Saturday, October 24th, 2015
Butler, Pennsylvania
One Mile
I
always consider it a sign of good fortune to see a creature of unique
features. As our crew left on Limestone Rd. for Butler, 3 deer crossed
the road. But that is not unusual to have happen in this part of the
world. What was astonishing was, the one to lead the others was a total
albino, meaning no pigment, a rather gorgeous white-furred beauty.
Wow!
More fortunate for today was, while in
Butler, Don & Tony (2 current managers of the Cubs Hall, the former
YMCA where our guru was staying in 1965) gave a group of close to 200
attendees for today’s event a guided tour of the place. To show their
generosity, Don and Tony donated the metal desk they figured our guru
used in his room when he stayed at the Y.
The
attendees came from Philly, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Cleveland, Florida,
Toronto, and of course Butler. A queue of speakers briefly shared
reflections after a chanting procession down Main St. in the rain. The
procession took us on foot to the former Agarwal residence (the
Agarwal's sponsored our guru, Prabhupada, when he came to America) and
then to Grand Hall for the speeches, more kirtan, and the food we call
prasadam (blessed food). Prabhupada used to walk almost a mile twice a
day from his room at the Y to the Agarwal residence to cook for them, do
his laundry, and meet people. When he would do his laundry, he would
use their sink or bath tub and spread the cloth outside on the grass to
dry.
It really was a day to relax, take a break
from walking, and meet friends. Oh, and how everyone danced. It was a
joy to behold.
Our full appreciation goes to
Jai Krsna and Vrindavan, two top-notch devotees from the New Vrindavan
farm, who organized and financed the magnificent event.
May the Source be with you!
1 mile / 1.6 km
No comments:
Post a Comment