On the occasion of His Excellency Retired Ambassador Nazareth's visit to Stockholm, Wise Earth Publishers author Dr. P. Kamala Willey and Linkesh Diwan were honored to have the opportunity to release our two latest books: Gandhi and My Hometown: Chaplin, CT, USA and other Essays, and Discovering the Penance of Speech, at the India House in Stockholm.
In the relations of man with the animals, with the flowers, with the objects of Creation, there is a great ethic scarcely perceived as yet which will at length break forth into light. --Victor Hugo
WEP at Initiative Asia
On the occasion of Initiative Asia's celebrations of the Bengali New Year, WEP presented the Ambassador of Bangladesh, His Excellency Mr. A.F.M. Gousal Azam Sarker, a copy of Holy Mother Amma's speech "Cultivating Strength and Unity", along with the WEP catalog. This speech by Amma was given on the occasion of the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Center in Delhi. Swami Vivekananda hailed from undivided Bengal.
WEP goes to Uppsala University, Sweden's Ivy League
WEP People's Distributor Therse Soderberg at the WEP book table at Uppsala University. Students at the university were attending talks by Indian Ambassador H.E. Nazareth (Retd), organized by Professor Brian Palmer and Pax et Bellum.
Poetry Reading February 28th Stockholm, Sweden
On Tuesday, February 28, 20:00 - 8:00 PM Dr. P. K. Willey and Therese Soderberg will be participating in a cultural event, reading a selection of their original poetry, at Tellus, in Stockholm, Sweden. Tellus tells us (no pun intended) that:
Earth Ethics and Pranaam reach the Iron Lady of Manipur
In the wake of the recently famous anti-corruption activities and use of the Fast by Anna Hazare, many in the world are still unaware of Irom Sharmila Chenu of Manipur, often called the Iron Lady by the media for her singular perseverance. Since 2000, Irom Sharmila has been on an indefinite Fast in Manipur. Her use of the Fast began shortly after a brutal massacre of innocent citizens by the armed forces in control of Manipur. Irom took this drastic step with the blessings of her Mother, in response to her conscience and as a petition and prayer, to see the senseless violence in her country stopped, and the laws that allow it to continue, changed. For over 11 years now, she has been arrested, force fed, re-arrested, as an attempted suicide case by the government.
Wisdom Cannot be used for Profit - Holy Mother Amma
Earlier this year in February 2011, Holy Mother Amma talked to us about our books.
While we talked, she said that we are the only ones here in Amritapuri that she has allowed to start a publishing business. She encouraged us to get our books into other mainstream bookstores in addition to Mata Amritanandamayi Math. She also said "Wisdom should be given; it cannot be made into a business." She re-iterated this on July 30th 2011 at Amritapuri, saying that our books hold spiritual knowledge, and cannot be used for profit-making ventures.
Global Work Party 10-10-10 in Amritapuri
Earth Ethics members are organizing events for 350.org's Global Work Party. You can RSVP, or see the announcement at http://www.350.org/10-10-10-amritapuri. We will be doing a Backwater Cleanup drive to get rid of plastic and other non-biodegradable waste in the morning, and will have screenings of environmental documentaries in the afternoon and evening.
Have a look at the poster after the jump...
Independence Day Message, 2010
The following is an excerpt from Dr. P.K. Willey's book Earth Ethics of M. K. Gandhi, with teachings from Holy Mother Amma: an Introduction.
