{"id":1051,"date":"2008-12-07T04:31:01","date_gmt":"2008-12-06T23:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2010-07-18T00:14:04","modified_gmt":"2010-07-17T18:44:04","slug":"israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/2008\/1051\/","title":{"rendered":"India and Israel becoming one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>6 Dec 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">A 4 day program that was held in Israel was concluded with an Integrated Amrita Meditation retreat by Brahmachari Shubamrita accompanied by Nath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; direction: ltr;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1395\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"israel-11\" src=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-11.jpg\" alt=\"israel-11\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-11.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-11-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">The 1<sup>st<\/sup> program was held in Tel Aviv. On that night Tel Aviv was quiet as in the morning there was an alert for terrorist attacks, so the city was half closed. On all people mind there were tragic events of the terror attacks in Mumbai, an attack that mutual both countries with a sad outcome. This did not prevent from people to attend, and the hall was full.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">From there we went to <span style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #000000;\">Jerusalem<\/span> program, held in the same place in the 3rd year in a row. The weather in the holy city was pleasant with its famous mountain breeze. We visited the Western Wall and the ancient city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1396\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"israel-12\" src=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-12.jpg\" alt=\"israel-12\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-12.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-12-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\"> The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> program was held in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">Pardes-Hana<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">, a place that becomes a center for spiritual activities in Israel. The small hall was packed and the people were very interested in hearing more about Amma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">The day after, Friday Evening we celebrated the Shabbat with a Jewish traditional ceremony, with all the Israeli Satsang members attending. We sang Shabbat Jewish \u201cBhajans\u201d and concluded with chanting Amma\u2019s 108 names and a Puja conducted by Brahmachari Shubamrita. We ate together Indian and Israeli dish combined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; direction: ltr;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1397\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"israel-13\" src=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-13.jpg\" alt=\"israel-13\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-13.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2008\/12\/israel-13-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">It was a unique and special week for Amma\u2019s Israeli children, and the dream of having Amma for a program one day, was boosting our Seva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">On the end of the retreat, we danced Israeli HORA dance, while singing Amma Amma Taye, a mixture that we are so thirsty to have more and more.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri;\">&#8212; Migo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\">[geo_mashup_map]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; direction: ltr;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Dec 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel A 4 day program that was held in Israel was concluded with an Integrated Amrita Meditation retreat by Brahmachari Shubamrita accompanied by Nath. 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