243 Ave. Rd., Toronto
Peace for Ukraine
I received a letter from one of
our young leaders in western Canada, asking about doing kirtan to honour
our devotees and people in general in Ukraine. I encouraged him to please chant
for these innocent people. It would be the right thing to do.
Give Peace A Chance!
We have a large community in the
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa areas of Ukraine descent. Russians as
well. They follow the principles of bhakti. Krishna is their main deity
and mantra meditation is their major approach to self realization.
This last evening a few of us got
together on Zoom to discuss helping these people stuck inside the country and
those who are now refugees having fled. We are talking about financial help,
primarily. Those estranged from their homes need food so people have come
forward to produce prasadam through the aid of these funds.
In 2019 I had the good fortune to
attend the bhakti festival in Ukraine, by the Black Sea. It was such a
joy to spend time with such lovely people – so dedicated, so committed. It was
so inspiring to see their enthusiasm. Imagine thousands of devotees attending,
all in devotional attire.
I also had the pleasure to
conduct a Kirtan Standards Workshop. Attendance was also phenomenal. Such
amazing reciprocation. May the supreme powers all look favorably on Ukrainian
and Russian people who are going through much suffering.
May the Source be with you!
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