October 15, 2009
Japan
A talk was organized with the theme of “Warai to Kokoro,” or “Laughter and Heart”. Gurudev began his address by saying:
“India and Japan have had a long-standing relationship. In fact I would say the whole world is one family whether it is America, Europe, Japan, or India.There is a saying in India that says ‘The World is one family’.
Matsuda San concluded the meeting by remarking, “When I visited India, I found many people who like Japan. However, not many people in Japan know much about India.
They know about IT, turbans and curry, but they have not understood the heart of the people. Gurudev shared that heart with us”.