Monday, 1 November 2021

Thursday, October 28, 2021

St. Jamestown/High Park, Toronto

Both Crowds Are Good

Many connections I made, just before the disconnections of tomorrow when I will soar in the air, via Swoop Airlines. Making that domestic flight will bring me to the city of Halifax. So, tying up loose ends is what I’m talking about. With my phone as a constant communication device, I’ll be staying in touch with regular comrades but for the most part I’ll endeavor to “be here now” while being Atlantic way.

There will be plenty to do on the east coast, where they’ve got me in queue for programs. Not too many monks come around the Maritimes for delivering a dash of bhakti. Come to think of it, monastics are hard to come by these days, even though the general public are intrigued, and perhaps even mystified by men of the cloth.

I did, by the way, make an escape from winding down to briefly attend an outdoor ecstatic dance event. It was at night and one of our boys was DJing to genres of electronic sound. Shared headphones aglow in the dark, in green, drew a crowd. I was not up for the dance but for meeting nice folks; open-hearted. I did recognize some of them for having visited the temple at times. Indeed, it’s here in High Park, amidst trees, that openness abounds.

I often times find myself with the conservatives but here you are mingling with the liberals. Both crowds are good for me. Both demonstrate some spark from the soul. A monk’s presence consequently brings that out in people.

 

May the Source be with you!

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