IAM Classes were conducted for the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar. The SSB is entrusted with the task of safeguarding some very tough terrains in the high Himalayas (Nepal and Bhutan borders), and are also deployed in the fight against Naxal terrorism. Classes were conducted at SSB Training Centers at Narkatiaganj, Barauni (Bihar) and Jalpaiguri (West Bengal). We received an enthusiastic response from over hundred young recruits and trainees who attended the classes at every place. The question and answer sessions were always fun as they were really receptive – and actively curious to know about Amma.

The place was very conducive for meditation too as there was hardly any electricity (which meant no television!) , and hordes of mosquitoes always kept us in the present moment. Lack of roads, electricity or sanitation notwithstanding, this land is the cradle of numerous religions, vast empires, democratic values and path-breaking movements. This reflects in the deep undercurrents of faith, devotion and simplicity abounding in the people here. Even though they had never heard about Amma before, the receptivity and reverence they exhibited when we told them about Amma was very touching.

We learnt a lot of  lessons too.  Though the entire area is flooded annually during the monsoon season, they welcome it – for them it’s a new start. The flood waters deposit new alluvial silt all over their fields – and a new cycle can begin.

– Mukesh & Kalesh