True Friends

Posted by : Bhakta Milind
I met two young men, Alex & Tyrone on their first visit to the temple last weekend. They were both curious, listened very attentively to the class, and were asking very thoughtful questions. One is of Mexican Heritage, and the other of Filipino-Sri Lankan heritage. As I was speaking, I saw that they seemed to know quite a bit already. I admired their sincerity very much and began asking about why and how they came to the temple. Tyrone said that a friend of his urged him to go... I know his friend, Vikas, he's a friend of mine too. Alex came with Tyrone... I asked them if they read the Bhagavad Gita, both of them already had a copy, and Alex had already begun reading it and was on Chapter 4! I asked them how they got their copies... both said a friend gave it to them. How glorious is that friend who leads us to a spiritual life, and how glorious is that friendship!

Both young men stayed all evening, appreciated Prasadam, asked many, many questions, danced wholeheartedly in Kirtan, chanted, got information about Urban Edge Yoga (Alex has passed by it many times, and is now looking to give it a try), and left with gigantic smiles on their faces. We hope that these two young men pass it forward. Indeed Tyrone has already engaged in his first act of Sankirtan, by bringing Alex along!