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Singing
bhajans is worship of God.
Feeding
hungry children is also worship of God.
BHAJAN
SEVA
Bhajan
Mandals around the world
are
raising funds thru bhajan programs
to
feed and educate poor children in India
PERFECT
COMBINATION OF
SPIRITUAL
EFFORT AND MATERIAL EFFORT
They
have one bhajan program every week.
50%
of donations received in bhajan programs
is
given to singers, musicians and others
doing
the programs.
50%
they are using to feed and educate
poor
children in India.
Bhajan
Seva is a global program designed to encourage and involve Bhajan
Mandals, Mandirs, singers, musicians and devotees to devote their
bhajan singing to help poor children. Millions of children are hungry
and helpless and growing up without any education. We all know the
situation. Bhajans have the spiritual and material power to change
that situation.
There
is a higher purpose for singing bhajans. When we sing for our own
benefit we are doing our karma on a very low level because we are
aiming to benefit only us or our family. When we sing for others we
are doing our karma on a higher level since we are aiming to help
everyone in society. If we become aware of this and devote our bhajan
singing to help the children it will change the situation for
millions of children. The change will be so big, so gigantic we can't
even imagine it at this time.
Every
Bhajan Mandal, Mandir, organization and group that participates in
this program is a separate and independent organization, not a part
of Aatmajyot or Mata Annapurna Ashram. Every organization works independently.
Most
Bhajan
Mandals
are working like this:
They
are doing one bhajan program every week,
four
programs in a month.
50%
of donations received in bhajan programs
is
given to singers, musicians and others
doing
the bhajan programs.
50%
of donations they are using to feed and educate
poor
children in India.
Some
Mandirs and Bhajan Mandals are feeding hungry children in their
local area every week. This becomes a half day or whole day event
very similar to "Childrens Day".
Some
Mandirs, Bhajan Mandals and other organizations are supporting
schools in different parts of India.
Every
mandal aims to take care of 100 poor children.
To
see how they do it, please visit:
www.mata-annapurna-ashram.org
See
"Ek Lakh Mandal - Sou Lakh Balak".
WE
ARE DOING OUR PART
We
are buying well recorded bhajans, dhoon, mantra and Hanuman Chalisa,
in audio and video, from bhajan mandals and individual singers. We
are putting them in "Bhajan-no Vepar" audio
CDs and DVDs that we produce for worldwide distribution. We are doing
this to generate funds for charity work of Mata Annapurna Ashram. MAA
runs several programs to feed and educate poor children in India.
For
details about bhajan CDs please see these pages:
"Bhajan-no
Vepar" and "Hanuman Chalisa".
For
details about MAA programs please visit:
www.mata-annapurna-ashram.org
Where
it started
I
grew up in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. We had two beautiful Mandirs,
several Bhajan Mandals and many gifted and devoted singers and
musicians. My mother was a prominent singer and everyone's favorite.
(Even now, at age 85, she creates a divine atmosphere when she
sings.) We had two regular bhajan programs that were never cancelled
for any reason. On Tuesday nights we had bhajans at the Mandir. On
Saturday nights we had bhajans in as many homes as there were bhajan
mandals. The programs were hosted by different families every week.
It
is our Hindu tradition that people put money in aarti and in
donation box. No one has to make an appeal for that. Plus the host
family gives a special donation. Bhajan Mandal people and Mandir
people, they were using that money to help poor people. Every Sunday
they would go to poor areas with ration, vegetables, utensils and
many other things, they would set up a kitchen there, cook food,
involve local people in cooking, feed hungry people, distribute
clothes and shoes and do many other things. My parents were always
involved in all that. They made me a volunteer when I was six years
old, YES, six years old. Many other parents had involved their
children my age. That was the culture in Dar-es-Salaam when I was
growing up. We all grew up doing this. I am blessed that I have been
able to continue doing it all my life. This childhood experience is
the foundation of the work I am dong now.
I
have told my story in my audio CD "Bhajan-no Vepar". You
can download the CD and its text, free of cost, from these links:
CD:
http://download.yousendit.com/361FD9824353F9EB
Text
Document:
http://download.yousendit.com/55A8990B353AA1D1
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