The pottery scene from Ghost, except it's me behind the serve out devotee helping them put more paneer on my plate and not placing halava on top of my dal.
It used to be that you could light off fireworks till midnight, throat punch someone for some maha prasad, then push your way to the front of the abhisheka line.
Can't anymore, because of woke.
"Can you explain this gap in your resume?"
Um. Yeah. I was traveling the country in a van wearing a floppy hat and Crocs, distributing transcendental literature.
Coworker: Do you celebrate Diwali?
Me: *takes deep breath* Yes.
Coworker: What do y'all do?!
Me: I'm bringing my Govardhana Sila. We'll have a maha abhisheka for Him then place Him on a hill of bhoga. We'll follow up with kirtan and lamps.
Coworker: I have no idea what you said.
Someone once asked me:
"What's the secret to spiritual life?"
My response:
"Get up early. You can't chant quality japa if you wake up at 10 in the morning. You've got to put the work in.
Fixed Sādhana,tapasyā, quality sādhu-saṅga coupled with Guru kṛpaone will make advancement.
The craziest thing about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock is that there are still devotees out there that think you can receive diksha from Srila Prabhupada, even though he is no longer physically present on this planet.