Wednesday, September 2nd,
2015
Humid
Dense moisture hung in the air. It decided to spill heavily
in the form of rain and just when one of our visiting monks was departing.
Navayogendra Swami hails from Northern India
and makes his pilgrimage here, jet-setting (no criticism implied here). Yes, he
had put Toronto on his itinerary before leaving
for Vancouver
The downpour came, but for five minutes or less, and as the
swami was leaving a young couple from South Africa Canada
Welcome to Canada
Humidity persisted, even into the night, and there was no
way I was going to sleep easy. It meant a trek down any old wayward street. I
decided on the ancient trail, Davenport Yonge Street
I was my usual self, calm, robed, and with japa
meditation beads in hand (the right one) going southbound. Groups of people
passed by me, mostly youthful ones. One group of lads ‘from the burbs’ I thought,
walked by me but one with a baseball cap stopped in front reminding me of
Krishna merely by his stance. No, he did not take the iconic three-fold bending
form that Krishna is known for, rather, he
stood before me in pranam format, that is, hands folded together. It was
Shrey, the son of my secretary, a pious young teenager, who like many of his
friends with a Krishna background, gives me a
reminder of the Supreme.
Thanks for that, Shrey.
Immediately I thought, "Do you know where your children
are?" thinking about the parents. But Shrey is quite old enough. He
mentioned he just came from the game. The city’s baseball team, the Blue Jays,
are having a great season so there’s a bit of a hype in the air. Anyways, it
was a pleasant surprise and that little incident was worth the experience on
this humid night.
May the Source be with you!
6 km
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