So what happpens when they are all here? Do people start to float?
----- Original Message ----- From: "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:17 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pandits are HERE! > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> From: Roses Derise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:19:56 -0500 >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> The pandits are here! >> >> You probably know the story about Krishna holding up the sky with > one hand >> with everyone else coming with their broomsticks to "help." Over > the last >> few days, there have been a lot of broomsticks at work, and a > miracle has >> happened. Those monstrously ugly, old, hopelessly rundown frat > buildings are >> being transformed, right in front of one's eyes, into what one > person called >> "four star hotels." No one would have thought such a > transformation was >> possible. A few days ago light fixtures were dangling, plumbing > was leaking, >> clogged, or broken, carpet was ragged, walls were dirty and > broken, doors >> were missing, knobs didn't work, windows were broken or hung in > broken >> sashes--it was a tenement building. >> >> But when it was understood that the pandits were really coming, > the call >> went out for volunteers. When I went to see what I could do to > help, I was >> enthralled by what I saw. It wasn't people who responded to that > call--it >> was saints. I am acquainted with people whom I believe to be > enlightened, >> but anyone can be enlightened--not everyone becomes a saint. > Predominately, >> these people were saints. I didn't see any mood- makers there > (it's hard to >> maintain a mere mood when you've worked until 1:00 A.M. many > nights in a >> row) but what I did see was, again and again, upstairs and down, > faces that >> glowed through fatigue with an innerluminescence, a simple and > pure spirit >> of service. Many of them had not eaten since lunch, some not since >> breakfast. Yet everyone was smiling and moving swiftly. With so > much >> happening so fast there was much confusion, yet I heard no > complaints. There >> are soldiers on a battlefield soaked in blood and terror; here the > battle >> for world peace was being waged with mops and paint brushes, > screwdrivers >> and glue, love and helping hands ... and smiles. >> >> There's a lot to thank donors for, but I don't think we could have > raised >> the money to pay for having this done. I don't think there is a > construction >> company on earth that would have been willing to contract for that > much >> renovation in such a short time. Day before yesterday, I tripped > over loose >> tiles while putting painter's tape over light fixtures in the > pathetic, >> dingy, barren lower hall of Building 114. That's how bad it was. > But twenty >> four hours later, the magic had happened. In the same room, I > passed the >> entourage with Raja Wynn as he toured the all-but-finished > building and >> overheard John Runkle say, in a marveling tone, "This is so nice > I'd be >> willing to move in here myself!" >> >> Indeed, it was very nice--new paint, carpets, and repairs > throughout, with >> everything functional, even pretty! Each room was pristine clean > with new >> paint and carpet, and had two beds of blond wood hand-made by MUM's >> carpenter, with new futon mattresses all made up with fresh > bedding and new >> towels and wool blankets. Colorful new curtains, attractive > incense burners, >> and welcome gifts gave each room a warm and cozy feeling. If I > were an >> incoming guest, I would have felt honored to be given such a room. > In the >> interior lobbies, large pots of colorful silk flowers gave a > feeling of the >> colors of the pandits' homeland. More silk flowers made even the > stairwells >> feel bright and cheerful and welcoming. >> >> Downstairs, the cooking area had been transformed into a glistening >> self-sufficient kitchen with new commercial-sized stoves, > refrigerators, and >> dishwashing equipment. The dining area was really charming. MUM's > carpenter >> had created long, low tables at which there were colorful cushions > for >> seating. A serving table had been prepared full of all manner of > prasads in >> gold-colored dishes, and hot milk was ready to serve. Outside, > miniature >> lights crowned the new perimeter fence. >> >> The pandits arrived about midnight. In respect for their > tradition, the >> ladies had all left so the rest of my story came from my husband > who was >> part of the welcoming committee who lined the entrance pathway with >> sparklers. He said when the young men arrived, they didn't look > tired, >> yawning, and disorderly as most of us are when we've traveled > through >> several time zones over a period of several days, but appeared to > be >> clear-eyed and conscious, as if they were fully focused on their > mission >> here. Upon hearing that they were young men, in their twenties and > thirties, >> I had imagined that they would be a naturally rowdy group. But > instead of >> gawking with curiosity or confusion at unfamiliar surroundings, my > husband >> said they appeared remarkably self-contained, silent, and > dignified. Their >> chanting before partaking of the treats and hot milk they had been > served, >> was deeply moving, he said. >> >> There were 49 in this group. There are 451 yet to come and several > more >> buildings in which miracles must happen before they can arrive. > Please come >> to feel for yourself that buoyant pleasure that happens when one > is in the >> flow of nature on the move, when one is serving nature and the > cause of >> world peace, and when one is transforming not just an old decrepit > frat >> house, but the world itself. >> >> Namaste, >> >> Roses >> > Great News- It appears that those in Fairfield have transformed the > destiny of the country and the world- Congratulations! and Thank > You!! > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! 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