Some Rail, Some Trail
Via Rail has these new trains and I was a fortunate
passenger to board one of them, destined for Fallowfield, one stop before Ottawa
At his home I was treated by him and his good spouse,
Sushma, to a great meal featuring bindi (okra).
Their young daughter, Yashira, had gone to school to watch the student’s
performance of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
I was committed to at least an hour’s walk which I
accomplished, always, by the mercy of guru and Krishna . It felt like minus 15 Celsius but we
Canadians are used to that at this time of year, eh!
Such conditions can be very conducive for concentration on
the maha-mantra. The trail and the night
were of an ultimate quiet, all but for one pedestrian near Longfield
station. There were no other
people. I may have said this before,
that prescribing to chanting in an indoor environment can be a temptation to
talk about whatever.
Today’s most enthusing moment arose from a reading and
discussion from the Bhagavatam 2.1.6. It sets the goal for us all.
“The highest perfection of human life, achieved wither by
complete knowledge of matter and spirit, by practice of mystic powers, or by
perfect discharge of occupational duty, is to remember the Personality of
Godhead.
The objective in life is to meditate on the Absolute. How you achieve this is through the system of
being a jnani, or yogi, or karmi but “the finishing touch” as put by author,
Srila Prabhupada, is to make contact with strong devotional person.
May the Source be with you!
6 km
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