Sydney Meditation Courses - 31st May & 1st June
Venue: Alexandria Town Hall, 73 Garden Street,
Alexandria, Sydney, NSW.
Dates & Times:
BEGINNERS Course:
Saturday 31 May, 9.00am - 5.00pm and Sunday 1 June 9.00am – 1.00pm
REFRESHER Course: Sunday 1 June 9.00am – 1.00pm
Registration: Please arrive around 8.30am to register so we can start promptly at 9.00am.
Cost: There is no charge for the IAM teaching, but we ask you to pay $35 administration fee to cover costs including venue hire, provision of course materials & other administrative costs, etc.
Bookings & Enquiries: To reserve your place on the course please contact Dayal on 02 9590 7935 or by email to sydney@ammaaustralia.org.au. Pre-registration is essential.
- Confirmation of attendance: You will be contacted to confirm your place on the course.
- Meals (Applicable for full course only): We ask that you bring your own lunch. We suggest that you eat lightly so you can remain alert for the afternoon.
- Dress: Please dress in comfortable modest clothing, for doing some simple stretching exercises. Females who have taken the course in the past have said that lose fitting pants work better than skirts/dresses.
- What to bring: You will need to bring a pen, a yoga mat, towel or blanket to lie on, and a cushion to sit on for meditation. There will be chairs available for those who prefer them.
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In Sydney over $12,000 has been raised in two major fund raising events, one being the organization of Krisha Das’s tour and the other from a fund raising concert organized by Nisha Nair and supported by the management and staff of the Intercontinental Hotel. The Intercontinental Hotel provided a beautiful venue and catered for the event and provided generous prizes for a raffle and we were entertained by belly dancers, Indian dancers, a Flamenco dancer as well as two different pop groups. View Photos >>
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Update from Sangeeta & Amer's Letter
Om Amriteshwaryai Namah!
It seems like both a very long time and a very short time since I was in Amritapuri in December/January, 2004/5. I have come home with vivid and strong memories of my experiences over that period. I often think about the people whom I had the honour to give some small service to, and especially the children from Srayikkaad, with whom my friend Mekala and I built up a warm relationship. (Mekala is co-ordinator of the Brisbane MA Centre, and Srayikkaad is the refugee camp built by the ashram for the local, affected villagers).
Earlier this year, when Shanthy ( Perth co-coordinator), was asking for donations of items towards her shipping container collection for tsunami victims, (now on its way to India), many of the devotees around Australia contributed hugely. In Sydney, I asked a transport company (Toll-Ipec), for their help, and much to my surprise they donated 4 pallets of space and free transport of goods to Perth. The pallets measured 4ft x 4ft and could hold items up to 1.5 metres high, so I was wondering how I would be able to take best advantage of the great opportunity offered.
I am a teacher working at a public high school with a population of about 700 girls, (many of whom come from refugee backgrounds), so I decided to ask our principal if she would approve a collection at our school, and she was very supportive. With generous donations from our satsang members, members of the community, school staff and school students, the Intercontinental Hotel and Woolworths, and helped by an interview done by a local talkback radio program about our school project, we managed to collect enough to fill the 4 pallets with clothing, stationery and powdered milk (75 packages in all).
For several days, many students brought contributions of stationery and powdered milk and were enthusiastically involved in collecting, sorting, packing and addressing parcels. They felt so happy to be involved in the collection as it was very tangible to see the results of their work, (all the accumulated packages), and to know exactly where and to whom their donations would be going. Some were quite astounded when they heard that I was there at the time of the tsunami, and my brief account at assembly still has them asking me questions, several months later. It has really opened their hearts, and for me, it has been a precious gift from Amma.
One of the students, from our school, Amer, who is a refugee from war-torn Sudan, wrote a most beautiful, heartfelt letter, which she wanted to include with her donation. I immediately emailed it to the ashram. I have been praying to Amma for Her Blessings to carry this young girl’s special thoughts straight to the hearts of her “sisters and brothers”.
I hope you enjoy reading her letter.
In Amma’s Love,
Sangeeta
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