Stellarton, Nova Scotia
A Bit on Foot / A Bit on Wheels
Ambarish and I took to the Chain
of Lakes trail from Timberlea; a former rail and now trail path, when we came
up with an idea. This particular trail connects with another one, which
connects with several homeowners from our Krishna community. We are looking at
relatively new subdivisions here and everyone is more or less dependent on the
automobile. However, with a little bit of map exploration one could simply
connect the dots and voila, now you have a new way of seeing each
household on special days off or weekends. Perhaps call them Japa Walk Days.
Instead of just Sunday formalities at the temple, why not enhance community
interactive-ness by groups of devotees moving, in a wholesome way, through the
back green trails of lakes, waterfalls and trees?
Let’s share the idea for this
Halifax region. Brian Crawford, whom I have known for decades now, a retired
child protection manager, took Mahadev, Annapurna and I to Stellarton, where
the head-office of the Sobey’s food chain is located. It was five months since
being there and we conducted an Evening of Bhakti program at Ravi Rawat’s
home. We made good friends with Muriko, a yoga and martial arts instructor. He
is new to the bhakti concept, which explores unconditional love for the
Lord.
“Who is the Lord?” This was a
question he had, along with another sincere one like, “Is Krishna superior to
Shiva?”
“The Lord is He from whom
everything emanates. The Source.” As for the other question, “Shiva is the
manifestation of God who destroys when the world goes wrong. Krishna is the One
who charms us and educates us through The Gita.”
May the Source be with you!
5km
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