Yorkville, Toronto
Dedications
While temperatures are a bit
down, the sun takes a prominent role in the sky and that’s welcoming. My
walking these days is usually after sundown, but I figure I’m not going to pass
up on kind rays that stream through the southerly arched window in the room
where our guru enjoyed his time. Prabhupada visited Toronto in June of 1976 and
sat in front of that gorgeous window. It is in the late mornings, like today,
that I sprawl myself on a blanket over the floor and just lie there taking in
the power of vitamin D.
C’est si bon!
Now, there’s another thing that
I’m making routine. That is kirtan at 7 pm. No, we are not prepared to
sit on the steps like in the summer and chant away. The four of us go to the
temple-room at that time and prostrate ourselves briefly before our guru’s murti
and then sit up to chant in dedication to someone. Yesterday we dedicated our kirtan
to a godbrother, Dayaram, in India, as he has some physical complication. The
day prior, we dedicated our singing to Jayapataka Swami, who’s also
encountering illness. Today we sang in dedication to Abhidheya from the west
coast. No major illness there. It was her birthday recently and we want to
appreciate the years of service she’s rendered – devotional service.
To put a nice quote about
dedication, here we have something from Byron Pulsifer. “Dedication is belief
transitioned into action, which is transformed into change.” Now, perhaps I’m
an old fuddy duddy who, at times, still dwells on some of those songs from the
’60s – when music was music. For instance, “Dedicated to the One I Love,” although
a love song, it is still good and could be aligned with Krishna.
May the Source be with you!
4 km
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