Montreal, Quebec
Review, Remind, Re-visit
I paid a visit to Advaita, who has this
nice apartment with front angular windows just inches away from the pedestrian
sidewalk on Pie IX Boulevard. We
chatted. Whereas I remained single all
these years, he spoke of his family life.
That venture didn’t pan out wholly successfully for him, but his
devotions have remained rather firm.
He enjoys attending sadhana (spiritual workout) at the temple, a three minute walk away,
and manages to catch the early 4:30 a.m. first session. I applaud him for his determination. In his late sixties, he relishes the sacred
edge of life. We both concluded that
with the maturation of the body, there should be enhanced wisdom and increased
feeding of the soul.
After the visit, I trailed north, looked at
the fresh snow, the brightness of the sun and the impressive blue sky. I became inspired to have more of that. These
elements of nature will not be just to glance at momentarily. I will keep them company. The slush of
yesterday and the ice of the day, prior, are history. What a liberating feeling it was to take
several city blocks. And what to speak
of addressing others on foot with a “Bonjour!”
Not all reciprocate, which is hard to
comprehend. Is life that grim that not
even a peep of sound comes out?
In the evening, I facilitated a discussion
on community development; the need is on how to establish deepened relations
with each other. Those who came for the
chat were our own people. The session
was more of an in-reach as opposed to an out-reach. With the assistance of a projector, we looked
at the seven purposes of ISKCON. Members
of the Hare Krishna society would do well to review the direction we’ve agreed
to follow.
Reminders are for everyone.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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