Dear Friends,

Sri Vasudeva arrived safely from Brighton on Wednesday (5th October) afternoon, and after supper we held a fellowship session with our core group members, the enjoyment was certainly added to with the addition of Sanjaya playing his violin harmonizing with Narayani on the harmonium. It was one of the sweetest chanting evenings we have experienced for a long while.

Thursday October 6 our workshop started. Sri Vasudeva arrived at the one hundred year old Mission Church of St Francis, greeting everyone by saying he was very pleased to be with such an intimate group. He invited Sanjaya who was visiting us from London to give a brief violin recital.

Sri Vasudeva took us into a meditation, and followed it with a talk concerning the quality of silence, and our ability to maintain that silence within. We chanted together for a short while, with Narayani playing the harmonium and Sanjaya accompanying her with his violin. Our conversations with the Sri Vasudeva during our morning session were interactive, with one question/answer inviting another. This followed a similar pattern during the afternoon. Our group was smaller than usual, but so sweet, with most of us having met Sri Vasudeva when he has visited before, it was therefore a pleasure to welcome Annelies, (Sanjaya’s mother,) who travelled from Holland for the day to meet Sri Vasudeva for the first time.

All comments concerning the day were similar that “this was the best workshop ever”, and we thank our beloved teacher for taking the time to visit us once again, and we look forward to a return visit in the not too distant future!

Anne Critchard from the North of England.
On behalf of Blue Star Hampshire.