SAI LENDI BAUG

Dear All, Greetings from SAI ANUGRAHA.

Global Warming – A threat

Global Warming, a big threat to the world. The effects of climate change such as melting glaciers and climatic extremes are felt already in various parts of the world. The only way forward is by acting responsibly.

The one who should feel responsibility is HUMAN-HUMAN-HUMAN.

How can we help conserve natural resources and reduce our carbon footprint and save our MOTHER – EARTH??????

In India, we strongly believe and practice the concept of “MATHRU DEVO BHAVA” i.e. we treat mother as GOD. In Hindu mythology we consider EARTH as BHU DEVI or BHU MATA means GODDESS/MOTHER. In Greek Mythology, they used to treat EARTH as GODDESS named GAIA or GAEA. Our ancestors gave much importance to EARTH and treated it as GODDESS/MOTHER which in turn were blessed by the NATURE.

Ever stopped to wonder if it’s time to save our MOTHER EARTH, but not been able to understand how???? While we search for ideas and solutions we should follow the ancient saying "VRIKSHO RAKSHATI RAKSHITA HA" which means "You protect the trees and the trees will protect you".

SAI ANUGRAHA is coming with new initiative called "SAI LENDI BAUG". This name is taken from "LENDI BAUG", a garden in SHIRDI.

LENDI BAUG: Lendi Baug is the garden in SHIRDI where Sai Baba everyday spent some time morning and evening and watered the plants. BABA highlighted the importance of GO GREEN in 19th century itself by planting so many trees in this Lendi Baug. A lamp is kept burning under a pepal tree, which is said to have been planted by Baba.

A tree that lives for 50 years is worth of 33lakhs.

• Generates INR 5.3lakh worth of Oxygen.
• Recycles INR 6.4lakh worth of soil fertility.
• Facilitates INR 6.4lakh worth of soil erosion control.
• Creates INR 10.5lakh worth of air pollution control.
• Provides INR 5.3lakh worth of shelter for birds and animals.
• Provides flowers and fruits.

Other Benefits of planting a tree

• Trees make life nicer. It has been shown that spending time among trees and green spaces reduces the amount of stress that we carry around with us in our daily lives.
• Hospital patients have been shown to recover from surgery more quickly when their hospital room offered a view of trees.
• Even though you may own the trees on your property your neighbors may benefit from them as well.
• Through careful planning trees can be an asset to your entire community.
• Tree lined streets have a traffic calming effect, traffic moves more slowly and safely.
• Trees offer many environmental benefits.
• Trees help clean our air.
• Stops Desertification
• The root system draws water to the surface
• Regenerates the soil
• Increases land's productivity
• Improves Agricultural practices
• Off-sets CO2 levels, counteracting Climate Change
• Creates Shelter
• Counteracts Deforestation

We expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that we can do, or any kindness that we can show to any fellow creature, let us do it now; let us not defer or neglect it, for we shall not pass this way again. You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give. Let us give something to our MOTHER EARTH.

If you like this idea and want to be part of this "SAI LENDI BAUG" initiative, SAI ANUGRAHA requests you to share your birthday and marriage day details to mrkkishore@saianugraha.orgkeeping aravindkiran@saianugraha.org in CC.

We wish you on your special days and at the same time remind you about sapling plantation as well.

Here are few simple things you can do to help stop GLOBAL WARMING...see how much CO2 emission you save doing them. All these are possible...it just requires willingness from your part to save the planet. Try to follow minimum 1.

• Replacing one incandescent light bulb with a CFL will save 70 KGs of CO2 a year.
• Walk, cycle, car-pool or take public transport more often. You will save 1 KG of CO2 for every 3.5km you don't drive.
• You can save 1080 KGs of CO2 every year by recycling just half of your household waste.
• Keeping your tyre inflated properly can improve mileage by more than 3%. Every litre of petrol saved keeps 3 KG of CO2 out of atmosphere!!
• Simply turning off your TV, DVD player, Stereo, Air Conditioner and Computer when you are not using them will save you thousands of KGs of CO2 a year.
• Use water sparingly. Do not waste Water.
• A single tree will absorb 1 TON of CO2 over its lifetime.
• Using your own cloth bag instead of plastic or paper bags reduce waste and requires no additional energy. Not buying unnecessary (more than you need) helps save the economy, energy and the environment.

Let each and every SAI ANUGRAHA family member/well wisher take an oath of planting 1 sapling on their Birthday/Marriage day/important day in their life and preserve this beautiful and irreplaceable world for future generations.

Thanks & Regards,

SAI ANUGRAHA
Shradha-Saburi
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