Good News Report From World RDS - December 2013

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Good News from Hongkong sector

Education:

1. Universities and research centres are being visited, classes are given todozens of primary and senior high schools, students get initiated and two

mentally challenged institutes with hundreds of disabled children also have

programs for their kids.

2. Twice yearly one of the best events in Taiwan takes place, the Youth Yoga &

Meditation Camp where 100s of students participate in a program for their

development in furthermore creation of new margiis. The youth Margiis under the

leadership of brother Iishvara and local workers work hard to arrange this

program and assist the students in their needs.

3. Teachers Camps also were held in Wan Li where teachers from all over

Taiwan participated and got to know and experience the Neo-humanistic

philosophy.

4. The most recent engagement in university pracar was conducted by Dada

Kaladharananda and a team of Margiis for the National Taiwan Normal

Universitys Basketball team in Taipei with a complete Yoga, Meditation and

Social Service program for the players. The program was live broadcasted more

than one time in the national Taiwans TV.

5. Regular weekly classes for teachers, students and professors organized by

sister Hemavatii take place in SINICA, the biggest research institute in Taiwan.

This class has been going on since more than 12 years.

6. Weekly workshops based in Neohumanistic principles conducted by Dada

Caetanyananda in Taichung, Tainan and other places of Taiwan.

There has been throughout the island recognition for Ananda Margas dedication

and sincerity in serving the Taiwanese society with appreciation letters.

Relief

As per Relief programs, AMURT Taiwan had in the year 2011 assisted with

funds, goods and the presence of local workers the relief operations lead by

Dada Ganadevananda, Dada Vijitatmananda and Didi Ananda Sainjana in

northeast Japan, Sendai, where a devastating earthquake and consequent


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tsunami had affected the lives of hundreds of thousands in Japan.

Recognition from the local authorities where given to the AMURT & AMURTEL

team that worked on the spot.

Welfare

Social service activities take place regularly in the following institutions:

1. 12 Nursing homes for the elderly benefiting more than 500 people on monthly

basis.

2. Taipei prison: In the Taipei prison, Dada Kaladharananda together with other

Margiis serve an entire factory with 150 prisoners. The Taiwans Ministry of

Justice appreciates Ananda Marga for the endless efforts to visit the prison

regularly and spread the true love to everyone in there.

3. Juvenile Detention Centre

4. Sanatorium for the leprosy

5. Mass feeding for hundreds homeless on various occasions during the year.

In details, we serve the various places every week with programs that let the

people experience simple warm ups for their general health improvements,

Ananda Marga Philosophy classes, the power of Baba Nam Kevalam Kiirtan and

also the practice of meditation.

Master Unit

Our Master units is begin taken care by Dada Yogananda, Tattvik Priadarshii and

several other margiis fully engaged in making the Master Unit more and more

progressive.

A lot of monthly events are being held for the public and Margiis as well such as:

1. Fasting Camps. Hindres of people participate in these camps and get highlybenefited by it.

2. Permaculture Design Courses. It has been organized from 2012 until today

with good attendance.

3. Seminars, devotional programs and conferences as a regular feature of


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Ananda Marga Taiwan are being organized in the Master Unit where 100s of

devotes participate and get benefited by such flow.

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1. Social Service in Taipei Prison, 140 people benefited. Also visited the prison

for a show performed by the Prisoners where the Taiwans Ministry of Justice

was also present. Photo in attached file.

2. Social Service in Chang Gang Nursing Home, Taipei 45 people benefited.

3. 4 Tattva Shabha in Taipei Jagrti and Academia SINICA respectively.

4. Social service in Lin Kou Mentally Challenged school, Taipei , 100 children

benefited.

5. Participated in Hemavatiis lecture at the National Palace Museum in Taipei,

demonstrating Yoga Asanas and the importance of it in our life.

Photoshere: http://kaladharananda.amps.org/yoga-asanas-demonstration/

6. Held Taipei Unit Committee meeting and Taipei Bhukti Committee meeting

during last weekend.

7. 5 initiations in Taipei Prison.

