Toronto, Ontario
Ongoing Pilgrimage
Life for me is an ongoing pilgrimage.
Again, it’s a voyage overseas – to India this time. The trip will have nothing to do with the
mystical walking on water or the Atlantic; haven’t mastered that one yet.
I recall on a visit to New Waterford, Cape Breton, in the
early 90’s, that a group of curious kids was following me during a meditative
walk by the ocean’s shoreline. They were
pre-teen, about six of them, one of the boys, the spokesperson, met me at the
juncture of a road nearby. He and the
others had the look of spooked kids. I
guess they had never ever seen a guy in robes before, and robes that were being
tossed about by ocean gusts. He boldly
stepped forward and asked, “Do you walk on water?”
I hate to say that I disappointed the group, that I was
unable. “I’m working on it though.”
What is going to happen today as I will take flight with
Jet Airways to Brussels, and then on to Delhi, penetrating a rich and thick
snowstorm.
Yes, indeed, the elements are strong. Nature is overbearing at times, but as the
Gita so profoundly says, “The forces of nature are insurmountable, but one who
takes shelter of the Supreme can easily cross beyond those forces (of birth and
death).” That is quite mystical.
May the Source be with you!
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