TALKING ABOUT WALKING

Thursday, January 8th, 2026

Tampa/Sarasota, Florida

All the while that I’ve been in Florida for the last five days, I have been keeping up with my regular Zoom classes on the subject of the Gita. One of the Thursday attendees is Arjuna from Tampa, yet he is not virtually with me today, but physically. He is my driver to Tampa, and then Sarasota, the place of sandy white beaches and the legacy of the Ringling Bros. Circus. Through our driving, I could see that Florida is very flat like the topography of the Netherlands, which I traversed last October.

In America, there are freeways and tollways in every direction, and friendly people. The final destination for Arjuna and I was Sarasota at a household of Russian-speaking Americans, typically more blonde than the Hispanic and Indian folks of the last few days. Yes, Krishna is for everyone.

Now, what was the message I was to get out to these folks, a modest group of twenty-five or so? It was suggested to speak about the walking, the why, the where. So I obliged. I found the group was quite open, yogis, new age, thoughtful. They were curious, why would anyone put on so many miles?

“Well, I’m a monk, and long-distance walking is the type of things monks do. We go by the model, ‘Simple living, high thinking’.”

I explained that I combined my marathon for inspiring others and doing something for my inner development. As I met people through these last few days, I was informed of the one hundred monks walking from Texas to Washington D.C. for the purpose of peace. Anyways, these years I’ve invested in padayatras, walking events is for improvement on some level and my listeners were gently getting it.

MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU

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