Saranagati, British Columbia
Family
Life in the Valley
You might wonder if a monk has any interest
in family values. The answer is a
resounding, “YES!” At least this one
finds it a favourite topic. My hosts,
Partha and Uttama, and I carried on with a casual discussion on the strength
and stability behind a solid family unit.
Everyone wants it but the rate of separation within couples is
astounding.
“Let’s get behind it,” is their method, and I might add, that to their credit, they
are world travellers who present seminars on successful marriages.
One admirable couple in the valley are Mark
and Sunny who are putting the finishing touches on their own designed home atop
a mountain. Mark has built it himself
with local materials—pine, fir, cedar and more.
Their two kids are loving their domain.
Bala Krishna and Hari Lila, living at the
north end of the valley, are the most progressive growers of edible
plants. Called Bhumi Farms, their
endeavour in living the organic life and providing fantastic veggies and fruits
is enviable. Of course, at this time of
year one resorts to more root cellar food.
A visit to their patch and pad of Krishna consciousness is what I always
look forward to.
From Bhumi Farms, I trekked—yes, the roads
have been cleared—to Manu and Satarupa’s place, another home on the way to
rustic completion. Manu is a fine
cook. I was a little overzealous on the
local “Fear the Heat” peppers sprinkled on my soup. Some dilution of the prep made it less
intense.
Gopinatha and Ananda from Colorado are into
health, and presented a talk on the panacea of good diet to include
chanting. Their experiment, where they
surveyed volunteers on chanting the maha
mantra over a period of time, produced remarkable results. They shared that with us in the Govardhan
School.
Good Stuff!
May the Source be with you!
6 km
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