Tsunami Update from Br. Dayamrita

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dear group

i received this today from one of my satsang members. thought i would pass

it along.

it is written by bramachari dayamrita at the MA center in san ramon.

best wishes and happy new year

kalika

 

 

 

> Aum Amriteswaryai Namah

>

>Just talked to Amritapuri. Here are some updates. Amma has gone back to

>the ashram. The relief efforts are continuing. The villagers are still

>housed at the Engineering college and some schools. The doctors,

>brahmacharis and brahmacharins are going around the villages also doing

>many things. The body of many people have been brought into a temporary

>cremation ground and dumped by their relatives. The Ashramites are going

>there chanting Gita and doing the last rites for those who are dead.

>

>Ashramites are also cooking food for more than 10, 000 people and giving

>them food. Of course the Government has supplied the villagers with some

>rice.... but they have no pots nor fire nor water. Hence cooked food is

>being distributed to them. Amma most probably will cancel her South Indian

>tour and may hold the Coimbatore program only.

>

>While talking to Amma yesterday, she mentioned that there were more than

>10, 000 devotees from outside of the ashram the day the Tsunami hit. She

>was humbly saying that no one was hurt thanks to God's grace. (We know

>who's.) Gas cylinders, sharp things were floating in the water.

>Announcements were made one and half hours prior to the flood through the

>PA systems both to the ashram residents and the villagers to move to the

>high raise buildings. (Now we know why Amma has the 5th avenue in

>Amritapuri) The crowd included many young children and not even one of the

>visitors or ashram residents were hurt by the flood. Amma reiterated that

>this was God's grace. Before the Tsunami hit the water in the Ocean had

>resided and a new stretch of sand beaches were formed. Many people had

>gone to watch this strange phenomenon. But the problem was that the

>Tsunami hit soon and many people who went to watch this were swept away in

>the tide. But Amma had sent Brahmacharis asking devotees to run to the

>tall raise buildings and this saved the life of many devotees.

>

>The villagers have lost every thing. Most of the houses have been wiped

>out in the narrow strip of the island where the ashram is located. Though

>the Government has pledged to build houses, the trend we see in India is

>to build a few houses and claim that they have built many. Again this

>responsibility too falls on Amma's shoulders. She has planned to go ahead

>to build houses for the villagers. But at first she wants to build some

>temporary houses where the people can move into and start leading a normal

>life. The ashram is also planning to supply them with cooking utensils.

>The ashram also has suffered extensive damage of equipments.

>

>The devotees from California have pledged to build the houses in

>Parayakadavu, the village surrounding the ashram. If any of you would like

>to join in this effort you may.

>

>For those who have planned to go to India, they should proceed with their

>plans. They can spend time with Amma in Amritapuri, though the South

>Indian tour may be cancelled. For those who want to help, the best help is

>monetary wise. The food, clothing and medicines have already been supplied

>to the villagers. More over there are strict custom rules in India which

>prevents or delays the process to take these things there. However the

>North India tour will be as scheduled as of now.

>

>Thank you all for your concerns and support.

>

>For who wish to donate the name of the fund is Tsunami flood relief fund.

>The can send a check to M.A.Center or donate online. Here is the link to

>the amma.org web site for online donation.

>

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>

>Namah Sivaya,

>Dayamrita

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