243 Avenue Rd., Toronto
Come Around
I was pleasantly surprised to see a group
of ladies suddenly appear. I guess I’ve not been around much when a slew of
people come, but there they were, about nine of them, somewhat mournful.
Something’s happened. And then one of them, a sister or
a daughter of a gentleman, Oberoi by name (who’s not doing well at the
hospital), revealed the reason for their visit.
Well, these ladies came at the right time.
It was 7 a.m. and the group of us residents were poised to present dhiyas,
or ghee lamps, to the beautiful image of Radha-Gopinatha, that is Krishna and
Hiss servant Radha. We sang the song which honours Krishna as a baby.
The women then delighted in offering flower
petals to Prabhupada, the guru, which is also part of the morning sadhana.
They were so relieved when I announced it to the deities that these simple
rituals were being dedicated to their relative. I offered them prasadam,
a simple sweet. And as one of the women asked for an appropriate book to put
under his pillow, I acted swiftly to hand her a book, “Dharma” by author, Srila
Prabhupada.
At 8:45 a.m. Ryan came to visit. He’s going
through “stuff,” but he’s advancing in Krishna Consciousness. “I’m trying to
put in a good effort.”
At 11:30 a.m. two monks and an assistant
from the Swami Narayana group arrived with sweets for our residents, which was
very nice of them. We chatted and became acquainted with each other. We all
agreed that extremism or fanaticism is very harmful.
All in all, I love it when people come around for strengthening their spirituality and engaging in devotional service.
May the Source be with you!
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