Friday 2 December 2022

Friday, November 25, 2022

Brampton, Ontario

Adjusting to the Growth

Nanda Maharaj Das was very kind to pick me up at the end of the subway line, going west. To reach the destination, his home in Brampton, I trekked a 2.4-kilometre distance to a subway entrance, then rode “the rocket,” as they say, to Islington station and then had his good company by vehicle. I guess you could call it some form of a triathlon, in a race with time.

Nanda informed me that a new commuter train will be installed, costing millions, through Toronto downtown and going east to Scarborough. This is in addition to another line currently under construction at Eglinton. These locations may mean very little to the readers of this blog, but what is relevant is the fact that demands for mobility and accommodation are a reality in this overcrowded world. Growth is at such a rapid pace for humans. We are left to wonder about the fate of the world’s wildlife and farmland being replaced by urban sprawl.

Our guru, Prabhupada, argued about overpopulation back in the ’70s. His point was that the Earth has space for many human inhabitants. The question is how we care for our precious planet despite the numbers of usual polluter-humans. Can we be more responsible?

Our Bhagavatam class this morning, by Zoom and presented by the outstanding monk, Brhat Mrdanga, reminded us of the need to take care of the nature around us.

My visit, by the way, to Nanda’s home, was to see to some chanting in honour of his deceased mother-in-law, who recently passed away. Ananda Mayi lost both her Mom and Dad within a short period.

May the Source be with you!

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