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Who are our children?

7/26/2014

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Our study group theme for this month is responsibility. As I was contemplating this theme, I came across a Prayer Vigil for Children shared on Facebook by one of our distant Wise Heart members. From Gaza to our own southern border, children have been much in the news in recent weeks, primarily because too many of them have been suffering the effects of the hatred, violence, and political cynicism that we as adults have created and sustain. Few of us with children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews would not give our lives to protect them in such circumstances. But what of those children who are not so close to us but who still need someone to protect them, care for them, and advocate for them? Who are our children?

Swami Satyananda once said of the kanyas and batuks (girls and boys) adopted by the ashram at Rikhia, “We don’t know what the future of these children is. It lies in the hands of God. We are doing our karma, our duty.” What is our karma, our duty, responsibility toward the children of the world?

Come explore the concept of responsibility at tomorrow’s study group. We will follow our study group with a sadhana incorporating the Prayer Vigil for Children. Study group begins at 4 p.m. and sadhana immediately after at 5:45, at Ruscombe Community Health Center. 


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    Tanmayi Christine Garrison co-facilitates Wise Heart Community devotional activities.

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