The other day I was struck by the opposites that can be found in the ashram; I struggled up to the 17th floor with my full bucket of washing, hand-scrubbed in dirty orange water resembling a shade of lucozade – ( I don’t know why the water has suddenly gone that colour), I fought my way through lines of wet washing slapping me in the face, to hang it in the hot breeze.<\/p>\n
In a corner on the roof were two students with what looked like a fan and electrical measuring devices. I asked them what they were doing. It turned out to be a project on wind energy from the engineering college. The two lads had designed and made a small wind turbine and were busy measuring how much electricity it could generate. They readily answered all my questions and related how they want to build a much bigger version to install on the roof to help supply the ashram’s energy. There is no shortage of tall buildings and wind coming off the Arabian Ocean.<\/p>\n
Their next project? Harnessing the power of the sea; in Amritapuri the waves beat upon the beach with frightening ferocity. Will Amma’s ashram be the first eco ashram? I don’t think we will ever get washing machines but the wind was already hard at work efficiently drying my clothes in a very eco-friendly way.<\/p>\n
mike sofroniou<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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