Thursday 14 October 2021

Friday, October 8, 2021

Cleveland, Ohio

Went to the U.S.

 

Well, I did it. I left Canada for a visit to the U.S. for the first time since Covid restrictions were implemented. It has been tight at the border since early spring of 2020. My experience at Toronto’s airport, and through U.S. Customs, was relatively smooth. I didn’t even have to produce my Covid passport or the document showing my recent covid test, which reads negative. So, easy sailing.

Bhakta Michael, who’s getting initiated this weekend, picked me up at Cleveland’s Airport with perfect weather conditions. That weather was to later transform into an exciting storm. We paid a visit to Meena’s place, where an interesting warm and cold front collided in the air. I don’t recall hearing thunder claps ever. It was night time and a group of about 20 of us were just sinking our teeth into perogies when a heart cracking tumult from nature occurred.

No one was worried. If some explosion or fire started by lightning, we felt we were in good hands because we were eating blessed food and just about to delve into a Gita discussion, from Chapter 18. We were looking at the three modes of nature and how these energies impact us in so many ways. Our reading led us to the forty-second verse and the qualities of an advanced brahmana, or spiritualist; the qualities of peacefulness, self-control, austerity, cleanliness, tolerance, honesty, wisdom and their application, as well as being dharmic or pious.

We were in the living room, sheltered from the storm, while Zoomed-in with the Oakville team.

May the Source be with you!


 

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