Bolton, Ontario
In the Country
Thursday night is shopping night for a lot
of folks. Traffic is increased; thus it
took two hours (that’s double the usual time) to arrive by car at our
destination, the Nirvana retreat Centre.
Here I have my own 10’ x10’ cabin. A two-story one next to me is
reserved for our own three-man monk party.
Delegates from other parts of Canada have arrived for a weekend of sanga (group fuelling).
Do I like the place?
Of course!
Just the word ‘cabin’ paints a picture of rusticness and comfort. Cedars, pine, spruce and hardwood trees are
almost hugging our cabins. The main
building, with ample space, provides on its two floors, a dining facility and a
yoga room. An aqua-coloured pond, with a
limestone base, that could have been our morning bath just a month ago, is also
on site.
Love the smells; love the sounds. Coyotes howl something wicked. We are charmed. I’ll take their song over any man-made
engine.
A few moments on the bench by the
pond. I’m chanting the maha-mantra hoping perchance to see a
coyote or two breeze by. I would let
them be. Not a move I’d make or a sound
I’d shake. I would try to see Krishna in
them and process the phrase “I’m the ability in all,” spoken by the speaker of
the Gita.
Minutes pass and I didn’t see a coyote at
all. It was just silently beautiful.
May the Source be with you!
2 km
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