Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
On the Island
George knows the Krishnas from Centre Island in Toronto in the summertime. Here we are, Sahil and I, at Canada’s east coast, far far from Toronto, and he knows us for our colossal festival in mid-July.
George works for the immigration department. He’s interested in people. We got to meeting and chatting with him just as we were wrapping up our little kirtan at the Victoria Park Boardwalk. Our conversation was centred around the topic of “people” and the multicultural world in which we live, of a domain of many tribes, nations, races, and customs. George, being of oriental origin, knows all too well how accommodating has been to accepting multiple peoples from around the world.
The common factor is that we are not Canadian or Chinese or American, we are all humanity. The ultimate commonality, however, is that we are all spiritual beings. This topic, I felt, I need not address to George, he already knows. How he delighted in seeing the name Krishna on the mantra card I gave him. How he excitedly talked about Krishna’s food. He was embracing the whole spiritual concept merely on the basis of his own experience. What an awesome encounter it was to be with him.
Sahil and I moved on to the residence of Shoba, who is always the perfect host. At her home, we met with familiar faces that come to her place at least annually when I visit. They are practically all professionals, some retired from the South East Asian community. On every one of these occasions, I speak from a verse of the Gita. “This time,” I wondered, “what can I offer them that they do not have? Ah, yes, beads for mantra meditation.”
And so I demonstrated the use of beads. Practically everyone went away with a set anticipating to their use and to the great aid that a set of beads can offer in the spiritual regimentation and purification of things.
May the Source be with you!
9 KM
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