IN TEXAS, USA

Beloved Rups,,

Alima here.... from the deep south in Austin Texas. So very beautiful as I look at the website now........ thank you..thank you,..... thank you.

I heard the news just before disappearing into a group,.....way out in the wilderness.
Disha was there all week end..... a flame on the altar.... shared with all the women...
dancing with us, praying with us, touching into the silence..... and I happened to have her song....‘How long must I wait.’... which I used in a farewell ritual.
She and Osho were so very much present.

It was such a blessing to feel her so close whilst I was so far away from
Samasati, from home.
And yet to feel her so at home inside of me.

She was and is a ray of light in my life, an angel of prayer and unconditional
love
in the Path of Love work , and a treasured member of the Samasati
community.
She so loved her home and her garden and her beloved Bhakta... and most
recently, her dog.
The last time I saw her was welcoming her new dog..... laughing on her
lawn about our growing canine family. She was glowing... and must have
known
then she was pregnant.

The first time I connected with her was in Central Records as we used to call it,
in Poona One, 1979. I remember being struck by her warmth and twinkling
aliveness... looking very much then as she did today.... the same recognisable
preciousness ..... like the dew on a lotus flower..

Beloved dish

thank you for your heart
that jewel that shone so brightly
the love that showered unconditionally

the heart from the heart of Osho,
filled with his fragrance
blessed with his song

thank you for your life
that brief flame that lit our world that tender exhuberance that touched us all

the life from the source of Osho
devoted to his truth, to the love
that connects us all

Your dissolving enriches my soul

Farewell my love....... see you soon

alima

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AUSTRALIA

Beloved Disha,

Goddess, Angel, Friend, Neighbor, and Mother to be...may you glide
gracefully in the afterlife as you always traveled in this realm with trust,
gracefulness, passion, and majestic love. I sit on my front deck and feel
the loss of your presence right across the road. I also honor Bhakta's love
and devotion in every single moment since this crazy ride began last
Thursday morning. He has been so generous with sharing his love - you, with
all of us.

Blessings,
Amira

AUSTRALIA

So many friends flowing with their love and connection from around the world brought together by our gorgeous sister Disha.
Disha you lived a life so full and so much love that you have opened my heart wider with your passing, to feel the love from so many friends that I haven’t heard from in so long is just so beautiful.
My love that I have for you will continue for the rest of my life as it has over the past 25 years.
Thankyou my love for knowing me and touching me.

Love till we meet again

Sambuddha

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AUSTRALIA

The tears are flowing, I keep seeing your smiles & joy, so full of life & love.
We spent many precious moments together in laughter & silence. Disha you gave so much, I received only love from you, I am richer for knowing you.
What a Spirit.
What an Angel.
What a Light.
Reading other’s love and seeing these photos are so.... so.... Heartfelt.
Disha you moved me in life and in your passing, and I find myself looking out at the ocean and questioning my self, and what is important. What a short life this is, and realising what we all shared, the love, opening my heart.
Here is a quote from Nanushka that I’d like to share.
“To mourn too long for those we love is self indulgent. But to honour their memory with a promise to live a little better for having known them, gives purpose to their life.....and some reason for their death.”
Disha
I thank you. I’ll see you in the ocean.
Always
Arvind

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Beloveds
We were in a Power of Love Group /Godess group in Devon when the news came through.
We stood in silence listening to a CD song of Disha.
Sunlight flooded our hearts,
love became the air we breathed
thank you Disha
good voyage

from
rashid

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AUSTRALIA

lovely little lightbeing
wonderously linking so many hearts
in your leaving...
your laughter disappeared
as has His little white shadow
and we left behind strangely fuller richer
more and more blessed....

Nirda

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GERMANY

Hello Disha,

Knowing you only by sight from many years in Poona - I keep seeing this picture of you walking through the ashram with this little smile around your face...

Reading the mails and feeling the love that is flowing back to you from friends all over the world is touching me deeply. It seems that in the midst of tears and sadness, your leaving opens hearts and hearts and hearts ... and in this we all meet, again and again.

Thank you for reaching out - on your journey home.

