Tuesday 17 September 2019

Friday, September 13th, 2019


Hamilton, Ontario

One Hour

To get to Hamilton from Toronto,  takes just a few minutes shy of one hour.   Pradhyumna was my driver, and our destination was St. Joseph’s Health Care/Hospital, where I was to meet Dr. Ikesaks, a specialist in blood-clot issues.

Last April in Mauritius, just after a week-long intense program in South Africa, I felt an incredible pain in my right side.  Apparently, people over sixty-five are more susceptible to some reaction from high altitude and long air flights.  I was one of them.

The doctor was pleased with my general back-to-baseline good health, but encouraged me to stick to the daily blood-thinner pill.  So, it was a diagnosis that revealed a good report, thank God.

The staff at the hospital were pleasant.  Many patients were in the queue, and I imagine it’s like that practically every day.  “Birth, death, old age, disease” are spoken of by Krishna in the Gita, and are standard features of this world.  What can be done?  One must go through it all while preserving a sustained higher consciousness.   https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XTcJogv3J/?igshid=w0lhgl6s386a

Back in Toronto, when nightfall reached us, Pradhyumna and I went for a chilled walk, lucky to avoid precipitation.  People were everywhere in the streets hankering for enjoyment.  I don’t think they’ll get it completely.  Merely focusing any one of our senses on a sense object,  just doesn’t do the job.

Our one hour meander through the downtown was just perfect, duration wise.  Then the rains came! When we got back to the ashram,  Pradhyumna worked his massage magic on my thighs, addressing all the tight spots.  Once complete, it took a good hour to get to sleep.

May the Source be with you!
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