Queen’s Park, Toronto
Touching the Old Times
There is nothing like people coming together
after a long ordeal of separation. That was the case when our leaders of the
GTA (Greater Toronto Area) converged for a re-orientation and, for some,
getting acquainted for the first time. We are proud of this bunch of Krishna
devotees, men and women of a great caliber, all eighteen of them. The social
interaction among them is precious.
While we lunched together, in came a dear old
friend, Tim Campbell a.k.a. Trilokanath, A god-sibling and a former partner in
travel. It was not walking but driving adventures; all to do with spreading the
mission. This was in the mid ’70s and, shall I say, at more simple times;
before high-speed devices. Also with him was Roxanne a.k.a. Ratri, another god-sibling,
and a great actress when the three of us staged dramas to embellish our Sunday
open house at the temple. We also got involved in the fundraising of our
current building; a church turned temple back in ’75.
The reunion, if you will, added so much
brightness to the day as we spoke about old times; when we just gave our
full surrender to Krishna. That formula of surrender still applies to the
success in one’s life provided one has a good balance in the way one does
things. And in those pioneer days of the movement, due to youthful energy, we
did come across with a zealot-manner at times.
I always admired Trilokanath as a good person
and devotee of Krishna, not to dismiss Ratri. I was already a monk then and I
would actually hang out with the guys in service to Guru.
May the Source be with you!
3 km
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