Richmond Hill, Ontario
Getting
Around
Ontario proclaimed November as Hindu
Heritage Month and the celebrations at the Vishnu Temple at Yonge and Hwy. 7
were the venue for this event. I was
invited. Several mayors were present
including those from Richmond Hill and I believe, Markham. Other dignitaries were also there. Principle organizer Lajput got up on the
stage and mentioned my name twice in the capacity as his guru. It was flattering.
But in reality, the real boost for me, at
this event, was the kirtan that
Godbrother Gaura and I led. Gopal is an
excellent drummer on the mrdunga, and
Subal, our driver, is a happy dancer.
The projecting of mantras must
be a flattery for God.
After the program, when back home, I had
the chance to clean, or mop, the floors in the temple and ashram. It’s always a
heart-cleansing involvement.
That was followed by leading a discussion
at Sacred Space, a weekly program for newcomers. It was a good bunch of humans who turned out—meaning
they had a sincerity of purpose. One of
the attendees brought up the subject of ‘evil’, questioning its origin and
objective. It is a classic topic for Man. Generally I’ve found that if you’re a theist,
it is a principle that can be accommodated. When one is an atheist, even of the
philosophical mold, one is left baffled with the reality of evil. Theists tend to swallow the concept and can
wrestle it down because they have someone to help them. They have a Divine connection.
My final engagement for the day was doing a
nighttime walk—west on Dupont, south on Christie and east on Bloor, before
making the turn to Avenue Road, in Toronto.
May the Source be with you!
7 km
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