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Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 Buenos Aires, Argentina     I dined with some awfully nice people at the Ratha Yatra site.  There was a purple-clad Anglican minister who had been to Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Canada describing them as “beautiful.”  The Indian Ambassador indulged in the prasadam  that was churned out of Govinda’s Restaurant in Tigre.  Inderveer Kaur enjoyed the meal.  She is the only female leader of the Sikh faith in not only Argentina, but the whole of South A

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025 San Paulo, Brazil   The above location was merely a one-hour stopover before reaching Argentina at midafternoon, hence, most of the day was in the air or at an airport.  One thing I observed is that few people show happiness withing the air culture, although anticipation may be up for prospects once they land.  One item that contributes to the glumness of flying is the restricted movement.  The plane is not the place to have a good run or walk. 

Friday, November 21st, 2025 Ramsden Park, Toronto   There is a lot of dust in the air from the floor sanding, and double the collective amount from some kind of stripping of the old stairway.  Three layers of hard paint is a hard job which is actually a sign of devotion.  You can say that there is a lot of devotion in the air – progressive devotion.  Improvements are being made on our building – the temple/ ashram .  And there is still so much work needing to be done.   I wis

Thursday, November 20th, 2025 Ramsden Park, Toronto Our very own Bhakta Om, resident of our temple ashram , delivered his first class today from the book, Bhagavatam , and the topic was Yasoda investigating the accusation that her young son, Krishna, had eaten dirt.  To confirm, Krishna’s stance that this was untrue, she saw to settling the matter simply by asking Him to open His mouth and she could see firsthand for herself whether it was false or not.  He opened His mouth,

Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 Rosedale, Toronto It was just great seeing an acquaintance, dear friend, Jivan Mukta.  I popped into the temple’s dining room, Govinda’s, where the prasadam  food is quite exquisite (sometimes, though, a little too rich), and I spotted Jivan sitting there enjoying a meal.  I came over and took a modest amount.  It is easy to overeat.    We struck a conversation over a great meal.  In the early 80s, we spent time travelling together throughout On

Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 Yorkville, Toronto   The temple/ ashram  was like a busy beehive.  A new boiler was being instilled in the basement.  A major pipe burst on the second level floor was going through major repair.  In the middle of floors one and two, an old stairwell was being stripped of its old paint. Finally, the assistant rooms’ floor was being sanded for a fresh new look.  All scenarios were MEN AT WORK!   Let’s not forget the two men and women from our very o