RELACIONATS
L’incendi que aquests dies ha devastat el
nord de California, ha inclòs Sai Anantam,
l’ashram que va fundar Alice Coltrane
el 1983 a les muntanyes de Santa Monica d’Agoura. Ho va fer saber la seva filla
Sita Michelle: “Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda va crear un lloc per a la pràctica espiritual que, malauradament, les
flames ha consumit” i va afegir que el llegat de la seva mare “és molt més que el que ha quedat i viurà en
els cors i ments de la gent que la va commoure”. Per fortuna, en aquest
cas, l’ashram va tancar l’any passat.
Alice Coltrane va traspassar el gener del 2004.
In the early 80s, my mother Alice
Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, purchased land in the Santa Monica
mountains on which she built an ashram with the lord’s direction. She created a
space for spiritual practice that sadly has been consumed by the devastating
California fires. Most all of the structures have been burnt to ground,
thankfully there was no loss of life.
Our family does not own the property anymore. My mother told me that
there are no coincidences in life, only incidents. We can make our own plans, but God
has a spiritual path and a divine order that will be followed. For over 30
years, the ashram was a haven and a home for community members and devotees of
my mother's spiritual practice. Those memories live in my heart and the hearts
of many, eternally.
Sunday services were filled with music,
chanting, meditation and my mother's discourses. The fellowship, families,
children who grew up on the land, celebrations of holy days, marriages that
took place on the grounds, all of these things will last forever.
We are thankful to have been in the
presence of such a spiritually aware being. The years of service, teachings and
dedication that the guru exhibited will be shared with my children and
grandchildren. They will remember Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda's legacy as
it was always so much more than brick and mortar. She will live on in the
hearts and minds of the students and people she affected.
Om Shanti
Sita Michelle Coltrane
Alice Coltrane fotografiada el 2004
(fot. Emilio Flores)
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