8. Social Service in Lohas Nursing Home, 35 people benefited.

9. Social service in Ai Ai Nursing Home, 40 people benefited.

10. Lecture on Meditation at the National Taiwan University in Taipei. 20 people

attended and there was mass initiation.

Photoshere:http://kaladharananda.amps.org/lecture-in-university/

Taiwan
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1. 72 Hours Akhanda Kiirtan was held in Ananda Suruci Master Unitfrom July 47 with more than !" Mar#iis $artici$atin#.

2. A fi%e days lon# &ntensi%e Sadhana Shi%iir 'am$ took $lace inAnanda Suruci Master Unit from July 2( Au#ust 2 with 2) $eo$le

$artici$atin#. *he $ro#ram was arran#ed +y Ac ,iila and AcKaladharananda A%t. with the hel$ of other Mar#iis and workers.

-. *he yearly Student 'am$ was or#anied also in Ananda SuruciMaster Unit from Au#ust 22 2! where a+out )" new students /oinedthe $ro#ram under the leadershi$ and #uidance of +rother &ish%ara andmany others youn# Mar#iis and the su$$ort of local workers in *aiwan.Most of the students were initiated0 introduced to AM $hiloso$hy of lifeand the other %arious as$ects of *antra o#a.

4. All social ser%ice acti%ities in *aiwan continue in re#ular +asis with

the weekly %isits to more than 1- nursin# homes0 three mentallychallen#ed schools0 /unior and senior hi#h schools0 detention homes for/u%eniles and also the *ai$ei rison at *aoyen ser%in# throu#h o#a0meditation and $hiloso$hy classes more than 1"" $risoners.

). Akhanda Kiirtanas continue takin# $lace in all units on monthly +asisand the $racar acti%ities that each AM centre or#anies also +rin# lotsof $eo$le for initiation and classes. &n addition ra+hta Saun#iitaclasses are also held in *ai$ei for a+out 2" Mar#iis.

!. An SSA' cam$ was or#anied +y Ac. Kaladharananda with an

e3$edition to ueshan 5snow mountain6.

7. A new +akery was esta+lished in Ananda Suruci MU +y Ac.e%a/inana 8rc.

9. A new :: ;ffice was esta+lished in Kaohsiun#0 thanks to a fiftyyears free lease arran#ed +y A%tk. Ananda


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11. ,ecture on healthy food for children at *ASA*0 the association ofsouth?east Asian women who married in Meinon# ? 2) sisters attended.

12. *hanks to the efforts of A%tk. Ananda


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Annual June retreat in ,ake &ykul0 Kyr#yrstan with )" $artici$ants Cone


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@a%e two lectures in Seoul0 attended 2 '=s0 1 Akhanda Kiirtan0 and 1Sadhana Shii%ir.&n


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2. I have toured the Yekaterinburg diocese with pracar programs. Over 240 people

attended classes in hel!abinsk" Yekaterinburg" #!umen" $agnitogorsk and

Omsk. 22 brothers received initiation. All over atmosphere in the units has

improved" new unit committees have been created in almost ever! cit! I visited.

%. &ave interview in the local newspaper in Omsk.

4. 'ew peoples seminar with over 40 people attendance in hel!abinsk

Ac . Shubhacintananda Avt.

ita ((( retreat )" *" + sept.

attendence ,-.

A 2" sadhana shiver / 2 " classes / -" !oga classes )" / )" .

1lan uda!(((.. " ,0 ",, Sept.

3ecture 2" ," ublic meeting , attendance %-.

5awa program ," attendance %0.

Irkt6k ,2 sept to ,+ sept.

abhat samgiit da! program (.attendence 20"

3ectures 4" Sadhana shivir , attendence/ 20"

Initiations 2" 2"

Angarsk ublic lecture , attendence 2-.

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rasno Yarsk , sept to 2* sept.

ublic 3ectures 4 " attendence %0" 2-" ,-" ,0.

A % " sadhanashivir , attendence %0"

2" Initiations 4


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$ongolia 2 sept to 2% 'ovember

3ectures -"

Sadhana shivir % " *"

orea 2% 'ov to ) december

Sadhana Shivir 2" c4 -" Ini ,"

Ac Shu+hadhyanananda A%t.

