Russell, Ontario
Here
They Come!
My evening walk with Krishna Dulal and this
morning’s trek were a mere warm-up for any challenge that may come. At 3:30 a.m., the Krishna Culture Festival
tour bus pulled up at K. Dulal’s driveway, unloading a batch of thirty North
American boys in their teens for some summer frenzy.
It is more than a city getaway. It’s a spiritual retreat of fun and
regimen. I guess I'm the General in the
matter of putting a play together, to be staged this weekend in Toronto. “The Gita” is what’s in store for a stage-sage
like myself, and the audience.
We began our fun, rehearsing the divine
message of Krishna’s words to His warrior-friend, Arjuna, but relevant to
all. I see the boys are taking in the
message of the soul, karma, yoga and liberation from a new angle, because they
are playing it out themselves. For them,
a dialogue is becoming a real live experience.
Avocados shipped from the south, but also
sweet peas in a pod, grown by K. Dulal’s dad, are a treat at break time. We are eating, sleeping, role-playing,
splashing—he has a pool—goofing and grooming all in the course of one glorious
day.
As I write, some of the boys are engaged in
kirtan. The sound of that mrdunga drum is super-sweet.
It makes you wanna dance. That’s how the day ends, with a beat and a
chime. Certainly this should be the
lifestyle for every time.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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