Her little house is not far away from the temple, in a quiet and peaceful residential area. Her husband was away on his job in Kiev, so we had plenty of space. A naturally kept garden surrounds her house and has a big pond which is inhabited by lots of frogs. Upon our arrival we were welcomed by a huge frogs' kirtan, which continued throughout the entire night. Fortunately my room was facing to the back of the house, so I was not disturbed by the noise.
After an entire day of traveling we arrived late in the evening in Odessa. The devotees eagerly received us and took us to Bhaktin Linda's home, where we stayed for the next five days.
Her little house is not far away from the temple, in a quiet and peaceful residential area. Her husband was away on his job in Kiev, so we had plenty of space. A naturally kept garden surrounds her house and has a big pond which is inhabited by lots of frogs. Upon our arrival we were welcomed by a huge frogs' kirtan, which continued throughout the entire night. Fortunately my room was facing to the back of the house, so I was not disturbed by the noise.
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On my arrival in Zuerich on the 14th of June I needed a few days to adjust again to the European time zone and climate. And it was rather cold here for this time of the year. Rasarani Mataji had arrived from her trip to the Canarian Islands, and from here we would once again continue our journey together.
Hayagriva Prabhu, a young brahmacari from Montreal had attended our Holy Name Retreat in Ekachakra two years ago, and it had been a life-changing experience for him, deeply impacting his spiritual practice. Thereafter he had traveled around Canada sharing different principles of the discussed topics with devotees here and there, and he had requested me to come to Canada to offer a Holy Name Retreat. And when he heard that I was scheduled to give courses in Montreal and Toronto he immediately took up the mission of arranging for a retreat and invited the devotees from all the surrounding yatras to come together to deepen their relationship with the holy name.
The train ride from Montreal to Toronto was very comfortable and gave me an opportunity to get some idea what the country of Canada looks like. It somewhat reminded me of a blend between Norway and Australia.......
It has the vegetation and climate of Norway - thick forests, short summers and cold winters, and lots of wild nature. And it has the empty space of Australia. And even the trucks and also the country towns look just like the Australian one's. |
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