*here are two times Bood distri+ution amon# )" families. And ei#httimes free medical check u$ amon# 1-" $atient . these are all the

#ood news .

Ac. i/itatmananda A%t.

Held ) days o#a C Med. 'lasses in &nner Mon#olia5'hina6 fornew $eo$le..;ct 2"1- 5$art of $lanI$ro/ect of startin# yo#aclasses there6 with local instructors5from new Mar#iis6..

Bormin# a +ase #rou$ for I MSA acti%ity in 5Kyoto C ;saka6..

&n%ited +y the Ka#oshima @estalt #rou$5Ja$an6 to$artici$ate5with A.M. o#a C Med.6 coo$erati%ely in their all?Ja$an 'onference..5in Jan 11I12 2"146.

re$aration Iste$s taken for esta+lishin# new unitIJa#rti in *okyo

Ac. o#ananda A%t.

@a%e a $resentation a+out AMU


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Made new we+site for yo#a retreatsE www.yo#aretreat.tw


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@ood news from :omen :elfare e$artment0 Hon#kon#sector

A%tk. Ananda Sain/ana Ac0 HM@5,60 tra%elled ladi%ostok re#ion for$racar and $ro#rams. racar in Uralskiy area in fi%e cities mainly

'helya+insk0 Ma#nito#orsk0 Fkaterin+ur#0 *yumen C ;msk.


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Dan/in# Unit0 or#anied a sisters satsaun#a outin# with 19 sisters andheld meetin#s for $arents and teachers of the school.At the school ii$a%ali was cele+rated which dou+led as an ;$en ayto in%ited more $eo$le to %isit. 4) attended the $ro#ram that includeda drama on dii$a%ali and kiirtan and meditation with the children.

A sisters retreat was held on the theme of PArt for ser%ice and+lessednessQ with 17 mostly new sisters attendin#. *hey are moreins$ired to do social ser%ice in their free time.

A%tk Ananda Kalika Ac0


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Since efforts +e#an nearly one month a#o a$$ro3imately 7)0"""$eo$le ha%e +een fed cooked meals or recei%ed +asic medicalassistance in o%er )" local communities in four different $ro%inces. :eha%e +e#un $ro#ram for total reconstruction of schools and homes in )towns 5in )" +aran#uays6. &n same towns also li%elihood0 as well as

$sycho?social su$$ort for traumatied children is underway in Samar.;n Kinatarcan &sland 5northern 'e+u6 +uildin# materials ha%e +eendistri+uted.

;n ,eyte &sland our %olunteers $enetrate the interior and smaller8aran#uays 5#eo#ra$hic area within a munici$ality6 to ser%e those whorecei%e less assistance in this time of need. Many such families recei%efrom the #o%ernment only 2 or - K#. of rice and a few tins of sardinesfor the entire week. &n these areas which are -" minutes and morefrom *aclo+an we usually feed from 10""" to -0""" $eo$le each day.*he meals we $ro%ide are often the only source of %e#eta+les and are

always warmly a$$reciated. :hile food is distri+uted wounds andinfections are treated. At times $eo$le ha%e +een +rou#ht into*aclo+an for sur#ery. *hese works ha%e +een coordinated +y adaharma%edananda.


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&n nearly e%ery locality AMU


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$hase of AMU


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Ac. Kr$amayananda A%t. SS Manila Sector

Dew comin# SS dada toured ) 'ountries and 1) Ananda Mar#a $ro/ects inManila sector. &n the month of Se$tem+er attended S


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ada now takin# o%er $racar acti%ities in 8an#kok re#ion.

A'UK*FSHADADAA*S*he


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c. JyotirmayVnanda A%t. ress and rintin#.ada is workin# in Malaysia. He is de%elo$in# land and runnin# yo#aclasses with hel$ of Mar#iis in 'hinese community.

c. DirmalakrsnVnanda A%t. AMU


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rintin# new +ook X'lose your eyes and o$en the mindX in&ndonesian. onate +ook?shel%es0 +ooks0 #ifts for *eluk Da#ar %illa#e school. @i%e 4" #ifts to $oor street $eo$le. Monthly s$onsor 1" $oor children.

