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Sunday, July 26th, 2026 Burnaby, British Columbia We are party animals. I’m referring to the devotees who have just enjoyed a two-day festivity. To begin with Saturday brought colours to the lives of the Vancouver area devotees. Literally the colour throws went on at the Burnaby property. It drew new people, according to Vallabha Hari, the master of ceremony for the event. I personally avoid when the colour powder is about set to go in the air, I happen to like my saffron col

Saturday, July 25th, 2026 Burnaby, British Columbia DAS AVATAR Oh, Krishna! It was Your absolute wish To assume the form of a giant fish Protecting and securing the Vedic wisdom When immersed in torrential waters making them victim Oh, Krishna! You next assumed the shape of a huge turtle Submerged in the milk ocean that was churned in a hurtle You set on Your shell the great Mandara Mountain Leaving a mark, a result of a divine outspin Oh, Krishna! Your next body was that

Friday, July 24th, 2026 Ashcroft/Vancouver A longer than usual drive it was today for our two buses and their occupants. From the smoke-entrenched Venables Valley through to more of the same thing along the way, a detour was a necessary endeavour in order to make our destination. Today was the observance of Ekadasi when people in the Vaishnava culture abstain from grain. I am fuelled on the power of lambs quarters. Yes, indeed, I spotted the succulent wild plant at the Sarana

Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 Saranagati Village, BC My count on footsteps completed has been low due to the heat and secondly, the smoke. There has not been rain in the Venables Valley for months. As if the devastating fires of two years past wasn't enough, nearby fires are coming closer, once again. I've been praying to the rain god, hoping for relief. Our bus tour group will be leaving tomorrow despite the Trans-Canada Highway's closure for the time being; however, residents w

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026 Venables Valley, BC We’re now clearly in the mountains. In those wee hours in the morning, I was sitting in the front seat of the silver bus (the other is white) and I was conversing with first, Krishna Priya, the bus driver, and for the second shift, Madhava. The white bus is behind us and we are both plying along in the beginning through the Rockies, the Columbia Mountains and then to the Interior Plateau where the dry hills roll and there is a pr

Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 Calgary, Alberta For this morning our Calgary walking group decided to not walk the trail by the Bow River due to the fresh rainfall from overnight and the fog setting in. The conditions were just too conducive for mosquitoes. I believe in austerity but not torture! We stayed in the large house of Radha Madhava and just paced back and forth, getting my mantras in and footsteps as well. Walking indoors is never the same as an outdoor trek. It lacks adv