Calgary, Alberta
To
Calgary
It was a long haul to Calgary via a zigzag
route—seven hours plus. Sadly, with this
destination, it concludes my trip on the youth bus, which has marked on its
side, “The Krishna Culture Festival.”
Manoram, with a later switch to Mukunda,
were the overnight drivers through Alberta’s badlands and flatlands of pasture
and canola fields.
I said “sadly” because I will miss the
company of the young men, ages 10-17, along with their archangels. It really is a good program, even though, for
those of us who are categorized as “older” it’s a challenge to contend with the
wild energy. On the other hand, you have
in your midst a powerhouse of hope, anticipation, talent and explosive dynamics
in the form of these young guys.
In our morning session in Saskatoon, I was
asked to speak about the hormonal power of a young person at puberty and beyond,
and how to channel this interesting appetite, favourably. They listened. This morning, time didn’t allow. We arrived in Calgary and swiftly took our
morning showers to ready ourselves for the Ratha Yatra. Naheed Nenshi, Calgary’s mayor, was
there. He took the ornate broom and did
the traditional sweep before the chariot rolled along.
8th Avenue is a bustling
pedestrian-only street, so ideal for our festival. The prasadam
food was of good quality, at the park behind the Mehwata Armory, with a decent
vegan option. Our boys did a great final
performance of “The Gita” with me.
May the Source be with you!
4 km
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