Bodhidharma

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SCOTLAND

Beloved Rupda

Thank you so very much for creating the website which has kept us all in touch so beautifully. Have spent the last few days in tears not only because of the departure of such a precious being but also at the outpouring of love from so many people around the globe. One more affirmation of how incredibly fortunate we are to have been with Osho. Has any group of people ever been able to experience such a deep loving connection of both joy and sadness? Because yes, we --or I, anyway-- have to feel sorrow at the loss of our beloved Disha but still I am deeply touched and comforted by the letters and expressions of love from so many people.

Having done PR for so many years I was very often asked (mostly in a hostile way) to explain how our commune, following Osho’s ideas, brought up children. I tried hard to explain that given love and freedom and the right surroundings a child will grow up naturally joyous, loving, creative, graceful, intelligent, meditative, overflowing with energy and able to live every moment totally. Each time I did this, I was fully aware that, without mentioning her name, I was describing Disha – because I felt that of all the beautiful kids in our commune, she was one of the most beautiful.

Disha, I have loved you dearly from the very first time I met you when you were a small child and although my tears flow at the thought that you are no longer around in all your beauty, I rejoice that I have met you and that a little bit of you will remain forever in my heart.

Nandan and Bhakta, I send you all my love and will be with you in spirit during Disha’s celebration this week.

My love, also, to our whole beautiful sannyasin community, Veena

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FRANCE

Hi Rupda,

First of all, thank you so much for having given us the precious opportunity to be together at a time like this.
What to say?
Yes, it does seem such an "untimely" departure and yet, I can't help trusting that Disha's soul must be smiling at us all - I saw two rainbows next to each other yesterday - hadn't seen that in such a long time...
And yes, it is a wake up call!
Disha, even though we were not close, your sweet words of wisdom are still with me in my heart. Thank you.
With love.

Saafalya

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NEW MEXICO USA

Hoping this message finds it's way to Disha's celebration...
It's been 12 years, but we cried as if we'd only seen lovely Disha yesterday..
May love speed you along, beautiful creature.
All love from Veetam and Gopa

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ISRAEL

to Nandan and Rupda.............Swee sweet beloved Disha.....So saddened to hear of you going away at such a beautiful time for you.......You are such and angel of light and beauty.....that was my first impression when i saw you in byron 1994 when you came to play with MIlarepa ans so gracefully gave a lift from Gondwana to byron,,,,,,I cant believe that i wont see you in this form again and not hear you beautiful voice that comes pouring out from such good and caring heart..........you sang for Buddhen last time you were in Pune...now please give him our love.....you will be so missed.........iknow that you are blessed though you leave so many aching heartstrying to grasp where you're gone.............Beautiful Disha.....so hard toto say good bye,but if the music of the spheres sounds like you ,then we are in good hands....so long angel of light....................all the love to Nandan and Bhakta........Ramadhan ....Israel

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GERMANY

Beloved Disha,
Iam in tears.....
First time we met you were about 12 years old..
i was always wondering about this strong and beautiful angel
surrounded by light and love
I saw you growing older in all this years,
laughing.singing... dancing... with you....
thank you for this moments of love we shared,
for your lifeloving approach,
for your open arms and heart..
in my heart there is aplace for you...little big angel..
i hope youre doing fine up there..or wherever....
iam whispering your name tonight,
and feel you feel my love for you.....
angel heart....hear you singing softly...hope you find what you were searching for......
i know youre strong, watching us and smiling..and yes,
you deserve all this love that is gathered worldwide for you, beauty!
i love you... flower of love..
Someday....
Love Rito

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GERMANY

Beloved Disha,
where ever you are,
all my love to you........

