Brampton, Ontario
Let’s
Start
It’s March, and although it’s not quite the
growing season just yet, it might be an idea to begin thinking about, even
planning out, what you’ll grow in the spring.
Some months ago, I visited the household of Murli Manohar, a resident of
Brampton, born in India. I encouraged
him to consider doing some urban gardening.
He liked the idea, and my visit today was a
follow-up. “Hey, let’s do something
about it; produce some veggies and fruit, and offer them to Krishna and eat
nutritiously.” Some friends, Rajasuya,
Rahul, Hatish and families, came by for their usual Friday night eats and talk.
So we talked about the joys of growing
things, and I quoted some letters from our guru, Prabhupada, who encouraged
that kind of progressiveness and simplicity.
“This simple life is very nice. Simple village life saves time for other
engagements like chanting.” Also, he
wrote, “Gandhi had this idea.” And more,
“We can produce our own food and clothes gradually, and save time for spiritual
food.” Again, “As far as possible try to
adjust to a natural way of life.”
The above were messages of encouragement to
his students. Basically, he was
supportive of agriculture. Here in
Brampton, we are not ready for full-on farm life. We were simply discussing about doing as the
Italians do—use every extra inch of dirt to grow some tomatoes, grapes,
coriander and such. We also talked about
foraging, and just overall getting educated in wild plant life and getting our
hands dirty. Going green! Going smart!
That’s the way to go! Let’s
start!
May the Source be with you!
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