Toronto, Ontario
Nick and I left the ashram before retiring for the night ‘to get some rounds in’. By that term we don’t mean we’re playing golf or anything of the sort. We are referring to having our fingers go a revolution or more on our mediation beads while reciting mantras. And in the process, we are walking.
A good progressive walk we did in terms of speed, up Bloor Street West to Christie Pitts and back in one hour.
Nick has been fairly occupied as of late in the care of
Tulasi, the sacred plant so commonly honoured in Vaishnava ashrams and temples around the world. He’s also doing extra kitchen duties, filling
in for one of our monks who slipped and fell on the kitchen floor, landing on
his right hand and leaving him incapacitated.
Accidents and incidents do happen, even in a spiritual
environment. Currently, our community in
Toronto is quite shaken up about losing a dear member. Mayapur Chandra was a young man whose body
was recently found outside in the snow.
He passed away from hypothermia.
He had a lot of young friends who feel a great loss in the
community.
It was this evening that a grievance counselor by the
name of Rajnish from amongst our community took the group of mourners through
introspection and prayer. The support
system is well in place, and in an effort to help boost the morale, I had made
a special dedication through a 9 Devotions workshop this evening before ‘getting
some rounds in’.
I wish to give a special moment of reflection to honour
Mayapur Chandra for his kind, sharing ways.
May the Source be with you!
6 KM
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