Stephan

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BOSTON, USA

Disha, you sweet angel,
I had not seen you in many years,
but your leaving the body puts me in
shock and tears.
Your smile opened my heart whenever you came by,
in Poona, in Munich...
So much love, such sweetness surrounding you.
May your dance be ecstatic,
May your light shine on us.
I am holding you in my heart,

Prageeta

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GERMANY

dear Rupda
thank you so, so much for setting up Dishas page! Thank you so much! My heart is with you! And Bhakta! And Nandan!!
We all are shocked here in Heidelberg/Germany! We are sitting in silence and prayer...
What a loss to the world!
Disha, you always touched me so much! your presence had filled me with joy and the longing! you stood by my side in times of great pain! The love in your voice penetrating me to my deepest core... it will never be forgotten! your love, your joy, your beauty! I still feel it all... even now... it is not gone... it is not gone... You have a huge place in my heart, beloved one! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Aviram

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BAY AREA, USA

Beloved Rupda,
Sending so much love and gratitude to you beautiful woman for the blessing that you are to all of us. Thank you so much!
The day we found out about Disha I lit candles and incense and played her CD. From the moment the music started I felt her spirit flying free and beautiful and in wonder. My heart said go Disha go and I felt the celebration of Existence in receiving her vast and beautiful Spirit. I held my beautiful 5 week old baby boy in my arms and we danced with her and for her and Bhakta and the Spirit of the child they conceived, and for Nandan.

Dish my friend,
You lived your life in such beauty, depth, grace and totality. I know that you must have been
ready and that it can only be perfect. I love you and celebrate you precious one!
My heart is with Bhakta and Nandan and those closest to her. Such a gift she was and what a
jouney to have to let her go so young.
I am in awe at how she has touched us all and brought us to together… a tribe spread around the
world united in love.
I am so grateful to remember and feel that.
Love,
Leena

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LOCATION UNKNOWN

Goodbye sweetie beloved Deesh
I know you haven't really gone anywhere, but still I'll miss you...
loving you
Peggy

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MINSK, BELARUS

dear rupda,
thank you so much for creating the site and posting those images.
I got a message about Disha over SMS from Germany here in Belarus (CIS)

We didn't know each other much with Disha.
But we shared two concerts of Tori Amos in Munich
in 1998 when we stumbled into each other in the concert hall and this June when we didn't see us but eMailed after.

She mentioned downloading some of my music and commenting on the cover of my cd...

we played music in poona few times and it was an honor for me and joy to be in a band with her...

i am not sure why am i writing this maybe because i want to join not just spiritually but formally too this family circle... I feel sad and keep reminding me that we celebrate everything...
i miss her...

much much love to you beloved Disha...

and to all of us...
hugs and hugs and hugs...
and ancient music flowing through the branches of ever peaceful trees...

atmo ravi

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Santa Fe'

Beloved Disha,
So many memory of you...tears laughter silence.
The candle you gave me for my birthday is burning for you now.
Once more you gave us a great gift,
The miracle of love.
In loving you, we all came together again,
You can fell our love all around,
Beyond the mind,
Beyond the body
Beyond countries.
The Commune became an alive global Sangha,
And nothing can never take this away from us.
Once more under the same sky, the caravanserai gathered in love ,around you
,
An eternal flame is burning with in us all together.
Your departure so unexpected has been a shock and a transformation...
A reminder of our love for each other...
Wherever we may be.
Ciao Bella, I love you x ever Waduda

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AUSTRALIA

The news of Disha's departure has been shocking & very, very sad. I can
still hear her beautiful warm voice. Dish - I love you and goodbye. Lots of
love to Bhakta & Nandan and all others who were close to her. Gy xxx

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HAWAII, USA

Angel of Love (AKA Disha),
I'm in utter awe in experiencing the beauty that you brought to this planet and the incredible ripple...... (maybe more...TSUNAMI) that leaving your body created in this sannyasin ocean.
I'm so deeply grateful to existence, Nandan and Osho to have made it possible for my path to cross with yours. Thank you with my whole being Disha...for being.

Madir

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GERMANY

Thank you Rupda for creating the space to share. I did not know Disha, yet I feel connected with her and with all of you. In the celebration we had here in Cologne on Saturday I felt sadness of saying goodbye (from the people who have known and loved her maybe) and also a dance of love sparkling around all of us. So beautiful to see how Disha went into the mystery. It's the place where I feel connected to that what is true in me. And the tears that I cry are not because I miss her as a person; they are for how often I avoid to live what I feel in me.
Am deeply touched by everyone writing. That brings tears too. What a circle we are. Heartfelt wishes to those who have been close to her.

