Dans Echoes
of North America de juin 2014, un abhyasi relate le processus d’acquisition du
premier ashram canadien :
“The task of finding an ashram was daunting since we
are only a few abhyasis in Canada, compared to our neighbouring brothers and
sisters. Our search, like all such searches, went on for years here and there.
But on July 24, 2012, a group of determined and strong-willed abhyasis came
together to form a core committee, specifically dedicated to this search. Weeks
and months went by while exploring the available properties that matched our
criteria and budget. Finally, on June 1, 2013, we spotted a promising property
in Mississauga, Toronto. Our group was split with strong opinions. Some seemed
to think that this was a perfect place and wanted to grab it right away, while
others wanted to carefully deliberate, because the cost was over our budget.
Then, as a surprise to all, came the approval and blessing of our Master, along
with the news of some promised funds for support. His approval wiped out our
differences. From then on, we moved ahead as one heart and one mind to make his
dream a reality.
We signed the initial conditional offer on August 1,
2013, and began our due diligence on the property. Although it appeared to be a
perfect property with no foreseen issues at the time, there were lots of
hurdles that came along. Some of us worked to clear some issues out of the way,
while others connected with abhyasis nationwide for support. This project made
us work with each other, among prefects and abhyasis, and to me, this network
was very important. Certainly we came across some degree of divergence at
difficult times, but we stuck through the thick and thin of this process to
realize the purchase of this property as of January 2014. When I look back on
this journey from here, I wonder if these hurdles were part of the preparation
needed for all of us to grow internally. Perhaps this was His bigger plan. We
cannot be anything but grateful for it.
(…) We are truly one borderless family.”
La SRCM, une
famille sans frontières ? Vraiment ?! Avec moins de 500 membres, la famille
canadienne a connu de fortes divergences et frôlé l’éclatement sur le seul
projet qu’elle a jamais eu. C’est le seul Chari qui a permis d’éviter le pire…
Si Chari n’avait
pas été là, que serait-il arrivé à cette pauvre petite famille si désunie ?
Alors, quand Chari ne sera plus là ? Qu’est-ce que Patel pourra bien faire ?
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