi made certain purchases. Also, Runi came in the evening & bought some more purchases fm Whole food mkt which also is near-by.
Everything is in view of tomorrow when a few guests would come to our house. Runi & Boudi r busy for the same.