Brampton, Ontario
2013 Rolled Over
2013 rolled over. 2014 like a morning lotus opened up. The midnight blast! The New Year's countdown, Old City Hall, excited many who immersed themselves at the Krishna corner. By 1 am the sound of the drum and the voices terminated while co-chanters headed back for the ashram by subway train, and I decided to trek it back. With snow boots on I found it somewhat cumbersome. This footwear is made for snow. Walking on cleared sidewalks with a pair of snow boots is like dragging your feet in clay-bound corn fields. As kids, this we used to do. Each step you took appeared to accumulate more muck. And while it was fun it also tended to put you into panic mode. "I'm stuck! How do I get out? Papa, help me!" is what we wanted to cry. The other fear was if Papa knew we were parading around in the neighbour's farm. He would give us a piece of his mind. We were kids. I gravitated this night (rather morning) to streets with snow edges. What a difference!
Our guru Srila Prabhupada used to say that in order to succeed in reaching another planet such as the moon, you require the attire suitable for the environment. His message to us was that we adjust our sails to different circumstances. The wind will always blow in some different directions so we must move in co-operation with the wind. So far, with the page of a new year turning over it's been a brrr... of a winter. Still, considering the recent big freeze and the ice storm which put power out for days in the Toronto area, life has to go on.
In Brampton, a sweet South Indian couple came forward for their diksas, a traditional initiation. They adjusted their old habits for new ones in order to make a progress that is granted in human life. Dharondev's name is Dharma das and Madhumati is now Manasi Ganga. We wish them well.
May the Source be with you!
2 KM
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