Mud Creek, Toronto
A Day With Monks
I was sitting with monk Brhat
Mrdanga and talking about the upcoming Bhakti Academy, a training for new men
and women, when a call came in. It was the voice of a man.
“I am interested in a program for
brahmacarya (celibate) life. I play basketball, and I really want to
focus on the sport and not get distracted. I belong to a different faith than
yours, but it doesn’t offer a program for what I want, the brahmacarya
program.”
I was listening to his story and
request for training and I turned the phone over to Brhat who then booked an
appointment to meet him. That was sweet!
Now, to prepare for tomorrow’s
trip to the east coast, an assistant joining us from Montreal, also training as
a monk, arrived. Ryan is young, energetic and is a great addition to our
traveling troupe. We’ll be on the road for three weeks. Krishna is providing.
Ryan, Brhat, Gabriel, Durjoy and
I ventured off in the late afternoon to a ravine in Rosedale, following Mud
Creek. This was exhilarating. My surgery was almost six weeks ago, yet I felt,
with my stride and speed, I was more or less flying. The length of the trek was
a bit more than usual during this healing time. I was intent on showing Brhat the
favorable walking routes in the city since it’s all new to him and he’ll be
with us for a while.
A former pedestrian bridge had
collapsed over the creek, so we crossed the organic way. Fortunately, with
gripping on the right footing and help from the guys with a hand, my legs
managed well.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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