Stratford, Caledon/Ontario
With the Younger Gen
Today we drove to the lovely city
of Stratford, home of many theatrical productions. However, the group I’m with,
the Bhakti Academy, and the group we were joining, the Bhakti Yoga Club leaders
really had set to participate in workshops that had nothing to do with live
theatre.
My role in this weekend-long
program, held at Quality Inn, was to facilitate the two bhakti
youth-groups in a “Nine Devotions Workshop,” something I’ve executed in the
past and which is still appreciated. These nine actions in Krishna
Consciousness are vital in keeping practitioners in a steady and more firm hold
on the life of bhakti. We began the workshop with the exercise of
listening intently. Gabriel began with the guitar, so that’s what we first
heard. His strumming on his guitar set the tone and the tune for the maha
(or great) mantra. The response to the tune by all the others after my
lead was reflective, and I believe it ended up stirring up the introspection
that we were looking for. Indeed, attention was on the sound, which is not
ordinary, sorry. Our teachers and our ancient Vedic texts tell that the sound
is holy and that it’s God directly.
The remaining seven devotions
were also interactive; everyone kept quite alive for the session, held in the
morning.
By the afternoon, we found
ourselves in Caledon, a town in gorgeous rolling hills, and also known for its
monster homes. The unique location where we landed, both groups, was at the
home of Vishal and Yashomati. They keep gir cows from India on their farm.
They, the couple, and the cows are a charm.
May the Source be with you!
5 km
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