globalised export of Indian spirituality

The 11-19 July days have been indescribable in words. Attended my first Ramkatha live, an introspection for me at least. Lots of seeds planted in the brain which will bloom into flowering plants whenever appropriate weather and supporting conditions arrive.

The additional comfort and pleasure comes from the fact that each day more than ten thousand seekers - young and old alike turned up to listen to the humour filled and amazingly articulated oration of Moraribapu. I wouldn't even attempt to summarize what the moral of the Ramkatha is because its not supposed to be summarized, its just beyond anyone’s ability to do so. Its expanded and convoluted meanings are supposed to be experienced rather than explained. I would point other seekers to summarized translation in English from each day from a very learned scholar Shri Naginbapa here. The notable surprise being a very few British Indians would be actually understanding the language of the oration as it was in Gujarati dialect. God bless the organizers for a very gigantic and noble cause, which millions like me benefited in person and across satellite broadcasts.

The clapping and the reciting of age-old sayings reverberating from tens of thousands beneficiaries lifted the Wembley Arena with oceanic tsunami each day. Renowned artists from back home made the occasion musical each day and sang and played straight from the heart. Notable ‘celebrities’ from different walks of the society made their presence felt e.g. David Cameron praising Indians for their law abidingness, least criminal record and close family relations. The part that most hit me from his well delivered speech was him looking up to Indian way of life as an Ideal and that’s where he wishes Britain should move towards. I hope it’s not just A rhetoric to please the audience at hand and a strong belief.

Another such experience from history pages was advanced course at Bangalore, AOL Ashram. The serenity of the place still comes to the head. I think it’s good that spiritual leaders are receptive of the 21st century needs and have evolved for it. Everyone who can make a difference, is trying to. There are young people in their entourage who assist them in modern day technology dependencies like media and internet. All the notable people would have a website with lots of information on them now, this to me as great step and building block for a better tomorrow.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so will try and put together a few pictures of the whole event in this weekend. The whole week was very busy, with a lot of patchy showers throughout the week, just walked home in the midst of one such shower, staring in amazement at the fully coloured rainbow.

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