Sudha
On the 9th of July Sudha has left the body.
Her ashes, according with her wishes, will be brought to Miasto,
where on Saturday 19th at 5.30 pm will be a celebration.
Lees het bericht van de Miasto staff en van Rani.
www.sannyasworld.com
Pagina op Otoons www.otoons.com/gossips/sudha.html
Pagina over the Celebration for Sudha op de website van Miasta klik hier
My Dears,
Sunday evening May 25th was a Celebration for Sudha..... celebrating her life and her leaving her body soon.
The doctors have told her that she has about 2 weeks to live due to the spread of the pancreatic cancer to her liver. The Sannyas community of Miasto, which is just up the road from where Peter and I are this week in Tuscany, and a place where she has lead groups for 30 years has invited her to come and live there until she dies and today gave her a party. She has been living in Italy for many years.
Peter lead the Miasto "band" for the music part of the hour celebration. Sudha said a few words that were very beautiful.... She said she love the words that she heard were Mataji's (Bhagwan's Mother) last: "OH! the body is leaving me" Sudha said that she has no regrets and that she is filled with gratitude and the word Thank you is way toooooo small for the overflowing gratefulness she feels to her whole life.
For some yet unknown reason my camera was not acting right tonight and the photos are blurry. I am so sorry as these of Sudha are so beautiful!
She looked radiant and had more energy than I expected as she says that she feels week and often in pain.
We visited her in her room before the celebration to ask if she had any requests.... she did not want ANY old, nostalgic songs. She wanted flowing and simple and she wanted something SALSA and on the spot from her bed taught us one "Oye como va, mi ritmo, ritmo pa gozar, mulatta." It means something like...
"Listen how my rhythm goes, that I dance to..... and we did it for her and she sang with us from her chair.
I'd guess about 300 people came for her send off party and celebration of her from around Italy mostly.
About 35 live at Miasto and it can house about 80 and hold 3 groups at a time.
She seemed to enjoy the whole loving tribute to her and loved that she was alive to be there.
Some sweet moments with Sudha this night
Waduda, now Leela is sitting next to her. I was singing with the band and in this moment she saw that I was taking photographs and gave me this sweet look.
We sang "Namaste" as the people entered
and an old song she likes where the men sing "La il la ha il Allah" and the women sing "Halelujah"
This message comes out of order, but I thought you would all appreciate hearing this news and seeing Sudha's radiance as soon as possible.
Love to you all
aneeta |