A'. MADAF


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Spring Meditation Retreat-;cto+er2) $eo$le attended.

.delaide Student Retreat ** ;cto+er1) students from Adelaide Uni%ersity or#anised +y idi Ananda e%anishta

Summer (on!erence / New ears Gat&ering;%er Dew ears. 1"" $eo$le e3$ected to attend.

Spirit Summerwww.s$iritsummer.net

*hree e%ents $lanned for JanuaryE.M,RT# 'uilding a 'etter %orld- Humanitarian Assistance *rainin# with adaUnmantrananda10 Da) oga %ellness Detowitih ada harma%edananda and fi%e othertrained Mar#ii :ellness %olunteersSpiritual +!est)le Training#*wo weeks with ada Krsna$remananda

Training#

,B* trainin#0 Ananda Kamala MU 2 $eo$le 5one now at 8erlin Sector *rainin#'entre6. ada @unamuktanandaS$iritual ,ifestyle *rainin#0 Ananda Kamala MU ?? 2 $eo$le 5one now AMolunteer6. ada Krsna$remananda

(lasses

Many classes on yo#a0 meditation0 childrenWs yo#a at the 8liss 'entre0 MalenyUni%ersity of the Sunshine 'oast and :itta0 Ac. Darada Muni8ris+ane 5ada Shuddhacittananda60 Sydney and Adelaide,ecture series0 andina 5ada @unamuktananda6

Bi/i 5ada Ad%aitananda6Dew ealand

Regular Mont&l) Newsletter to Margiis- new initiates and contacts- 4)"$eo$le

Ser$ice 3ro4ects#

5ree 6)e (linic-Bi/i Au#ust(" $atients treated.

5undraising !or 3&ilippines .M,RTG-""" sent form Australia0 G-""" from Dew ealand.A num+er of ins$irin# fundraisers were Luickly $lanned and e3ecuted.

5ortnig&tl) lunc& !or Malen) Neig&bor&ood (entre'ooked and ser%ed +y students at the AM


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.7&anda Kiirtan

Monthly at 8ris+ane and Maleny units

Jagriti

Dew /a#riti esta+lished in Mel+ourne with re#ular acti%ities.

Master ,nit De$elopment

Ananda


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@ood news re$ort from D sectorharma$remananda /i

*here were relief acti%ities in due to flood0 house cleanin#

de+ris and food distri+ution on the local shelter for fi%eweeks 1)"" $ounds of can food and #roceries to the %ictimsof the flood. Mass feedin# for 9" to a hundred homeless0with sou$ and +urrito and water0 fund collection was held inen%er for 'olorado relief G2""" and G24"" for thehili$$ines. Software was de%elo$ed for Amurt calleddata+ase for relief work in ,e+anon0 two lectures in D' andthree initiations.

Jii%a$remananda

*wo initiations0 and three +y other Acs0 two o#a classes areheld at :illow s$rin#s and Mountain %iew0 lar#e #rou$ of%isitors came to hold alternati%e $ro#ram at AK0 and fromthese the four initiations were #i%en.

A' Anudhyananda

'hica#o ' was attended and unit was re#istered0 twoinitiations #i%en0 two follow u$0 At A.+ratti +uildin#e3$ansion and de%elo$ment e3tension to accommodate 4"+eds0 so the facilities can hold retreats.

Ac. &is%arakrsnananda

*wo initiations0 monthly Akhanda Kirtana held at the D'office0 2"" +ooks were $u+lished and 9) already sold0

G127) dollars.Muktatmananda a%t.

Beedin# $ro#ramme in ,os An#eles for the last si3 months12.""" $eo$le ha%e +enefited with #roceries0 and thehomeless cooked and snacks are distri+uted weekly. Ja#rity


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reno%ation 5front side6 and sides of the u$$er store of thehouse ha%e +een re$laced.

