Tag: AYUDH
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Seva on Queens day
30 April 2009 AYUDH Netherlands decided to raise funds for the Vidyamrita scholarship programme. The Dutch youth felt personally very drawn to this cause. And, being Dutch, what better moment to raise funds and awareness than at the national annual Queensday flea market on April the 30th? On Queensday the Dutch celebrate the birthday of queen with a flea market, music, games and shows. On this day everyone is allowed to put stalls outside and sell their (old) stuff, offer games to the public, play music or have parties in the streets. The whole city is decorated in orange on…
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Weekend wilderness
The Project ‘Amma’s Acre’ was blessed by Amma during her visit to the UK, first of its kind and aims to plant 800-1000 native English trees over 3 years. The project took place on the edge of Dartmoor, a National Park in Devon County, South West England. The Amma’s Acre Tree Planting weekend saw youth from various parts of the UK come together for the Love of Mother Nature over the valentine’s weekend. It was a weekend wilderness experience and an expansion of our awareness with respect to nature. An experience in letting go of worldly creature comforts to spend…
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BaBel: Towards a Re-enchantment
I’ve been coming to Amma’s French center for several years. Time after time, I’ve received more and more, and at some point I felt time had come to give back in some way. There were several of us in that case. Mathieu, Virginie and Sudha were also looking for a way to bring out Amma’s inspiring message in their lives. Ayudh’s youth retreats in Germany turned out to be so rich and joyful that we felt we also had to initiate something on our side, in France. We’re growing in a world that’s craving for help. Cut off from Nature,…