Toronto, Ontario
Panic Mode
I noticed something peculiar about some of the shoppers as I
walked with Corrado to our favourite chanting park, Bellevue Square. I spotted several people carrying toilet
paper. I believe that some folks are
caught up in what some call "panic buying". What ignited this recent practice is the
awareness of the coronavirus. People are
acting in a panic mode.
Of course, it is important and intelligent to take
precautions. I just wish that the panic
button on birth, death, old age and disease could be pressed. Yes, let us react to the consequence of
death, for example. Imagine a mindset
like "I will die. I've gotta get my
act together, maybe kill the demons within and exit from this world with clear
consciousness."
Corrado and I decided to dedicate our kirtan chanting
in the Square to the fight of the virus.
Chanting went well. We didn't
expect such spectacular weather, plus 14 degrees Celsius with the sun on
us. You can see the mood, on the face of
an individual, change with the weather.
The sun was out. The smiles were
out.
Now, one other reason for chanting in the park was to
celebrate the birth anniversary of Sri Chaitanya, the one to spark and
implement the idea of mantra meditation in the first place. By nighttime, hundreds of bhakti-yogis,
including Billy's community from the Temple Groove, came to the temple to honour
the most magnanimous of all monks. Many
of us broke a fast at 7:30 a.m. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9jLpZ2g-08/?igshid=ii5na3ljs3q1
May the Source be with you!
4 km
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