8rc. Anudhyana +rc.

idi has +een takin# care of A.hiira MU0 and arran#in# forfundraisin# and $re$arin# for winter0 and tryin# to or#aniin#the $ro/ect. A car was donated to the MU +y a local mar#ii0makin# contacts at the ,ocalities around the MU. ;r#anic$ear=s /am has +een $roduced at Ananda hiira as well.

idi A.*a$omaya

A day worksho$ at the Kinder#arten in @rass %alley for one

day0 and was %ery a$$reciated at the local community0 morewill +e held in the future.

A $otential contact for a new ,B*0 from Ja$an has +een incontact with didi0 and one sister wishes to +ecome o#ateacher.

A%.Hitaeshana Ac.

o#a classes at Manhattan and at Jamaica office0 1)students0 9 new mar#iis were created out of these yo#aclasses. @arden at wws sectorial office new #arden is +ein#$re$ared0 Ayur%eda worksho$s are $ro#rammed for thesummer. A class on Kaoshiki was also #i%en and Kaoshiki has+ecome $o$ular.

SS imalananda a%t.

,os Altos hills seminar for Ayur%eda life style and s$irituallife0 4) $eo$le attended this one day seminar0 *otal se%en&nitiations and one ,B* 5 8ro. Shu+ham6under trainin# .

@ood Dews from @eor#etown SectorEAc Siddhesh%arananda A%t


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&n 8rail0 there was a retreat in San Joao del


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@;; DF:S re$ort from 8erlin sectorE

Ac e%a%ratananda A%tE

*he reconstruction and re$air of Madhu Karuna has +e#un with the

com$letion of the insulation of kitchen wall. :e ha%e met a new architectli%in# in the nei#h+orin# %illa#e of Madhu Karuna who has mana#ed to #et$ermission from local authorities to $ermit us to use Madhu Karuna a#ain forthe sectorial conference in 2"14 after it was closed down for use in 2"1". *hearchitect will $re$are the necessary $lans to #et the $ermission to start thene3t $hase of reconstruction.

Ac Kr$amaya 8rc

;n e%ery last Sunday there is Akhanda kiirtana in Stockholm unit.

;n Do%em+er0 1! a street collection was done for the %ictims of ty$hoon inMaharlika. Around 7"" kroner was collected.

ecem+er0 1st there was a charity %e#etarian lunch in Stockholm0 wheremar#iis and non mar#iis $artici$ated and there was a musical and classical&ndian dance $erformance0 durin# which there was collection of (1"" kroner+y AMU


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Akhanda kiirtan durin# ii$a%ali cele+ration was held in Almere with 1)mar#iis.

&n Binland0 ada #a%e a lecture a+out PkarmaQ in Fura on 1) to 17 Do% >where 9 $ersons attended and with one ta+le talk in


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area +y A=c Jayamaun#lananda A%t. More than )""" $eo$le +enefittedfrom the $ro#ram.

7. *he construction of new +uildin# for the community health workerss$onsored +y Kenya De%y is #oin# on.

9. ada Jayamaun#alananda /ii is #i%in# martial art class to -"" FastAfrican military who is #oin# to Somalia. *hey ha%e acce$ted to addtuition to all teachers salary. He has also #ot new contract of - monthsto train the new ferry #uard e%ery :ednesday0 Briday0 and Sunday. Healso initiated 17 $eo$le from Africa union.

(. 'onstruction work of maternity in *anania +y A=c Jinanain/ananandaA%t. is #oin# on.

1".A=c Jayashi%ananda A%t. has constructed si3 rooms0 one hall0 fourtoilets and +ath rooms at D/iru. *otal cost of construction was 2.2

million.

11.Bree medical cam$ held at choka0 D/iru on -rdDo%em+er 2"1-. *otalno. of +eneficial were more than 1(4 $atient.

12.Beedin# $ro#ram has +een continuin# for one and half year. F%erySaturday -"" children are +ein# +enefitted.

1-.Hindu


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also conducted successful retreat for ! new $eo$le in Ma#aloes+ur#0South Africa.

19.A=c krsnar/unananda A%t. has %isited new country0 Swailand and #a%etwo talks. ;ne new s$ecial school has +een o$ened in ,enesia and one

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