Four Sacred Fires 
 
By Pamela Droguett O.  
 
(Poem inspired in Satsang's atmosphere)

The synchronicities are marking the compass
All orchestrating a melody of peace
we let go and trust,
between copper pyramids and boldo plants
a space sheltered us,
Flowers, leaves, mushrooms
hummingbirds and elementals.

Four pyramids lit
four fires towards the East,
A mantra chanted by fairies,
drums in the distance,
a woman from the moon whistling
telling us about her soul.
The air became ether
a swirl of energy
active and subtle every detail,
listening inwards,
a descending sun
the star furrowed the sky
The content heart
became translucent
I turned into ash.

 Photos above:
- Pamela expressing her again found joy in the Homa atmosphere of Satsang;
- The three young women practicing Agnihotra, connecting with the elements and recognizing the Sacredness in Nature, within each other and within themselves.

 
It would indeed be an understatement to say that the world we inhabit is beset with misplaced priorities—if it apparently has any at all. Money and power are at the root of this disease.

Despite enormous sums of money—and lives—being at risk due to Climate Change, and funds belonging to ‘others’ being of little or no concern to those wealthy persons and countries, nothing changes besides the climate outside and the depressing climates of human interaction and inaction.

This karmic laboratory we inhabit more often resembles a Wuhan, China laboratory—one of the alleged sources of the Covid 19 coronavirus—clone than anything else. Not exactly the stuff of which dreams are made.
 

 
In case you have been in a cave for more than the past three years, here is a capsule version of the situation on our planet.

3 1/2 years after the onset of a coronavirus which became a pandemic and should have brought the world to its knees, our collective, selective memories have induced us to ‘move on,’ and forget the pain and fail to implement lessons learned.
- What percentage of political, economic or various other manifestations of self-interest comprise the ‘moving on strategy’ is not easy to surmise.

What is abundantly clear, however, is the gradual but seemingly inexorable journey to oblivion we appear to have chosen. Forget about attempts at hyperbole about leaving the room (planet) in better shape than when we encountered it. The room itself—the planet itself—may not outlive us—not to mention our grandchildren. That is not a legacy of which to be proud.

Were we not so caught up in and not preoccupied with rearranging the chairs on our personal and collective Titanics, were we in touch with Truth, Compassion, Fairness, Equality, and the will of Almighty, then and only then might the scales begin to move in a favourable direction for us.

Our minds may occupy different degrees of 1) CAUSING current planetary dysfunction or 2) being AFFECTED—or, shall we say, victimised by same.

The term ‘innocent bystanders’ does not seem at all appropriate as the writing has been on the wall for quite some time. No surprises here.

It’s not like our problems have suddenly sneaked up on us without warning. Quite the contrary: it has been more than 50 years since Shree Vasant Paranjpe spoke at a pulpit in Washington, DC, at a gathering of scientists in New York, at an ashram just north of New York City. And he continued speaking for 36 years!

 
His message—POLLUTION is the culprit. AGNIHOTRA is the antidote. The term ‘Climate Change,’ had not yet entered the vernacular, but it was the elephant in the room that eventually escaped and began to wreak havoc.

Antidotes are multi-purposed. It is said they ‘counteract unpleasant feelings or situations.’ So be it. Prevention, however, is just as vital.

“If you’re not a part of the solution, you are part of the problem,” goes the expression. That our purpose here is to SERVE, not doing so becomes part of the problem.

A remedy is said to be a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury. A diseased or injured MIND provides us with an opportunity as well as a dilemma.

“Use the mind to train the mind,” we have been strongly encouraged or urged to do.

If both of your hands are injured and you are not able to feed yourself, it is difficult to maintain the health that proper nutrition enhances.

If your mind is diseased, or at least, greatly compromised by your environment, using your mind to train your mind may prove similarly most difficult.

A way out, an antidote, a remedy, may be found in the saying, “ATMOSPHERE, PRANA, MIND.

Changing the atmosphere attracts and balances flow of Prana—the life energy that connects us to the cosmos—and the positive effects are automatically transposed to our minds.

Like gravity, which operates regardless of our opinions or belief in it, Mind Training is greatly enhanced by focusing on atmosphere.

After a short trial doing Agnihotra twice daily—two weeks will do (about four hours in total)— BELIEVE WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE can be your de facto mantra. Exactly how or why you feel better, think more rationally, sleep more deeply,

 
"ONE CANNOT PROGRESS WITHOUT LOOKING WITHIN".
 
