An intense week of the WTT group life in Iguazu, Brazil, just came to to a close. It was a fascinating time in a hotel near the famous waterfalls with group members from different parts of the world.
The seminar on “The Temple” started Sunday morning with a fire ritual and later the seminar started. Here is a extract from the beginning words of Sri Kumar:
“At the very outset I should thank Sister Alicia for the sweet words about the relentless work that is happening through me. Normally I don’t count what is happening. It is not that I chose to work. I am not choosing to do the work, the work has chosen me, and it is using me in every possible way. It looks for you that I am doing so much but the truth is, the truth keeps happening and happening. We are all used for the work. The nature puts all of us into work. The moment you wake up till you fall into sleep, we are used by nature to carry out work according to the quality of the personality to do work. The nature uses the personality to fulfill the work on the planet as per the Plan. All are busy, including the birds. Even before the dawn they keep moving in groups and share things with the various places with the group until the sunset. Be it plants animals, humans, planets, solar system, all are used by one nature which is cosmic, solar and planetary work. To see that we are doing the work is childish. The nature does the work through us. The quality of the work done through us is not depending on the soul but the personality, and therefore work happens. In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna says to Arjuna, I am not the one who propels beings into work, it is my nature. It is the nature which propels the beings into work. It puts all beings into a kind of glamour. She puts them to work so that they transform themselves into mobile temples. The mother would like that every one of her children that they perform best. And then carry out the work. Even very early in the morning the roads are filled with cars. It is the nature within every being that propels the beings. The one who knows that he lets the nature do the work through him and he is witnessing what is happening through him and around him. He is an observer. He witnesses all that is happening through him and around them. We being the sons of the one father, we too should learn the characteristics and learn to be a witness.
We should first get out of the feeling that it is our doing, it is a happening. The seasons are happenings, all is a happening. We are grateful to nature. Alicia is thankful to me, I am thankful to nature. The work is happening for the wellbeing of so many persons. There are so many persons who are engaged with the work over three decades. They related to the work and the related transformations happen…”
During the week, we had 10 lectures on various aspects of the work of building the inner temple (If you are interested in my notes of the seminar please contact me). Besides, I participated in three organisational meetings of WTT-Global. It is always fascinating to witness the Master dealing with organisational matters.
Wednesday the group went to the Argentinian side of the waterfalls – the other buses were faster; our bus with the European members had to wait 1.5 hs at the frontier before the necessary custom procedures were through. In the afternoon again about an hour “enjoying the frontier”.
The national park of the Iguazu Falls is a splendorous area with gorgeous waterfalls. In the midst of the long falls there is the St. Martin’s Island – a place where you normally cannot go; there were no boat transfers. The Master explained that in the subtle dimensions there is the center of an ashram of a great Rishi called Brahmanaspati. We aligned with the energies of this sacred area surrounded by thundering waters and varying rainbows. Eagles were circulating over the place and the sky was filled with brilliant blue. Other birds and butterflies were also flying around. It is most impressive to see the calm waters suddenly gushing downwards with millions of jumping drops.
We stood for a while at the “Devil’s Throat” – a roaring abyss of descending waters and ascending spray. After the picknick in a small amphitheater we returned to the Brazilian side.
There were two more fire rituals, one Thursday morning at the moment of Cancer equinox – here in the southern hemisphere the winter equinox, in the northern hemisphere the start of summer; for the planet the beginnning of the seeming southward march of the sun till 21 December. And another fire ritual at the close of the seminar Sunday morning. There was also a blessing of babies and intruduction into first writing of a group of children.
Saturday the group went with teh Master to the Brazilian side of the waterfalls – again breath-taking views to the sublime cascades on the Arbentinian side, as symphony of water movements, majestic rainbow bridges and luxurious vegetation. I felt grateful to be able to witness.
Saturday evening there was a thanksgiving by the organising members to the Master and certain persons. All members received a thoughtful gift by the Argentinian group. And there was a special poster for thanking the staff of the hotel, which had been extremely attentive and caring. It was nice to see the team of nannies taking care of the group of children. When the expression of thanks were given to the manager of the hotel, there were tears in her eyes – she said they never had such a beautiful experience with a group.
