SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 8 Text 14
ananya-cetah satatam
yo mam smarati nityasah
tasyaham sulabhah partha
nitya-yuktasya yoginah

ananya-cetah--without deviation of the mind; satatam--always; yah--anyone who; mam--Me (Krsna); smarati--remembers; nityasah--regularly; tasya--to him; aham--I am; su-labhah--very easy to achieve; partha--O son of Prtha; nitya--regularly; yuktasya--engaged; yoginah--for the devotee.

TRANSLATION

For one who always remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Prtha, because of his constant engagement in devotional service.

JOURNAL:

Last night I put the finishing touches on Bal Gopal's alter. Creating it took longer than I thought it would but I wanted to involve the family and, after moving, it took my wife awhile to get her sewing stuff back out. Now that it is done I will post a picture this Sunday.

Taking care of little Gopal every day is very enjoyable. According to Srila Prabhupada I am called a vatsalya-bhakta because I favor the form of Krishna as a child. I used to think of God as "Father" and was always asking Him to do things for me. The beauty of thinking of Him as a child is that I try to do things for Him now.