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- Advaita Ashrama

Vivekananda Centre

12 April 2000 10:40

Message for Shri Dilip Lakhani

 

Dear Sir,

 

Attached please find an Appeal document alongwith this mail. Kindly see if you can help us in any way in this big project.

 

With best wishes

Yours sincerely

for Manager=====================================================Visit us at http://www.advaitaonline.com . mailAdvaita Ashrama, 5 Dehi Entally Road, Calcutta 700 014, India=====================================================

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPEAL

for funds for the purchase of a plot of land contiguous

to our Ashrama

for extension of our existing charitable, educational,

cultural and other welfare activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advaita

Ashrama is an important publication centre of the

Ramakrishna Math and Mission, and is well known to

devotees and admirers of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. Our translations of

the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and other important

scriptures have been highly praised by scholars all over

the world. If our readers have been stirred by our

literature and made conscious of their service to the

poor, or if they have attained peace and happiness, our

endeavours have been amply rewarded. Though our efforts

and achievements may be inadequate in comparison to the

need, yet we know that honest and sincere work cannot go

in vain when it proceeds from intense feeling.Besides

we are carrying out the following activities:

 

 

Maintaining a library-cum-Reading Room for

the benefit of the general public

An Auditorium for holding scriptural classes

and cultural programmes

Distributing doles, clothes, medicine and

giving pecuniary help to poor people

Running a 25 bed Charitable Hospital at

Mayavati (Himalayas)

Publication of a monthly magazine Prabuddha Bharata (Awakened

India) started by Swami Vivekananda, now in

its 105th year.

 

 

For a long time we have been suffering from acute

shortage of space. To tide over the situation, we have

recently entered into an agreement with a party for the

purchase of a plot of land just behind our Ashrama,

measuring 21,000 sq. ft. at a price of $ 560,000. We have

already paid the vendors $ 24,000 as earnest money. The

balance amount has to be paid within 8 months which we

are trying to collect from public. You can understand how

difficult it is for us to cough up such a huge amount.

We appeal to you to contribute generously for the

above project. All donations are to sent by A/c payee

Cheques / Drafts in favour of Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati.

If the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission have

achieved any success in its endeavour to serve people in

various fields, it is mainly due to the help from

generous people like you.

We hope you will consider our request favourably and

help us serve humanity in a true spirit of worship.

With love and best wishes.

Yours in the Lord

Swami Bodhasarananda

Manager