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Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 Yorkville, Toronto     Dharma Prana is a loveable guy who spent the best years of his life serving the mission, especially in the area of book distribution.  These books that are published by Bhaktivedanta Book Trust are the most cherished material on the subject of self-actualization.  Dharma Prana is an outstanding devotee and disciple of the author of these fine books, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.    Since the mid 80s, Dharma suffered

Monday, November 4th, 2025 Brickworks Park, Toronto     It came quite spontaneously.  Vascapati, a U of T student, called me up for a break from his studies.  I asked him if he wanted to go for a walk.  After all, the sun was shining, temperature was 14ºC.  “Let’s take the trail where I started my long-distance training for walking,” I suggested.  He had the time.  So, we left for the path that was ours and so many others’.  We were not the only ones with the idea of a versio

Monday, November 3rd, 2025 Brampton, Ontario   In preparation for an upcoming leaders’ meeting, I have compiled a poem on the topic.  Here it is:   THE ABCs of SERVANT LEADER     The ideal good leader Is never a browbeater But who empowers, encourages Sees that everything flourishes   Such a person is observant Having the virtues of a servant I have my personal quality list Hoping there’s nothing missed   Here is my list – the ABCs In groups of triple threes Let us analyze th

Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 Caledon/Vaughan, Ontario   Praharana is my godsister and also a student or disciple of Prabhupada, like myself.  She heard I was going to the farm in Caledon called Gir Farms, and wanted to come.  Our driver was Pradeep. Also coming along was Cameron, an Australian who spends considerable time at a cow shelter ( goshala ) in Vrindavan, India.  He’s a natural with the animals and with keeping their quarters clean,   Praharana, on the other hand, is n

Saturday, November 1st, 2025 Barrie, Ontario   I was really happy with the program at a rental facility at a United Church in downtown Barrie.  The community here meets regularly and is attempting to step up to make it weekly gatherings.  The chanting was sweet.  The guests, mostly young families and international students, enjoyed the dancing.  They are motivated on their own to move; in the beginning they’re a little bit stiff, but they gradually loosen up.  I spoke from 9.

Friday, October 31st, 2025 Brickworks, Toronto   Some of our Bhakti  Academy members decided to go downtown at Dundas Square anticipating that the location was rowdy and happy.  Being that the 31 st  is Halloween night, many people would be there in costume (maybe a little tipsy), so our group got all dressed up after getting into our drama costume room with makeup before heading to the Square armed with drum and musical instruments for chanting.  Well, that went over very we