Monday 17 October 2022

Saturday, October 1, 2022

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!

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