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Arya Samaj Queensland: ZOOM Havan and Satsangh
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e all are affected one way or the other by the current pandemic of COVID 19. The community at large has been isolated due to current lockdown and restrictions placed by authorities for safety of all. Arya Samaj Queensland has started doing ZOOM Havan and Satsangh. The members and wellwishers are sent the ZOOM link with the meeting ID and password. Once the scheduled time comes, the members are admitted via ZOOM app and the satsangh starts. Pundit Ji attends only one member’s place and performs havan. The members who have joined via ZOOM are ready with havan kund and ingredients and perform havan as per Pundit Ji’s instructions and mantras. It is delightful to see dozens of havan kund lit and ahuti’s being offered by members and well-wishers through ZOOM. The havan yaj is one of the best karma (deed) one can do. The ZOOM Havan and Satsangh is the best we can do at the moment as we cannot gather. There is always a positivity in these trying times. The members get the opportunity to perform havan at their own homes, which means them getting maximum benefit. Once the havan yaj is completed, satsangh includes discussion on various Vedic principles and Vedas. The bhajans form part of the satsangh, and one member also prepares a speech on chosen topic and delivers it to the online members.
Arya Samaj Queensland Inc ZOOM HAVAN AND SATSANGH Join us via ZOOM Prepare for Havan Pundit Ji will recite Mantra and guide you Mantras are recited in Sanskrit Facebook live streaming is also done for audience . (Arya Samaj Queensland)
How to join our ZOOM Havan and Satsangh.
(File photo) Members are ready via ZOOM with havan kund and ingredients and perform havan at their homes as per Pundit Ji’s instructions and mantras We all are blessed with technology and we should be using it where possible. I know of families who talk to each other through ZOOM. The ZOOM Havan and Satsangh will continue in this trying times and maybe in future as well to allow people who are far and wide to join the satsangh. In the last ZOOM Havan and Satsangh we had people joining from South Africa, Mauritius, New Zealand and interstate. The havan mantras in Hindi and English and information on utensils and ingredients required have been uploaded on the Arya Samaj Queensland website www.aryasamajqueensland.org. The files are downloadable and have full procedure for Dainik Yaj (daily havan yaj). Our Facebook page Arya Samaj Queensland has the video where the havan is explained and performed to make it easier for people. Please
visit our website and Facebook page for further details or you can contact me on 0411 798 012. We urge people to perform Yaj for their wellbeing. If you wish to join ZOOM Havan and Satsangh, the session is for 40 minutes. You can send email or PM in the messenger (Arya Samaj Queensland) or we have WhatsApp group as well and I will send you the link.
1. Send your email address to asq.president@gmail.com or send message through messenger– Arya Samaj Queensland. 2. We will send you the ZOOM link with meeting ID and Password 3. Be ready with your laptop or phone and Havan Kund/ingredients etc at scheduled time 4. We will admit you once you have clicked on the link at scheduled time to join. 5. Once in the ZOOM meeting you can follow Punditji and perform Havan Yaj. 6. You can also speak or sing Bhajan if you have made prior arrangements. 7. The ZOOM Havan Satsangh is for 40 minutes. Need help? For our seniors we can come to your home and perform Havan. Contact us on: President: Jitendra Deo 0411 798 012 Treasurer: Sandeep Kumar 0451 569 712 Purohit: Pt. Laleen Jeet 0451 538 437
We urge people to stay home and stay safe. Perform havan, if you can, do yoga and meditation and look after yourselves. You can visit www. yogguru.com.au for information of yoga and meditation. Please contact via phone 0411 798 012 or email asq.president@gmail.com. Jitendra Deo President, Arya Samaj Queensland
Marnie makes it to Mithra, and back
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n February, I visited Mithra in Chennai for the second time. Now how fortunate was I, come to think of it, not only to have visited Mithra just in time but also to have got out of India before the travel restrictions started in both the nations. So on my visit, the day started with a lovely assembly, and we were treated to so many children who sang a song or verse in English. In the classrooms, the children were all dressed in their clean and ironed uniforms. They were excited to see visitors and wanted to talk, hold your hand, get in a selfie and show you their work - whether that be a beaded necklace, a jigsaw or some letters in their exercise book. They were so proud of their achievements – there were high fives all around. The classrooms are designed by ability, not age, so it is common to see
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a 5-year-old child in the same class as a 15-year-old. The teachers are relaxed and try to focus each child on an outcome – letters, reading, puzzles on the ipad or a creative task. There were three students about to sit their final exams, supported and led by their headmaster. From here, these children may go on to college or perhaps some employment opportunities. After lunch, I was also keen to see the Life Skills room. This is a relatively new addition to the program and identifies those students who have the ability to work and gain further skills, which may be transferred to the external environment. The students have been using the fruits and vegetables from their garden to make products to sell at the local church. They also make ginger tea and sell this to the staff. Ironing and washing is also done to gain some valuable skills and to earn
some money, which is given to the children. It is a wonderful program to develop the children’s skills and help them gain some independence and autonomy. Monica, the volunteer coordinator, is so creative, full of ideas and flexible in the children’s learning and development needs.
In the classrooms, the children were all dressed in their clean and ironed uniforms
This visit, I tried to better understand the support networks working behind the faces of these children. There are many wonderful contributors - from the gardeners, the cooks, the creative tablecloth makers, the finance team and the many volunteers. It is truly a magical experience and you will be transformed for life after each visit. We were so fortunate to get our visit in this year as shortly after our return, Covid-19 took hold around the world. Indian visas were cancelled and Australian travel bans put in place.
The students use the fruits and vegetables from their garden to make products to sell at the local church
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Children were excited to see visitors and just wanted to talk, hold your hand, get in a selfie and show you their work MAY 2020
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