Fall

Dear Readers;

 Here are some pictures of what is going on at Govindas Farm.

Hare Krsna,
Lal

Annagret and Megumi taking care of the calves.

The ladies shoveling aged horse manure for the baby trees.

The ladies still hard at work.

Our calendula are still happily flowering.

Gord,Annagret and Megumi picked hundreds of lbs of windfall apples.

Gord replacing the bathroom window with a smaller airtight window.

Ash berries...I think....hmmmm

Jon Jandai

Dear Readers;

 I luckily came across this very inspiring man on Ted Talks. He speaks of his journey back to a simpler and happier life.

Please enjoy.

Simple living and higher thinking.

Please chant the mantra for this Iron Age called Kali Yuga.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Yrs,
Lal

Purging

 I fight so hard against my natural tendency to be a minimalist.If I look back at my 16 year old traveling alone self....I only carried a small green army backpack and a fringe purse. In that pack I had a light weight sleeping bag and a few changes of clothes...toothbrush...toothpaste..soap...towel and a jacket. Did I suffer deprivation? Not that I remember. I just remember feeling groovy.

 After Gord and I finished the barn chores, I backed the car up to the front door and popped the trunk.
I then spent most of the day editing out all the stuff that is neither useful not of any real value to us.

 Each item that I place in the trunk...I thank it and tell it that it made me happy for a little while but now it is going to a new home.

 I like wide open spaces. I like clean. By ridding myself of the excess I feel peaceful.

Hare Krsna.
Lal