Ottawa, Ontario
Moving On
After a fresh and light rainfall,
the sun made his appearance and of course this is outside dynamics. In the
meantime, there was a shanti, or peacefulness, in the interior of the
Krishna temple on Pie IX Blvd., Montreal. Every Sunday morning a reading and a
discussion takes place from the text Chaitanya Charitamrta. This
morning I had the honor to conduct the class on a section where the renowned
monk, Chaitanya himself, had a serious chat with a scholar of the Tattvavadi
School. The scholar was emphasizing the importance of everyone following their
prescribed duty in relation to the system of the four social and spiritual
orders. Chaitanya, on the other hand, stressed the relevance of people adhering
to nine processes of bhakti, devotion.
It was a good read.
Brhat Mrdunga and I were in
anticipation to leave for our next stop, which was Ottawa, but Mahadeva’s
vehicle was having all kinds of complications, beginning with a flat tire. A
kind Gokulananda helped us with a 2-hour drive to the capital city of Ottawa.
We arrived at the sweet end of the Sunday open house, which was special today
due to an initiation ceremony. A doctor by the name of Sunil was aspiring for
this next step in his spiritual life. The agni-hotra, or fire ceremony,
was completed when we arrived, which was late, but time allowed for Sunil to
receive his chanting beads with his name, Shreyas. We congratulated him on his
progressive path.
May the Source be with you!
3 km
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