Norwood / Ottawa
Two Stops
Savyasacin and I were headed for the city of Ottawa, not
by foot, no, that would take two weeks.
We were scheduled to a satsang
(gathering of spirits) in an Ottawa suburb for the evening. We drove, and through another storm, in
another day of the winter that refuses to end.
A stopover in Norwood, midway to Ottawa, was really cool,
as was our visit to the capitol city. At
the home of Kirtan, mother of 12 great kids, we had lunch, and talks with members
of the neighbouring kirtan group.
Now I don’t intend to be redundant with the word, kirtan, but the person’s actual name is Kirtan, which means, a singing or a
praise of the absolute. It just happens
to be the name awarded to her by her guru.
The group, from Peterborough, were curious about my
passion for walking. The door of glowing
opportunity then arose for me to highlight pilgrimage as a positive outlet for
people, as an ancient therapeutic practice, and as a search for answers to otherworldly
quests. I had passed through this town
here in 2003, took to some trekking on the nearby Trans Canada Trail, and found
myself under constant attack by horse and deer flies. The only relief was a submerging into the
waters of a local lake.
Speaking of submersion, our little kirtan group did enter into the chanting of the maha mantra, after which we sunk teeth
into muffins and chips and guacamole dip.
A great group of chanters and munchers we are.
Savyasacin and I really look forward to being with the
group in the not so distant future. All
hail to Kirtan, the person! All hail to kirtan, the chanting!
May the Source be with you!
3 KM
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