kookry mookry with Dr. Jayanti Patel

Dr. Patel has been part of Ananda Ashram for a very long time.  And yesterday I sat down for a bit of impromptu satsang with Dr. Patel after lunch.

Sometimes I wonder if he remembers my name ever.  I met him in 2001 or 2002 and he calls me Kristina sometimes but mostly he calls me

"Dancer" - lately - because I danced over and over again for his play earlier this summer.   And before that he called me "Jatayu" after the bird I played in the Ramayana.  And he said something very funny yesterday - after asking me if I was married or have ever been married and I said no.

He said "oh but you have been kite flying?"

And I looked at him and laughed and said yes, "I've done a lot of kite flying."

And he said, "a lot of people out here are just interested in kookry mookry.  Someday you will get married."

And I said, "Yes, I'm not interested in kookry mookry or kite flying so I just let go of the string and let the kites fly."

And he laughed and said, "yes, my dear.  Life is short.  Soon you will be old like me so have a little kookry mookry and then be with those who see truth."

I asked him if he could counsel any men I dated.  And he said, of course, "I can counsel on kookry mookry."

And I said to him well, "Everything is predetermined.  So when/if I get married it will be because it's the will of God.  And if I don't get married, then that is also God's will."

And he tapped me on the head as he likes to do and said, "AAHHH GOOD.  You know this truth."

and he chanted Kohum Kohum Kohum Kohum

Sohum Sohum Sohum Sohum

Mohum Mohum Mohum Mohum

and asked me to get him a bowl of mung beans.

I totally adore Dr. Jayanti Patel.  I hope he comes back from India often to visit us here.   And he invited a few of us out to India.  hmmmmm.....God's will be done.  again and again.  my only prayer.

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[Jennifer]

Oh, Kristina, my fellow Lioness, I am enjoying reading your blog so much. Love you, miss you and thinking of you often.