Brampton,
Ontario
Humanity In Two Days
At
the day’s end, I took that stroll down Yonge Street through a light drizzle—a
winding-down of sorts. The day was long and the extension to it, the day prior,
made it impactful.
Godbrothers
and Godsisters came together to remember Rsi, aka Rick Hobson, who recently
passed away. His sister, Sandra, came, as well as his stepson, Kailash. What we
recalled of Rsi was this soft-spoken, but humerous side of him. Those of us
from the Toronto community credit him for being a pioneer of book sales of the Bhagavad-gita, distributing prasadam in Govinda’s, in addition to
being a receptionist.
Dear Rsi, you won’t be forgotten.
Within
these last two days, I have been approached by varying individuals to pray for
them concerning illness, relationship issues, exams, and for someone perishing.
Lots of prayers. This activity, of course, is a component of devotional life.
An
“Evening of Bhakti” held in the temple room drew a crowd of kirtan lovers. I also had dinner with
Ritesh, a tabla master, along with
partner, Melissa. And one outstanding event to write home about was the grand
opening of a new centre for ISKCON Brampton, located near Dixie and Derry
Roads. Wow! What a turnout! Great food!
Congratulations to all the hard-working devotees including Radha Gopinatha,
Aindra, Nimai Nitai, and families. They now have a spacious facility with two
levels, plenty of parking and plenty of potential to make it a centre for
education, science and culture.
Worship
is a small fraction of the building’s purpose. It is here to help people
cultivate their spiritual consciousness.
In
Toronto, I introduced to the crowd, Baladeva, aka Barry Brown, with his new
book, Humanity: The World Before Religion,
War and Inequality.
May
the Source be with you!
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