BEFORE:
AFTER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dix9QGqgA8A
Eight million people in Nepal have been affected by last last weekend’s devastating earthquake. Remembering the outpouring of good will and aid from around the world, during the time of Japan’s 3/11 earthquake four years ago, feel compelled to send prayers and donation to the people of Nepal. There are other organizations I am sure but this is what I received so sharing…
To make a donation:
Below are a few organizations aiding those affected by the disaster. When making your donation, add a designation for “Nepal Earthquake.”
· American Red Cross
And these I excerpt from local news:
Nepal Association of Northern CaliforniaBank of America account number: 000175928463
Contact: Uttam Karki at uklax.nca@gmail.com
Sunny Sagarmatha Society
Sunnyvale
Wells Fargo account number: 82015 86040
Contact Harihar Dahal at hariharnp@yahoo.com
Motherland Nepal
Contact: Anil Pandey at anilmelvin@hotmail.com
One of my favorite musicians Manos is from Nepal … Purchased a bansuri flute awhile ago after a concert so inspired by its sound BUT it is sooooo difficult to have any decent sound come out of this very simple flute… I must have been blowing into it until I was turning blue (LOL) and still … only an occasional and erratic peep would come out much less a note – so all the more respect for someone like him – in fact, I respect all musicians who bring so much light into this world. Each strum, each breath, is a note – a vibration.
You can find this on UTube – it’s from 5 years ago… hate to think what the place looks like today.
It is so weird because I was just talking about my desire to visit Nepal (some day far out in the future at the rate things are going) influenced by this documentary I saw on TV-Japan referenced in my recent post. That documentary tried to capture how Nepalese live – where life and death are so intertwined with little dividing line (shows a funeral celebrating life and death) and part of everyday life is a prayer and acts of creation celebrated and treated as sacred in their worship practices. It’s a place of pilgrimage. Praying from afar for their recovery and restoration. Gassho.
