Hanoi , Vietnam

Dada Shambhushivananda paid a third visit to Hanoi and led a spiritual retreat giving some very uplifting and illuminating classes on Prama, the Spiritual Journey, Neohumanism and the Gurukula System of Education. A partnership has been developed now with the local ethnic community (Thai Hai) who were introduced to Neohumanist Education, yoga, kaoshikii, tandava and other spiritual practices.

Seeds of Love – By Trần Thúy Ngọc

We have been sowing the seeds of love with our humble efforts to establish Neohumanist Education here, for a bright future. Signboards and posters were installed at our various Yoga Centers in different districts of Ho Chi Minh City to attract the public to a physically and mentally healthy yogic lifestyle.

Yoga acaryas made regular tours to other provincial yoga centers in Vũng Tàu, Mỹ Tho, Cần Thơ, Hậu Giang, Long Xuyên. Training, fasting and meditation camps were organized. Classes on Ideal Farming were held weekly with practice at our quarters, based on Shrii P. R. Sarkar’s book “Ideal Farming.” Shrii P. R. Sarkar’s discourses and inspirational story books such as “Ashutosh Baba”, “Divine Experiences” were translated into Vietnamese to inspire us. Kids Yoga Teacher Training courses took place not only at Yoga Daily Academy in HCM City but also at the Lily Kids & Yoga Center in Đà Nẳng, as a preparation for the future. Vegetarian cooking classes were organized occasionally to promote a sentient diet. Students then could practice their cooking skills of different vegetarian dishes at various HCM retreats. AMURT Saigon charity services kept going on monthly to address the pain of less fortunate people in various provinces of Bến Tre, Xuân Lộc, Hàm Thuận Bắc, Cái Tắc, Bảo Lộc…

Along with our domestic affairs we are participations in global movements such as those helping to end the Amazon forest fire in Brazil, and support for Narayan Seva Children’s Home in Bali, Indonesia, with donations, visits and invitations to its best students to attend our spiritual lifestyle courses, Kiirtan tours, retreats…

In our work, we bear in mind that the important thing is not only what we do but also how we do it – properly, sincerely, seriously, and of course lovingly.

Hsinchu

Dada Shambhushivananda visited a retreat center established by Yun Lisi in the mountains outside of Hsinchu where training of Gurukula volunteers is being planned.

Dada also spoke at a robotics company SETEC in Hsinchu , Taiwan on Meditation and Neohumanist Consciousness.

New Construction:
We had begun raising the walls of our third house setting up first the laboratory for essential oil distilling and medicine herbs processing.

Ánanda Náráyańa in WWOOFING:
Since last month the project was included as an option for worldwide volunteers to come for a certain period of time engage in the various works and activities that goes on such as gardening, maintenance and constructing homes. There are volunteers signed from 7 different counties from October onwards.
https://wwoofindependents.org/user/533907

Organic Market:
Continue participating in regular basis at the Organic Market which is organized weekly in Villa General Belgrano. During our stay at the market we share the importance of organic growing and producing as well the development of the project and healthy lifestyle habits.

Solar Water:
Thanks to a submergible water pump run by solar energy water is plentiful since last August. On sunny days we lift 1,000 liters/hour to an altitude of 20 meters and a lineal distance of 150 meters. As a reservoir we had constructed a 27,000 liters tank that stores water which supplies houses, gardens, trees and other needs.

We were blessed to be part of the International Gurukul conference organized in northern Italy, sharing and presenting our project inspiring people to embrace a more natural way of living and the need to focus in MU work.