Monday, November 23, 2015
Montreal, Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
Bonjour!
For today's combined practice of exercise and meditation on
sound, Mandala and I took to Ste. Catherine St. West up to the brewery
section. When the stench in the air became too much, we turned
around and went the other way until we walked enough to complete our
prescribed number of rounds (16) on our beads and to get at least 7
kilometres under our feet. It also worked out that by 7:30 AM
it was time to honour our guru, Srila Prabhupada, something which is
devotionally executed in temples, ashrams and homes all over the world.
While walking in Montreal, I only interrupt my chanting
when I see an oncoming person in order to greet them but I have to
remember to do so in the French medium. ”Bonjour!” I will say, having to
check myself from saying the Spanish “Olah!” which I do in Argentina
and Cuba, my regular destinations in November.
In our ashram in Montreal our communication is mostly in
English and French and when I deliver a class it is embarrassingly
rendered in English. My French is too poor, to be frank. Not all
persons who visit the ashram have a handle on French.
The most important issue is to communicate the science of
bhakti (devotion) and to learn how to avoid the stenches of Maya, the
worlds' illusions.
I like this quote about communication:
“The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand, we listen to reply.”
May the Source be with you!
7 km
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