Toronto, Ontario
Something Good Will Come
One of the most benevolent of functions is to plan and
organize a kirtan, especially in tough times. Kirtan is, in many ways, another word
for ‘healing’, a nourishment for the soul.
Billy and I were talking. Billy is the kirtan
enthusiast who runs the ‘Temple Groove’ every alternate Sunday morning. Since
indoor social closeness is currently discouraged in favour of social distancing,
I suggested to Billy, “Why not bring your Temple Groove group to a park for kirtan
for healing purposes. Everyone is in fear of the coronavirus. Let’s challenge
the fear that has arisen in people.“
So Billy and I settled on Friday afternoon for a kirtan
at Bellevue Square Park in Kensington Market. He will invite friends. Corrado
and I will be there. The temperature will be mild at 13 or 14°C. It allows us
time to plan. People can bring their
instruments, their lungs, their eagerness. We will sing from the heart. We will
do something grassroots.
It really all came as an idea when I was walking with
Corrado this afternoon. I was feeling that more could be done to address what—in
the minds of some people—is an apocalypse.
Let’s fear less. Do more.
We walked in loops through the residential streets, putting
in time for our daily walk. I believe Corrado lost his bearings. We didn’t
follow the grid. If anything, we meandered in circles, which in my experience,
lends itself to deeper thought. It’s
like churning. Something good will surface—an idea. It reminds me of the story
of the Milk Ocean’s churning. Many auspicious treasures surfaced from the
circular and back-and-forth motion. Yogurt becomes butter when you churn it.
Anyway, kirtan! Here we come! https://www.instagram.com/p/B92rJf7AOOE/?igshid=yugaqdadgv33
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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