Montreal, Quebec
Peaceful
Situation
A very pleasant 23° Celsius / 76° Fahrenheit
blessed the city of Montreal, and Day 2 of the Festival went on with packed
attendance, once again. Summer in Canada
is all about outdoor events. From late
May to the end of September, expect a lot more events than just little picnics.
On top of the staging of a world-class jazz
festival, last night as I walked from Centre Ville in Montreal, to our ashram on Pie IX Boulevard, I witnessed
a migration of multitudes of people moving toward the St. Lawrence River for an
international fireworks competition. The
volume of people moving made me think of some kind of exodus, like the Jews
from Egypt during Biblical times, or the partisan era in India when thousands
of Hindus and Muslims had to leave their homes.
Well, by 10:00 p.m. the marvelous ‘explosion-of-light
show’ went off with a bang, a louder sound than snap, crackle, and pop, and
these folks—the spectators—were a happy lot.
And so, with another festival—ours—that lit
up Jeanne Mance Park, we all served to bring together thousands of eager
seekers. As I mentioned to a couple from
Sherbrooke, Fabian and Genevieve, who brought their kirtan to the stage, “We may have different Vedic beliefs, and our mantras may vary, but most importantly, we
join together and sing songs and break into dance, and create a peaceful
situation.”
I’ll be travelling with a group of thirty
young men, in their early teens, throughout Canada to share a higher
consciousness through song and dance. Of
course, I’ll walk a bit every day.
May the Source be with you!
7 km
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