It’s not so usual to be receiving the white stuff we call snow in the Vancouver area. This area is more rain prone. This morning it came down in abundance. It left a blanket of pureness. Pretty for sure. The unique thing is that at approximately 7am thunder sounded and lightning flashed. This was heard and witnessed by several of us in and outside of the temple hall where we were at the time. Most unusual during a snowfall.
After a lively program, including a discussion on Indra, the rain/snow God, I opened the door to the outside only to witness the thirty-foot statue of Chaitanya, dusted with snow. It appears that the divine Chaitanya transcends such cool conditions. He maintains a smile.
Despite the weather conditions, where Vancouverites are not so prepared for such an onslaught, some participation did take place for the open house on Sunday. The driveway was cleared as best as could be for congregates, but it was obvious that one sixth of the usual attendees showed up. Who in their right mind wants to get stuck in snow fatalities? The good aspect of this was it allowed for more dance space inside. We took full advantage of the roomy scenario.
It was a joy to see one of our senior women, Radhika Sevaki, receive her second initiation. Congratulations!
Source: http://thewalkingmonk.blogspot.com/2022/12/sunday-december-18-2022.html
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