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Sunday, October 26th, 2025 Scarborough/Everet   Every year in the month of Damodhara, which is now, Amal, who represents the Bangla community, holds a memorable kirtan  chanting session at his tiny home.  In attendance there are no less than one hundred persons who relish the chants, the rituals, and the prasadam  (sacred food).  I must say, the Bengalis and the Bangladeshis churn out incredible food.  Their veg prep called sukta  is very tasty, and their version of shak  (mi

Saturday, October 25th, 2025 Ramsden Park, Toronto I walked a few blocks near Ramsden Park with Antariksha.  Actually, we were doing some apartment hunting for him to see what he could rent.  We observed the beautiful fall colours.  More soberly, today was the day of our guru’s passing – its anniversary.  On November 14 th , 1977, by the lunar calendar, Prabhupada left his body.  In honour of this occasion, and event was held.  I read an excerpt from Satsvarupa’s book, Lilamr

Friday, October 24th, 2025 Dundas, Ontario My assistant, Nityananda, drove me to the town Dundas where autumn colours are in their prime and the inhabitants are relatively fine.  The particular purpose in visiting this place just over an hour’s drive from Toronto was to see an old friend, Michael Oesch, a walking partner from the past.  He is also a musician and filmmaker.  I recommend his documentary Walking the Wisdom of the Road  which details various persons who experienc

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 Yorkville, Ontario Members of the VHP had invited us to Queen’s Park, the Legislative Assembly Building for the Province of Ontario to a Diwali function.  At 8 am, a dozen of us devotees from the temple ashram  turned up, including myself, along with delegates, ministers of various portfolios with the government.  People with those statuses and services spoke briefly about the importance of Diwali, the festival of lights, carrying the theme of goo

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 Downtown Toronto Today is one of the most favourite festival days of the year.  We honour a hill, cows/bulls, brahmin s, Krishna, His father, the villagers of Vrindavan, and also, the powerful god of rain, Indra.   The hill is called Govardhan and it is a magnet as far as a destination point for pilgrims.  Each day of the year, thousands of pious souls come to worship this sacred mound, a four-hour feat at the very least, by using one’s feet in a

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 Toronto, Ontario   Here is a poem to honour Diwali  which will be read at the Legislative Building at Queen’s Park, the capital of Ontario.   DIWALI POEM     The world is dark and upside down Crime and confusion we see all around It need not be the actual norm We would like it to take a new form   Darkness is the absence of light Insert light, darkness, be out-of-sight We celebrate Diwali  for this occasion The people of Ayodhya had this persuasion