Mississauga, Ontario
The Time for the Gita
Mahadeva, Annapurna and I took to
the sidewalk to make our way to the commuter train; also known as the subway.
We thought that the Bloor-Yonge station, being major, would have an attendant
or officer that would take our coins or cash for the fare to get on. But no,
everything today appears to be highly automated. The three of us had to surrender
to a machine over man and insert coins or cash to obtain a pass in the form of
a card. Really, you would think that we could spare the trees.
Anyway, the subway ride is super
convenient. No traffic jams. There’s never even a raccoon that crosses the
track down there, forcing traffic to slow down.
Our pick-up person for a sangha,
gathering, was Dharma, at whose home we had supper and the association of six
families. They are a serious bunch who converge every other Friday for a Gita
study. They are committed and especially sincere, not officially, but in
practice and tradition.
This iconic text is especially
sacred in the month of December. Not only the study aspect takes priority, but
its distribution to the public becomes the joy of the season. For the pagans,
and the Christians, December means the winter solstice or birth of Jesus, but
for followers of bhakti-yoga, this month is hailed as the time of
serious communication, in this case between Krishna, the ultimate yogi,
and Arjuna, the ultimate martial artist.
May the Source be with you!
3 km
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