San Francisco ( U.S.A. ) : A special memorial program was organized to honor the legacy of Sister Chandru’s dedication to world service, her love for God and the BK family, on the one-year anniversary of BK Sister Chandru.
Many seniors joined in person and through zoom: BK Mohini, New York; BK Usha, Mt. Abu; Sisters Denise, France; Gita, Los Angeles; Hansa, Sacramento; Kusum, Milpitas; Kiran, Eugene Center; BK Surya, Seattle. As a part of the BK retreat, all the retreat participants and people from the interfaith community came to the program which made the gathering lively and meaningful. Blessing cards and gifts were given to all the participants at the end.
BK Usha, Mt. Abu, shared her memories of her taking the 7-day course from Sister Chandru. Indu Mata, BK Usha’s mother, also shared her memories of the initial days in Africa. Many BK mothers shared memories of Sister Chandru.
Nurturing the Inner Child: Silence Day Retreat
The participants joined the retreats in person in the middle of their busy city-life and they went into deeper levels of consciousness, connecting to the divine with the live harp music by BK Kyoko. They reflected the experiences by journaling, drawing from the visual exercise, and coloring. One participant reflected by saying that she had an experience of connecting to the divine light. The retreat was facilitated by BK Annie, BK Kyoko and BK Harsha.
Mothers were honored by the BK family with creative activities including the blessing tunnel and the personalized virtue cards recognizing the special qualities of each mother. Special guided meditation commentary was given by Sister Kiran Coyote from the BK Eugene Center, Oregon, USA with the live harp music.
