Friday,
May 29th, 2015
Edmonton,
Alberta
Out
There
William
Hawrelak Park was our chosen walking spot which included trails
trekking along the North Saskatchewan River. Bala Krishna, our
temple coordinator said of the walk, "The wild rose, Alberta's
official provincial flower, is such pretty plant, a perennial
that survives hard winters. It teaches us how to persevere
obstacles.
Raja
Gopal said this, "I was in awe to see the expanse of the river
from the viewpoint of the middle of the walking bridge. Nature
was giving us a wide welcome."
Madhavi,
Raja's wife, who runs our Sunday School, really liked when we sat on
the grass and when we took some moment to chant japa together.
She expressed to me that after the sit that I was a botany
professor as much as I was a chanter because I had educated them
in some of the local plants, and also suggested to her that we
make a lilac tea from the bush in bloom near by.
Raju
expressed that the breeze was perfect, "I'm always in an office
and it was such a relief being out in the elements."
Sandiya
said, "I got a charge out of harvesting dandelion flowers
for tomorrow's pakoras. You see, today is an optional full day
fast, including water. I can't wait to try them out as a snack,
but I'll have to wait til tomorrow."
Sudeep
came from the office and joined us for the trek, but couldn't get
away from talking on his cell phone. But, like myself, I'm sure
he just couldn't ignore the powerful scent of wildflowers.
It's
good to hear from others for a change. Congratulations to Ria
who took diksa (initiation). Her new name is
Saranagati. And Rajesh happily accepted the name Raja Gopal.
May
the Source be with you!
5
km
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