Shree Vasant Paranjpe
 
SWADHYAYA

We cannot ignore the terrible events that are occurring globally, though imitating the ostrich is tempting and would be the easy path to follow and, to a certain extent, a way of survival in such a chaotic stage of human history. However, when we possess tools that allow us to strengthen ourselves on all the broad levels of our existence, why not take advantage of them, and thus, remain standing and at the same time support those in need. A circle of women can be the right nest to recharge our broken batteries, empower and sustain us in these times of change, battles and challenges.

Often women are being pushed to do many things at the same time: housework, work or career, being mothers, wives, caregivers of our parents and the list goes on... At what point in the day, week, month or year, do we stop accelerating and take time for ourselves, to settle our emotions, strengthen our bodies, find ourselves and embark on the journey towards self-knowledge so that at the end of the day, we can continue to serve, create, nurture, love and sustain.

The women's circle is an environment that makes it possible to work on the fifth

Example sentences:
I want...
I need...
I hope...
Right now...
I think that...
I...
I am grateful ...
I'm afraid...
Soon...
All...
I dream ...
I feel...
I can't...
They think I …
 
2-Sound: Who am I?
Each woman presents herself with a sound she identifies with.
 
3- Art: Each woman draws an animal or plant with which she identifies herself, and then briefly explains why.

See you next time!

 
Homa farming experiences in Turkey

It was 1989 in Bergama, Turkey. We spent 3 years on a 1-hectare farm to experience the effect of Agnihotra and Homa Therapy on crops, vegetables, trees, animals and humans.
Shree Vasant had asked us to spend some time in Turkey, and we ended up staying there for 13 years!

We started our service with agriculture. The farm we rented had previously been used to grow cotton and tobacco. These were two crops that required a high nutritional load and, therefore, large doses of chemicals had been applied.

When we took over the land, we had to pull up all the remaining cotton stalks and to revitalize the soil we planted legumes, i.e. broad beans.

Broad beans are also a delicacy in Turkey and we planted about 250 square meters of this crop. A local merchant came to buy the beans. In Turkey it is customary to bargain to fix the price. We had no experience with this, it was new to us. The merchant took the first 50 kilos to the market and the next day he came back, gave us more money and said that the quality of our beans was such that they were sold in a short time and he asked us not to sell to any other merchant than him.

Another experience we had was with wheat. It hardly rained that year and the wheat was short and looked rather meek. As harvest time approached, our harvester said that it was not worth spending the money on harvesting the crop, as it would not yield much grain. Still, we said that this was of no importance to us, but to please collect the crop anyway.

Manuela, my wife, was watching the man

 
when he suddenly stopped the harvesting machine and looked into the tank and then bent down to the wheat and looked at it quite amazed. Manuela went to talk to him and asked him if there was a problem. He showed her the tank which was already quite full! That was due to the large amount of grain the plants had developed. The straw was short but the ears were abundant and full of large grains.
All the strength of the plant had been invested in the yield, in the harvest!
That's how farming with Homa Therapy works!

Photos: The straw was short but the ears were abundant and full of large grains.

Manuela doing Agnihotra in the Homa farm in Bergama, Turkey.

We also planted a large vegetable garden to live self-sufficiently and had similar experiences with our cabbages, carrots, leeks, etc.
In addition, we produced our own olive oil and had delicious honey from our bees.
We lived a wonderful natural life organized around the practice of Agnihotra at sunrise and sunset and four hours of Tryambakam Homa daily.

We thank SHREE, who blessed us with these incredible and unforgettable experiences. OM SHREE

One time in Turkey, Reiner and I drove SHREE VASANT to the airport. I saw a simple, but beautiful, Indian bag among SHREE’s belongings and thought, “Oh, how nice this bag is!”  
    At that moment SHREE turned HIS head to me and said, “You can keep the bag, if you want.” Then SHREE said that "one should always watch one’s own thoughts carefully, because we lose lots of energy with all this thinking! Be focused on the Mantra or Divine Images".

I arrived in Bombay in 1986 and met SHREE VASANT after boarding the train to Akkalkot. He appeared just to talk to me, and departed. SHREE informed me: "It would be good now that you and Reiner to not meet for six months, because this will help to loosen the attachment. It will be an intensive time, and not always easy for you. Think only it is SHREE’S Will and surrender yourself. It is Grace."