Friday 30 December 2022

Friday, December 9, 2022

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!

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