Cleveland, Ohio
Heart Full Weekend
There are some really good walking trails
in this Ohio city, some of which I’ve explored in the past, especially along
Rocky River and the Metro Parks system ravines. The city actually has a lot of
green cover. This can be seen from the air as you take off or land.
For me it was my last day and, as I ambled
in the area of Olmsted, I was feeling a bit sad. It was a good stay. Even the
music oozed out of one person’s garage where a guy was doing some carpentry
work and it was that iconic classic piece by Andrea Borelli and Sarah
Brightman, “Time to Say Good-bye.” It is a heart tugger.
The last three mornings I’ve spent time
with Michael, A.K.A. Madhavananda, and Paurnamasi, my hosts, going over a sadhana
session and, particularly, going over Sanskrit and Bengali adaptation
pronunciation of the words. They found it helpful going over what we call kirtan-standards.
We even came to an agreement that next summer a group of families will ferry
our way to Pelee Island, for a weekend retreat, to go over “Kirtan Standards,”
capturing traditional melodies, pronunciation of words, devotional dance steps
and also the mood to apply to chanting.
In the heart of Cleveland’s downtown there
is a world class “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” which I’ve not as yet ventured
to. I guess I’m hooked on chanting more than the music I grew up with. I can do
with less heart-break songs and more with heart-whole songs of devotion to
Krishna.
May the Source be with you!
2km
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