Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Good
in the End
At these spiritual events, such as the
“Feed Your Soul” fest in Saskatoon, there is always help needed. Fortunately, people come forward volunteering
their time, creativity, talent, intelligence and their hands. From the local Hindu temple, a procession
usually begins, like a mini Chariot Festival.
It was 5:00 p.m., and I realized from seeing the organizers running a little
behind, that I should step in.
About three hundred people had already
gathered in the parking lot, anticipating fun and some ritual. I became the priest and executed a quick pooja or worship of the icons on the
chariot. Krishna in the form of a threesome—Jagannath,
Baladev and Subhadra. People had come
close after I summoned them. The ritual
began with the use of bell, incense, conch sound and attention.
Our visiting monk from New York, Ekalavya
had begun the chanting. Drums hadn’t
arrived and then they did. No police
came this time to escort the crowd as the procession began. I was informed that every last officer was
needed at a local event.
Okay, I’ll become security along with the
men who also saw the need. “Stay on the
right side of the road everyone.” Then
“Please stay off people’s grass.
Please!” “Why has the chariot
stopped?” “Oh, the rope that pulls it
got entangled in the wheel. Great!” A
little sarcasm there.
The crowd was happy—yogis, Hindus, Sikhs,
Vaishnavas and free spirits. We passed
by a church sign that read, “God Wants Spiritual Fruits Not Spiritual
Nuts.” That was a clear message.
We arrived at our stage site. I leapt onto the stage after Lorrel’s welcome
address and introduced our play “The Gita.”
The boys performed over my narration.
They did well. I gave them a scare
at our practice time. “Don’t goof
off?” They took it seriously. The magic show, good. Kirtan
at the end was phenomenal. A good
day. Good volunteers. https://instagram.com/p/BW3sM1cFFh0/
May the Source be with you!
3 km
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