SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 6 Text 42
atha va yoginam eva
kule bhavati dhimatam
etad dhi durlabhataram-
loke janma yad idrsam

atha va--or; yoginam--of learned transcendentalists; eva--certainly; kule--in the family; bhavati--takes birth; dhi-matam--of those who are endowed with great wisdom; etat--this; hi--certainly; durlabha-taram- -very rare; loke--in this world; janma--birth; yat--that which; idrsam--like this.

TRANSLATION

Or [if unsuccessful after long practice of yoga] he takes his birth in a family of transcendentalists who are surely great in wisdom. Certainly, such a birth is rare in this world.

JOURNAL:

I have always felt fortunate to have been born in my family. My parents were Christians who followed three of the four rules without even knowing them. They taught my brothers and I about God and made sure we had the opportunity to develop a love for Him. My father would expose me to different religions and tell me that it was never our job to judge another man's faith. He liked to say, "God is bigger than any one religion."