I trekked in the rain to see our beloved Vaishnava Prabhu at the Toronto General Hospital. His heart is not in the best condition and so he deserved a visit. Being in the CIUC is a very protected and secure division of the hospital, which is number one in the country and one of the best in the world for cardio challenges. Visitation is quite restricted so I was lucky, as the priest, to come in. Vaishnava’s family comes daily. His wife, Janaki, brings tasty prasadam from home, blessed by Krishna. Hospital food is rather bland.
Our man, Vaishnava, is one of our heroes. Born in South Africa, he migrated to Canada in the late ‘80s and, along with his family of five, they took up Krishna Consciousness so well. They got serious about running the Sunday School, and then opened an Iskcon branch in nearby Brampton, starting a school there.
He is in a stable condition and is in good spirits. It is an obligation and natural motivation to come and give some moral support to persons like Vaishnava, who is a great family and community person.
We know from the Bhagavat philosophy that we are not these bodies, yet, at the same time, we must take care for what God has given to us in the way of a physical body, which serves the Supreme and fellow human beings. To the best of our ability, we should demonstrate conscious care of both body and soul together. Take care, Vaishnava.
Source: http://thewalkingmonk.blogspot.com/2021/12/thursday-november-25-2021.html
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