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Ananda Yoga & Meditation Center of Berkeley
2228 Sixth Street Berkeley, CA 94706 ananda@anandaberkeley.org
Letter From Pune, India - By NirmalaDear Ones:
Having been away for over a month, Dharmadas and I were thrilled to see the progress that Jaya and all the others have made on the new community land.The monsoon season has just begun, and everything is turning green and lush. It really is beautiful out there. I've included photos in this email, which I made low-res in the hope that they will download for you quickly. Let me know if they come through alright.
Swamiji's house is starting to go up! piles of bricks, sand, gravel, re-bar, and other building materials have been stockpiled at the site, (once the monsoon gets going, deliveries will be impossible.) At this point the JCB is still able to move earth around since the rainfall hasn't been too heavy yet, but that won't last long.
Corrugated sheet metal housing has gone up for the workers, and the monk's temple and small bunk house are in process. There are tons of straw on site for roofing of these structures.
Dr. Aditya has set up a temporary clinic in the long house, and the reservoir and pond have been shored up to collect rainfall. A jack well has been installed, and we have a new truck and generator.
Many permaculture swales have been dug, and ditches have been dug to prevent erosion near the building site.
100 trees have been planted in the orchard, and 100 more are about to go into the nursery area. The nursery/garden has loads of banana trees and papaya trees planted, and beds have been sown with Indian pulses and vegetables. The nursery/garden has a fence enclosing it, and is right in front of the long house.
It is thrilling to see this progress! and a joy to realize that Master's and Swamiji's first Ananda Community in India is finally coming into manifestation!
Keep this project in your hearts and prayers.
We are hoping to build tent platforms soon, so that people can come and help with gardening and building. Aum, Nirmala
July, 2009
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