Montreal, Quebec
Must Walk
"Just meet me at the south-east corner of Atwater and
Ste. Catherine's, when you get there," said Gokulananda over the
phone. I had been in one of those
seventeen-seater vans operated by Ride Share.
John (a Siberian, from what I could gather) drove a small number of
passengers, including myself, from Toronto to Montreal, to the intersection
mentioned above. To ascertain the
south-east, I had to look at the sun for directions.
Although my short visit to Montreal was to be for one day
only, it was going to be meaningful—an administrative meeting. B The drive had been six hours, and lucky me, I
had a stretch of four seats in which to go horizontal for a sleep. But now, I must walk.
I conscripted two men from the Montreal ashram to get
an hour of leg-motion in.
"Why the walking?" asked one of the men.
"A fish swims. A
bird flies. A man walks," I said, assuredly. Which reminds me that this Saturday in
Toronto, Michael Oesch's film, "Walking the Wisdom of the Road" will
be featured, with Michael, himself, as a cross Canada walker, and myself and a
group of rookies, who walked as pilgrims in the province of Quebec. It's an interesting documentary. It will be shown at ISKCON Toronto this
Saturday at 6:00 p.m., and include a live performance by Rhitom Sarkar, a
master at playing the Indian slide-guitar.
All are welcome. I'm looking
forward to it. Tickets are available. Dinner is included. Contact 888-218-1040.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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