Wonderful Music and a Thousand Acts of Kindness

As the sun went down and the air cooled, the musicians at the Hindustani Classical Concert yesterday at Divine Art of Yoga Center performed music that transported you, even transformed you...

But behind the scenes, dozens of volunteers performed a thousand acts of kindness to help make the event happen.

With the inspiration of Mahatma Rammurti Baiji and Mahatma Gautam Baiji, a crew of devotees generously donated their time and resources to cook delicious homemade Indian food, set up chairs and tables, facilitate parking, and more, all for a good cause: proceeds would go to the ashram in Kathmandu for orphans and the elderly. We all worked together as one. 

Aside from meditation, I don't know any better way to experience oneness than working together with an exceptional group of people to create such an experience for 350 people. Seva is giving, but it's also a gift we give yourselves for our own spiritual path.

If God is love, then we surely experienced both for the duration of the event.

- Scott Ware

Punjabs Give to Nepal Relief

 

*Update below...

If there's an opportunity in Los Angeles or Orange County to raise money for Nepal, chances are we will go.

The Festival of India Association and the Punjabi Heritage & Cultural Society put on a very entertaining event this weekend with singers, dancers, booths and of course, good food.

People got to have fun and also give to a needy cause.

 

And if you can have fun (as we did) while doing good, that's a win-win.

*UPDATE - You may ask why I put my large self in the front and center of the photo above (several people have teased me about that).

The answer: it was I who handed my phone to a stranger to take the photo, and then I just took a few steps back. Trust me, I know my place is usually in the BACK of photos, unless I'm kneeling.

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If I stood out that day for the same reasons, hopefully it helped us raise more money for Nepal and that I didn't scare people away. This guy seems to do okay: