Caledon,
Ontario
Was
Appropriate
It was appropriate to connect with the
land, cows, and bulls, and to admire the many rolling hills, because today was Annakuta,
also known as Govardhan-Puja: the worship of the hill called Govardhan. To be more in touch with the imagery
mentioned above, Jaya, David and I set out for Vishal’s farm, which is north of
the city.
On this most perfect day
of autumn warmth, the sun shone upon various Halloween displays at the homes of
residents in the Forrest
Hill community. People go all out with
elaborate exhibits of ghostliness.
Everyone needs to have something to celebrate.
Beyond the city and
Holland Marsh, we came upon Tottenham, and the home of Vishal, Yasomati, and
their children, for a meal of absolute delight. Then, we forged ahead to the
farm for a puja, or worship of the bovine. We took diyas (flames made from ghee
wicks) and made circular motions around the physical forms of the cows and
bulls, who number around a dozen or so.
Kristen, who usually
oversees the farm, was absent at the time. However, Joel, who recently arrived
from the Waterloo area, was present, and seeing to the chores.
Vishal and I took a
meaningful walk along the edge of the sixty-plus-acre farm lot, where plans are
set to build a new house on the property. Vishal was speaking like a visionary,
regarding the need for a return to the land, animals, and overall, a life of
simplicity. You can’t help but fall in
love with those concepts and their application. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NnEMnAYSm/?igshid=8iszvvvudw8m
Back at homebase in
Toronto, Govardhana Puja was celebrated in grandiose style.
May the Source be with
you!
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