I would like to share my ideas regarding empowerment with you. I feel that for women we must make a special effort, especially for those who do not have many opportunities. We need not look far, the maidservants working in our house, we can help by contributing to their daughter’s education or giving them free tution. We can teach yoga in our building and locality. We must spare some time for the underprivileged. The Senior Citizens also need our seva and help. At home, we may be having parents and grandparents, as well as elderly people in the neighbourhood. We can run small errands for them, bringing medicines and provisions, reading to them, taking them to the doctor etc. Even a smile and a note of enquiry about’s people health and general well-being works wonders. I have found that if I meet people in the neighbourhood while on a walk or going to work or to the market, just a nod and a smile (even though I do not know the people and have just seen them around often on the road) brings a smile to the other person’s face. Sometimes when I ask a driver, liftman, security guard or shopkeeper, ‘kemon aacho? (how are you?)”, they also feel wanted and I somehow feel connected to god since I seek to see divinity in all beings. I also feel pleasantly disposed to animals, which was not there before (because the awareness has come that I was probably an animal or bird in one of my previous lives and could be again born as one!). Our beloved Gurudev and the shakti team are doing a great job for the girl child and I would also like to help them in this endeavour. I feel ladies are the ones who can help to bring women empowerment for women who need education and other facilities, ably supported by the men in society. We can also do seva by spreading awareness of our Ashram and Gurudev. In case there is no Centre in your city or neighbourhood, please contact Rishi Amrit subscribers, advertise in newspapers or through word of mouth, start Group Meditation on a weekly basis. Try to spread this as a movement so that maximum people can benefit from the great opportunity which God is giving uS.
