Prefects and Functionaries Seminar, Manapakkam, India - October 2010
Seminar on Character Development for functionaries
A seminar on ‘Character Development’ was held at the BMA, Chennai from the 9th to the 12th October. It was attended by all the functionaries of the Mission in India: the Working Committee Members, the Zones-in-charge of all Zones, the Centres-in-charge of several Centres as well as other functionaries, totalling to one hundred participants.
Revered Master inaugurated the seminar on the 9th morning by conducting a satsangh for the participants followed by thought provoking talk in which he challenged the usual ideas relating to character, religion, and tradition. Over the three days, from 9th to 12th, there were seven sessions of presentations by selected speakers, covering a wide gamut of topics relating to Character Development. The participants formed smaller groups and worked together to contemplate and ideate on themes relating to Character. On the 12th afternoon, each group made a presentation regarding its deliberations.
The seminar concluded on the 13th morning, with Sister Anuradha Bhatia summarizing the participants’ feedback and feelings. This was followed by Revered Master delivering yet another profound message, and a satsangh. All in all, the seminar was an intense exercise of the heart and the mind, with our Revered Master keenly watching and listening to every session over the entire duration of the seminar.
- Inaugural talk on October 9, 2010
- Closing talk on October 12, 2010
