Daily Dipa Ma:
"When she first moved into her apartment complex, it was a pretty noisy and contentious place, with a lot of bickering, arguing, and yelling among the tenants, amplified by the open courtyard. Everyone knew every- one else’s business because it was being shouted back and forth all the time. Within six months of her moving in, the whole place had quieted down and people were starting to get along with each other for the first time.
Her presence, and the way she dealt with people— quietly, calmly, gently, treating them with kindness and respect, setting limits and challenging their behavior when necessary but out of concern for everyone’s welfare, not out of anger or simple desire for her personal comfort— set an example and made it impossible to carry on in the angry, contentious way they had before. It was the simple force of her presence: you couldn’t act like that around her. You just didn’t."
Below is a photo from the street outside Dipa Ma's apartment complex
(photo by Roy Bonney).
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