North York, Ontario
Watch Where You Sit
Everyone was very careful where to plop their buttocks. Those Canada geese do a fairly good job at leaving their droppings on the campus grass.
York University was the venue near what everyone calls, ‘The Fountain’. Some students, some monks and I received full approval via the Krishna Club to help ourselves to the green grass for chanting, drumming and schmoozing. One of our monks, Hayagriva, took his bag of bhakti books around trying to interest students in the sublime philosophical outlook of bhakti¸devotion. There were takers.
There were also takers to our kirtan. One young Ethiopian student sat with us, with care, on the grass, soaking in the sound. Many other students very indifferently walked by and some even nonchalantly helped themselves to the grass, with prudence, to sit or lie down near us. I believe that in their own way they were expressing interest in our sound.
I particularly enjoyed when some students, two guys and a gal, came armed with djembes and one dundun. This thumping lent itself to our musical efforts. It’s always great to have back up to the sound of Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare.
Our drive home was crazy. There was so much traffic and construction, all in preparation for next year’s PanAm games. You have to watch the traffic like you do the geese dung. Frankly, I would rather come face to face with organic bird mush over oncoming metal monsters in the form of cars.
May the Source be with you! Watch where you drive, sit, stand, walk, run and lie down.
6 KM
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