Satsang Seva Journal

Even as this monsoon saw the River Yamuna rise to unprecedented levels in Delhi after 45 years, flooding the plains, the poor migrant population living in and around its banks were left stranded without food, water, and essential supplies.   Team SSM Delhi worked in unison with the Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) from 14 to18 July 2023 to offer lunch and dinner to 250 people ousted from their homes by the overflowing water. One thousand litres of safe drinking water was distributed along with 300 packets of sanitary pads for the womenfolk. From 15 to 22 July, two thousand litres of water along with hygiene kits comprising toothpaste, soap, shampoo pouches, sanitary pads, and mosquito repellent creams were provided along with 2,000 biscuit packets to people in the Yamuna Pushta area of Monestay, Kashmere Gate, Jawahar Shramik Sthal, Nigambodh Ghat, Yamuna Bazaar, Nili, Chhatri, Bela Estate, Mool Chand Basti, ITO, Geeta Colony Flyover, Sarai Kale Khan, and Behlopur Chilla ...

Since the past 6 years, Team SSM Bengaluru has been associated with Namma Mane, a shelter home for young girls aged between 5 and 18 years, supporting them with monthly dry rations, annadaanam seva on festive occasions, and educational material. On 16 July 2023, the team collaborated with the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra (BYVK) to launch weekly yoga sessions for 40 youngsters to support their holistic development. Spearheaded by BYVK volunteers, the inaugural session included a series of asanas, pranayama techniques, and chants to help the youngsters enjoy their yoga practice and embrace it at a deeper level. The youngsters beamed with happiness as the SSM team members offered them new yoga mats. To participate in SSM activities, please write to us at connect@satsang-foundation.org . To know more about BVYK, please reach out to bharatyoga@satsang-foundation.org . #TheSatsangFoundation #BYVK #SSMBangalore #Empowerment #NammaMane #Yoga #YogaIndia

                                                Annam vai pranah                                                                              - Taittiriya Upanishad In the Taittiriya Upanishad it is said that 'all life force comes from food.' Annadaanam is therefore a vital seva offered to Nar Narayana - the Divine in human form. Team SSM Nagpur launched the Sri M's Annadaanam ...

Team SSM Bengaluru launched Spoken English classes in the first week of July  at Namma Mane, a shelter home for 45 young girls aged between 5 and 18 years.      Every Saturday, two volunteers engage the enthusiastic youngsters with short conversations and introduce various topics to improve their vocabulary. Divided into two age-based groups, from 5 to 12 years and 12 years and above, the sessions are structured around the linguistic abilities and requirements of each age group with the intention of enhancing their communication skills in English. Fundamental grammatical structures such as nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs are conceptualized with concrete examples from daily life. The youngsters are subsequently encouraged to frame simple sentences based on these concepts. Pictorial charts on the parts of the body, the world of Nature, and other themes serve as essential visual aids to vocabulary-building exercises. The youngsters are also supported in ...

On the eve of Guru Purnima, 2nd July 2023, five members of Team SSM Bengaluru offered dry ration kits and annadaanam seva to 125 pourakarmikas and 25 less privileged people in South Bengaluru. Comprising 5 kgs of rice, 2 kgs of wheat flour, I litre of refined oil, 1 kg of semolina, 1 kg of lentils, and 1 kg of sugar, this dry ration kit can sustain a family of four members for two weeks. To participate in such festive sevas of the Satsang Seva Mission, please write to us at connect@satsang-foundation.org .