I received a letter from one of our young leaders in western Canada, asking about doing kirtan to honour our devotees and people in general in Ukraine. I encouraged him to please chant for these innocent people. It would be the right thing to do.
Give Peace A Chance!
We have a large community in the Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa areas of Ukraine descent. Russians as well. They follow the principles of bhakti. Krishna is their main deity and mantra meditation is their major approach to self realization.
This last evening a few of us got together on Zoom to discuss helping these people stuck inside the country and those who are now refugees having fled. We are talking about financial help, primarily. Those estranged from their homes need food so people have come forward to produce prasadam through the aid of these funds.
In 2019 I had the good fortune to attend the bhakti festival in Ukraine, by the Black Sea. It was such a joy to spend time with such lovely people – so dedicated, so committed. It was so inspiring to see their enthusiasm. Imagine thousands of devotees attending, all in devotional attire.
I also had the pleasure to conduct a Kirtan Standards Workshop. Attendance was also phenomenal. Such amazing reciprocation. May the supreme powers all look favorably on Ukrainian and Russian people who are going through much suffering.
Source: http://thewalkingmonk.blogspot.com/2022/03/friday-march-11-2022.html
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