{"id":7214,"date":"2016-05-24T02:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T02:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vina.cc\/?p=7214"},"modified":"2016-05-24T07:59:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T07:59:27","slug":"capturing-him-in-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vina.cc\/2016\/05\/24\/capturing-him-in-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Capturing Him in Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Arjun das<\/p>\n

In 2005, I decided to visit Jagannath Puri for Rath Yatra. It was my first visit to any Math after Harinam. The first thing I did was to equip myself with a film SLR camera anticipating interesting moments and visuals. Every year from then on, the camera accompanied me \u2013 so much so that most of the time, I used to take snapshots more than actually participating.<\/p>\n

In 2010 or 11 I was staying in Mumbai. A few devotees wanted to purchase a camera for the Math seva, and, supposing I knew a bit about cameras, I accompanied them along for the purchase. Some research was done, and we picked up a Canon SLR and a couple of lenses.<\/p>\n

Soon after that, we went off to Jagannath Puri. We were excited for the visit. It was during Rath Yatra, and Srila Gurudeva was there for some days.<\/p>\n

A special darshan was organised for the Mumbai devotees. We walked in and offered pranams. As usual, I was holding the camera and shooting from many angles. At some point, I went closer to become part of the light conversation that was taking place. I showed Guruji the camera and the many pictures I had taken. Guruji smiled and looked at me directly. There was gravity in the tone of his voice as he spoke.<\/p>\n

Waving his hand towards his heart, he said, “You should capture it in your heart. That is more important.”<\/p>\n

Some understanding began on my part after that. I have not bothered to carry the camera since then on, despite participating in many festival occasions. But, I still await the day when I can capture Him in my heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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