Toronto, Ontario
A Re-Opening Coming
In two days, Govinda's Dining Room, the eatery within our temple/ashram, will be open again. "Closed for renovations" reads the sign at the entrance. Actually, it's been rather quiet as of late because of the insulation work, repainting, and cleaning of drapes. It was all quite necessary to improve the comfort and safety of the regulars coming to enjoy the food which we call prasadam(blessed food). We had a mould problem and it was time for some refurnishing. We're seeing a new look.
Currently, there is dust in the air and on all surfaces including the curtains and floor. It will take a lot of love to get everything ready for Friday. I was walking in the midst of the white plaster powder all about, doing my rounds—that is chanting on my beads—and indoors, due to the frigidness of the outside. The temperature is -20 C; feels like -35 C.
I sat down, looked around, and imagined the fresh new look about to be manifest. There is already a new facelift. It feels like a reincarnation of sorts—a breath of renewed air. After doing some pacing in the room, I sat down on a chair and on a second one placed my phone. I got the urge to play George Harrison's song, "Here Comes The Sun," the lyrics of which tell of a new beginning—the coming of Krishna to the world (as the avatar Chaitanya), however it was Nina Simone's rendition, which is also beautiful, that I ended up playing. https://youtu.be/CTnDttx8PPU
It was midnight by then, and definitely time for bed in order to prepare for the new beginning that I'm feeling in the air, especially as it relates to Govinda's.
One last item which took place, before I did my Govinda's pacing, was having this gathering with our outreach leaders. All I can say is, "We've got talent!"
May the Source be with you!
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