Thank you Disha!
Shantamo

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LOCATION UNKNOWN

lots of love to disha,

i hope she has a peaceful life in heaven.
i'd love to meet your dog.
disha is a very very nice person
i would love to see her again but unfortunately i cant

from vanira

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LOCATION UNKNOWN

Thank you Disha for your generous smiles and bubbling energy

My heart is in tears, flowing over in one love.

Mariani

Dancing Butterflies

Fluttering

On the winds

They meet

In vibrant colours

Immersed in love perfume

Of everlasting flowers

A soundless dance

On rainbow light

Two butterflies embrace

A timeless touch

Fulfilled with joy

A gentle kiss

Of luscious taste

A subtle shift of air

Drifts wings apart

A flowing change

Of moment

Out of sight

One heart alive

In heaven’s endless dream

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LOCATION UNKNOWN

Thank you Rupda for bringing us all together.Didnt know her but she touched my heart.
Please put up this little picture, taken from a tv documentary of westdeutsche rundfunk.

Swami Sureshwar, Arnbruck, Bayrischer Wald.

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HOLLAND

Disha
By being with Rafia I had the opportunity to meet you and I will be
forever grateful. I was so impressed and inspired by seeing you embrace
all that was around you so happily and full of love.. Through that you
showed me what is possible in this life and how I could live it in a
better way. My memory of you could not be more beautiful. Thank you so
much sweet Disha..
Margriet

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BELGIUM

Beloveds around the world...
it is clear to me something special is happening for all of us and it is
felt in all the nooks and corners of the 'Osho universe'... I sent messages
to Bahkta, to Rupda, to Nandan.. I can't stop going back to both the
websites... I have a candle burning. I've received emails from friends I
hadn't heard of in a year or 2... I read notes on both the sites and see
messages from friends I haven't seen or heard of in years.. I look for those
I know personally and there are so many.

An amazing outpouring of love and reconnecting is happening as a consequence
of what happened to Disha... I must be the so maniest to express what we are
all feeling so strongly wherever we are on the planet.
I am getting this image of the planet and thousands of orange connecting
lines going around it, more and more of them as I am writing this..
Connecting lines of love... So good so beautiful, so beneficial..

What comes to me is that it is Disha's parting gift to us...

Beloved Disha,
wherever you are, I see you looking at all of it with a radiant, big
smile...
Thank you so much..
And thank you Osho.
I am filled with gratitude for all we have...
Love to all of you, all the friends I haven't seen or heard.
It does not matter, we are connected.

Home is where the heart is
My heart is with you
Narayani (the singing one)

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GERMANY

Dear Rupda,

thank you so much for putting up the site for Disha and giving the space to send some farewell words for her. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

Sweet, beloved Disha,

I'm in shock and sad about you leaving the body. It made me cry so deeply and my heart was touched. Even we have never been close friends you are in my heart.
I recognized you in Poona 1989 and from the first moment I saw you I loved you. How could one not love you. There were moments I wanted to be like you, so shining, celebrating life so joyful and being so sweet and tender. Beside comparison, which was and still is a strong teacher, it was as if you showed me something that is also in me. When you talked to me you touched my heart and there was no comparison or anything left but love and friendlyness, so simple.Thank you.

Once you said you love my singing and you also would love to sing. You did it and I can imagine how beautiful and total you were.
I can't believe that I didn't know that you were singing, I mostly saw you dancing. But when I saw the pictures of you singing it brought up all my postponed, not really lived fullness, richness and totality concerning music. I'm sad that you are gone, that I can't hear you singing and we can't sing together. Also I'm thankfull what you brought to me even now. Your music is reaching me now. I know you will keep remembering me to sing and live life as total as possible.
I can feel the love and grace you've spread by all the heartful words of thousands of people on the side. What a life. Now you are everywhere.

Thank you for being the way you are. I love you and all the others out there I don't know but feel connected with by you.

Tonight there will be a celebration for you and I will sing for you which makes me cry right now.

