Date:
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Time: 6.20 am sharp Location: Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad Address: Come at the "Prarthna Bhoomi" inside
the Ashram Phone: 9925154797 or 93271 01155, Cost: Free Tell us if you will be there .
In a world of extreme realities, one
may question 'What is the way to peace?' Only to find out that 'Peace
is the way.'
This Sunday we will Walk for Peace.
After about an hour of walking in silence we will arrive at the door steps
of an Everyday Hero of our city. We
will interact with this person and share what it is to live fully and
love deeply!
Everyday
Hero? Our
world is full of remarkable human beings that stretch our understanding
of kindness, truth, beauty and excellence. They are sometimes living
right amongst us, but our fast-paced life does not allow us to recognize
them. This peace walk is also an effort to celebrate such people.
This week we are going to meet Rajal Thakkar
who exudes a deep compassion for street dogs. Over the years she has
selflessly cared for several wounded and sick dogs in her neighborhood.
She is a doctor by profession, with an interest in health and nutrition.
She shares a strong connection with nature and also enjoys wild life
photography.
What
is a Peace Walk?
"Walk in such a way that each step we make
becomes a realization of peace; each step becomes a prayer for peace &
harmony…walk together in silence with no banners and no pickets…not
a petition addressed to anyone, nor a demonstration against anyone…
walk to unite our hearts, to nurture our togetherness and to dissipate
fear and separation…learn together that wrong perceptions of self
and others are at the foundation of separation, fear, hate and violence,
and that togetherness and collaboration is possible." - Thich Nhat
Hanh
A Peace Walk is inspired by the practices of mindfulness and walking meditation.
It is about cultivating silence in our heart so that we can listen deeply
and feel the movement of change within and outside us. This walk is about
humbling ourselves to be students of life so that we can view everyone
and everything as generous teachers contributing to our growth.
Service
and Peace Walk When we serve, we learn to
give a part of ourselves to others. We learn to move beyond our unconscious
conditioning so that we can become more available to people or nature.
And in this process, we learn who we are and what our relationship is
to all that we interact with. We begin to experience the space in-between
that was never touched before.
Generally we meet
at 6.20am at the Gandhi Ashram. We sit in silence (call it meditation)
for 20 minutes. Thereafter, we explain the outline of the event.
We will walk the
entire way in silence. The first half hour we will be picking up paper
and plastic on our way, as a form of 'safai' (This is optional).
At the end of the walk we will interact with an Everyday Hero, whose life
inspires us.
Please note: We request
you to wear comfortable footwear and bring an old bag to throw the trash
you collect . The walk will end near Xavier's college this week. If you
have any questions, feel free to email or phone us.
To
learn more about Walking Meditation you can read the below articles: Mindful
Walking:
http://www.peaceiseverystepla.org/peaceiseverystep/mindfulwalking.html Peace
is every Step: http://peaceiseverystep.net/sit&walk.htm
Date:
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009