Toronto, Ontario
With
the Interfaithers
I just love it when Brian Carwana brings
his group of interfaith people to visit the temple, every year. Of the fifty he included, one person was from
Missouri, one from Nebraska, another from Boston and the rest were mostly from
Ontario. Did I hear anyone came from la belle province, Quebec? Yes, indeed, it was represented as well.
I was fortunate to have a musical expert
with me, Hari Bhakti, a second generation Hare Krishna. I asked him to do a demo on the mrdunga drum and the harmonium, both of
which are used amply in Krishna Conscious music.
Hari also accompanied me when I taught our
visitors what Brian usually wants featured, the chants and the dance. That, they liked. It’s rather unusual for the group. In the numerous visits they make to faith
groups around the city, getting everyone to move mouth and limbs is special. I would say they were quite impressed with
the deities of Krishna as well.
Then, it was meal time. I went around the tables. One man introduced himself as a minister. “I’m Paul,” he said.
“Do I address you as Father?” I asked.
“No!”
“As brother?”
“No!”
“Bro?”
“Yes!”
I also sat with three sisters; most likely
in their early sixties. They came from
Kitchener—farm country. It was hard for
them to fathom everyone becoming vegetarian. “Then what becomes of the
cattle? Do you just let them go?”
I believe I convinced them it could be
done. It would be a gradual phasing
out. The day will come when we’ll all be
looking at the meat industry as a dying one.
May the Source be with you!
7 km
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