Activities, India - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 23:29 - 0 Comments

Peace with Nature

21st of September, United Nations World Peace Day, was celebrated with great passion and enthusiasm in Amritapuri. After weeks of preparation, AYUDH and GreenFriends put together a grand event welcoming all. The focus of the day was to spread awareness of the current environmental issues to the students of Amma’s various colleges in the Amritapuri campus. The theme being Peace with Nature, emphasized the need to reconnect with and protect our Mother Earth.
Swami Ramakrishna addressed the gathering by highlighting the differences between our relationship towards nature now and in the past. He said that we have to regain an attitude of worship and respect towards nature in order to restore the lost harmony of life. Several videos were shown to highlight Amma’s teachings on environmental protection and the various projects that her devotees have undertaken in this respect all around the world, ranging from a house made out of beehives to trash cleanup and tree planning activities by AYUDH. Continue…