Discussion on 'Appa and the work of MSS'
- sincerity |
- service |
- self-giving & sacrifice |
- personal effort & energy |
- money; wealth; prosperity |
- intuition; insight; illumination |
- humility & vanity |
- Solving problems |
- Social Development & Evolution |
- Service to Mother & MSS |
- Karmayogi & his work |
- India |
- Human Nature, Divine Nature & Culture |
- Fear, Anger, Guilt, Shame & other reactions |
- Family & raising children |
- Consecration & Surrender |
- Consciousness approach to management
Date:
August 9, 2020
Speaker(s):
Mr. Garry Jacobs
Video Recording:
Notes:
- Appa did not want his pictures taken
- Mother’s response to Garry’s letter in 1971
- What would Appa want us to achieve through MSS?
- Appa wanted to take Mother to people of TamilNadu
- Appa’s work on Indian Development - Ramapuram and Education - the yoga of society
- Appa’s original contributions - Consciousness approach to management, Character of Life
- Work Appa did with World Academy and Life Divine
- Appa was the living embodiment of what it means to not act from the ego
- Prime Minister visits Appa
- Appa’s principle of life - To not be in the way - To help people realise Mother
- Professor Govindarajan’s rise at Annamalai University with Appa’s interest, Dhanasingh’s, Nandagopal’s, Kalyanasundaram’s progress and MS. Swaminathan’s progress and Appa’s special attention to Raji
- Appa related to the person - whatever be the caste, position, poverty
- Appa’s interest in Dhandapani made him rise and Appa never claimed credit and used sarcasm
- Appa recognised and appreciated Garry just enough for encouragement. Sukumari’s anecdote on parenting
- Appa cures Padmanabhan’s father, Adi, Manibhai Patel, Deborah, Garry’s father
- Neyveli strike ended forever after Appa’s direct involvement, Consciousness approach to Management at Manibhai’s factory
- Ashok’s homeschooling and Priya Mahesh’s anecdote on surrender