Toronto, Ontario
A PM Trek
“Let’s take to walking
to or through the Brickworks,” I suggested to Marshall and Mahaprabhu. This is a section of the city I’ve mentioned
before as my place of training. Training is actually an awkward word to
describe walking, because it comes natural to all of us. It’s the endurance part of it, the marathon
scope, which requires some mind over matter dynamics and qualifies this motion
as some form of training.
Our trek to the ravine
which led us to the old brick factory off of Bayview became a two hour pleasant
endeavor. It was actually a pleasure in
the 4° C weather with sun upon us which made it a treat. To confirm, at the onset, a stenciled message
painted on the sidewalk read, “Be Kind to Yourself.”
Okay, we are, because
merely by walking you are kind to yourself.
When we say ‘self’ we should refer to the whole being—body, mind,
intellect and soul. Ultimately the soul
is the real ‘me’. The body is a layer
that you shed. You, the soul, continue a
journey at death.
The three of us became
embodied by the tan-roofed warehouse at the Brickworks. We approached the old edifice, as it was part
of our route; we entered it, walked through and came out before reaching the
ponds or wetlands. In this way, we go
through life entering bodies, make a temporary stay and then exit.
After the second hour,
we arrived back from where we departed at 243 Avenue Road, the ISKCON Temple.
May the Source be with
you!
10 km
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