Saturday,
October 8, 2016
Ottawa,
Ontario
Good
Friend!
Daivata
came to join me. He is in a unique
position in the world, as someone who trains oxen. I would think it’s becoming a dying art,
especially in the developed world. Isn't
it true that the nations of the west depend heavily on technology and
sophisticated machinery for getting things done?
I
admire Daivata for the years he’s spent at our guru’s first eco-friendly
village in West Virginia. And also that he fully involved himself in the goshala, a cow/bull sanctuary, in West
Bengal, India, this last winter.
I
also value his friendship. In spiritual
life, keeping peers is a key factor in developing the finer qualities in a
person. Not only in spiritual circles, but on every level, how is it possible
to get by in this world, without social interaction in the form of friendships?
Daivata
and I were somewhat intimidated by persistent rains. The family of wild turkeys didn't seem to be
shy of the wetness. The front yard of
the farm where I have been staying, became their playground. They certainly arrived on cue on Thanksgiving
Day weekend (the Canadian date), but in the format they should—wild and free—as
supposed to being on a platter for dinner.
When
the clouds cleared, Daivata and I took to our
freedom also, but out back on an old railroad track, then in a ravine where a
creek could be seen, as we carried on with a great chat, until it was time to
depart for the night venue. We had our
own version of a Saturday Night’s Fever—chant, dance, talk and eat. We build on
friendships.
May
the Source be with you!
4
km
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