Yorkville, Toronto
Valen Nitai Day
Today was Valentine’s Day and it
showed, somewhat, with activities downtown as we walked a brisk one. It was
assumed that lovers were out and about, in restaurants perhaps. For a Monday
night, on a wintery night, to experience such a buzz of activity; it’s rare.
For those of us taking seriously
our Vaishnava calendar there really is a love God, and His name is
Nityananda, born in a village called Ekachakra, West Bengal, India, in 1474. As
a prominent person to initiate a revolution of love, Nityananda spread Krishna
Consciousness. In essence, He and companion Chaitanya identified who we should
love. To put it in simple terms, love of the Creator, love of Creation, and
love of all the creatures fairly well sums up the initiative.
The methodology was to go to the
public, the pedestrians, people in their homes and suggest to those recipients
to see God in sound and to vocalize it. “The name of Hari is important. Chant!”
To celebrate His birthday,
programs were held online all over the world. I had the pleasure of singing at
the Gaura-Arati. A bit out of practice, I became embarrassed, forgetting one
verse out of the song.
Oh well!
At least Mahadeva, Annapurna,
Vallabh and I had the pleasure to meet the elements in the form of a harsh air
(yet clean), the full moon, both giving us a kiss, in a sense of love. The
Valentine spirit. A walk for Nityananda.
May the Source be with you!
3 km
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