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Sunday, August 9th, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario Leo was kind enough to take me to the nation’s capital city, Ottawa, and that he did in careful speed. I struggled with sleep the night before but made up for the loss by slumber and his moving car. It was like magic. I stepped into his vehicle at 6:30 am and woke up 4 1/2 hours later, at our destination, Russell. Those devotees gather each Sunday for spiritual nourishment at the Bhakta Prahlad Montessori School, a solid red brick buil

Saturday, August 8th, 2026 Scarborough/Milton, Ontario A SMALL MONK IN NEW YORK A small Indian monk appeared in the Big Apple city Near Strawberry Fields in the park that’s rather pretty Since weather conditions were ever recorded The winter account of 1965 was absolutely sordid Snow piled up to heights that could bury anything alive That same year, a power outage caused more than a sigh It was an occasion of a complete culture shock As the monk trudged from city block to cit

Friday, August 7th, 2026 Alliston, Ontario In less than 100 kilometres north of Toronto you have this town of 25,000 residents in the heart of potato country. Alliston happens to be the “spud” capital of the province of Ontario. With its rich sandy loam soil it easily becomes a hub for agricultural activities and this is what gets celebrated. This very green area became obvious to Nityananda, Aaryan and I as we coasted along the flat-to-slight rolling terrain. Thank God we go

Thursday, August 6th, 2026 Ajax, Ontario Today I attended the last rites, funeral, of a very good soul. Perhaps I did more than attend. I read to the supporters, family and friends of Gajendra (his name) from the Gita, Chapter Two, which addresses the natural concept of reincarnation, dualities and how to adjust when nature imposes change. I was happy to see Gajendra’s wife, Chaitanya, and how she wanted to conduct these last two hours of viewing the body as a Celebration of

Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 Midtown, Toronto Devotional life encompasses many things such as interacting with the public. It also involves looking after yourself. The last two days I was encouraged to make contact with the cool fresh water. The members of Bhakti Academy were urging me to go for some recreation. It is important to take care of these bodies as they are useful tools in Krishna's service. We jumped into Lake Ontario by Woodbine Beach where our dear Gurudev walked

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026 Huntsville, Toronto The following poem is in honour of recently deceased Gajendra from Toronto. GOOD-BYE GAJENDRA Gajendra, you did it well Held to His lotus feet Rejecting maya’s spell T’was a major defeat Chaitanya devi, you’re not at a loss You gain in memory The ocean you must cross With bhakti as remedy Perhaps philosophy does nothing At this moment of emotion We say, “We are not this body” – it’s only bluffing We are sustained in devotion Gajen