It
is an honor to be able to contribute financially to the eye camp, which
would have never been possible without the compassion of Gurudev and all the volunteers.
This financial gift is from Dianne,
in her and Baba’s honor.
Due to a fortunate birth, Dianne and
I were able to have a successful business. Dianne always wanted the
business to help others in some way…not just us. Before her death on
Oct 7, 2004 we talked about how we could start helping others, as through
our own suffering, we came to have great compassion for those less fortunate
than us.
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Dianne
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Only a week before Dianne left this
world, even though she was very weak, she drew a picture of a smiling
girls face (her face), and wrote the words “Love to All”. In honor of
her love, this donation is being made in her memory.
Dianne spent a lot of time in India. She loved its people, the culture
and India’s gift to the world…its wise teachers. Dianne met Baba in
1977. While at the Ashram in 1985, Dianne wrote her family a letter
in which she said,
“Time seems to disappear altogether here. Ganeshpuri
is in a different realm to the rest of the world - so peaceful,
still, beautiful & joyful - every care & worry leaves the mind.
The shakti hangs so thickly over the Ashram
that well-being, peace & contentment accompany you whether sleeping,
working, walking around or anything. It is such a marvelous experience.
You begin to realize what your true state really is. When Baba says
- “Rest in the Bliss of the Self”, I know what he means.
It’s much more preferable than resting in the ever active mental plane!” |