I love you, thank you
Shubhaa

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LOCATION UNKNOWN


disha,
i think i fell in love with within the first five
seconds of meeting you. something about you made my
heart melt. i remember thinking once ... "gee i
wonder if its really true that what you see in those
around you is truly a reflection of your own self. if
so, maybe that means that i have some of disha in me.
wow." seeing you tomorrow feels like one of the most
important days of my life .... i can't imagine what
those who spent each day with are feeling right now.
you are an angel deesh. thankyou for your
inspiriration to love and to be open. love and light.

libby

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UK

I have only known Bhakta via email/phone since August 31st 2005 and just wanted to say that although I didn't know Disha, after reading all these lovely words and seeing these pictures of her and her friends she must have been something extra extra special. I only heard her voice on her answer phone and regret that I could never meet her in person. Bhakta and I are will be doing a recording project together in the coming months and I want to dedicate the CD in her memory.

My prayers are with you Disha and Bhakta

Bobby from London, UK

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INDIA

Beloved Rupda,
Thanks so much for making the forum it's great for
Garimo and I to read and feel connected from way up
here in Manali! We are with all the friends in
Australia and round the world in spirit and in our
hearts. Special love to Bhakta, Nandan and all dear
friends back home at Samasati.

For Disha:

Beloved Disha
Precious one
Dear friend, courageous companion treading life's path
ever so lightly.
So bravely going deeper into the mystery.
Feeling you surrounded by golden light!
Loving sweetness may you abide in infinite love.

Ps It is really amazing that there will be readings
and pujas from the Tibetan bardo's happening every day
for 49 days in Sey Rinpoche's Gompa in Vashist near
here. The Gompa is the one that Disha and Rafia did a
retreat at some years ago. The readings will be done
by very experienced monks from the Drukpa Kargyu
lineage, all of them having completed 3 year long
silences! Ageha, Garimo, Smita and I went there today
and lit many butter lamps for Disha, visualising her
singing and dancing in bliss. This is to give her
positive energy and not to hold her back with feelings
of sadness and grief.

Yesterday a Powa was done for her by Drukpa Choegon
Rinpoche. He is an emanation of Vajrapani. His
Eminence-Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche is one of the lineage
holders in the Drukpa Kargyu lineage and is the 9
emanation of his lineage of incarnations
and was recognized at 3 years of age by H.H. the 16th
Karmapa. His previous lifetimes are traced back to
ancient India where he was the Lord Shakyamuni
Buddha´s disciple and personal attendanat, Ananda.

Most of this information goes over my head but I feel
that it is most fitting that Disha should get such a
send off!!

Sey Rinpoche and his monks are in Ladhak,the road &
bridges are down &
broken
at several points
but-that´s sort of normal

Yesterday i was up at 3.45,getting ready to drive to
Sarahbha,to see
Choegon Rinpoche
with my dear old friend,Thrinlay Chodon,she is now
teaching....
back from her tour in USA
...on her way to teach in Oz,in Dzongsar Khyntse´s
center,near Byron
anyway,iwas an magical coinsidense,that Thrinlay is
here now
giving me qualified advice
how to goabout Disha`s Bardo situation

we asked Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche to do the Powa for
Disha.
He is an emanation of Vajrapani,
His Eminence-Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche is one of the
lineage holders
in the Drukpa Kargyu lineage
Choegon Rinp. is the 9 emanation of his lineage of
incarnations
and was recognized at 3 years of age ,by H.H. the
16.Karmapa
His previous lifetimes are traced back to ancient
India
where he was the Lord Shakyamuni Buddha´s disciple and
personal
attendanat,Ananda.

so,we asked him to do the Powa for Disha.

Kullu-Manali is also considered to be a holy place of
Chakrasamvara
and so it was visited by Padmasambhava and many of the
great Mahasiddhas.

For the Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhist understanding
today is a very important day for Disha
as she is since 1 week in the Bardo

I will light many butterlamps in Sey Rinpoche´s Gompa
for Disha today
and have arranged with a very old tibetan lama &
meditator,who did a 3 year
retreat,do prayers and the big Bardo puja with all the
monks ,as soon as
they are back from Ladhak,
at the right day for Disha,

Disha beloved one,
Radiant light, gentle spirit,
Beacon of love, and joy and laughter,
Your presence lingers on,
In the hearts of those who loved you.
Your eyes in our minds eye
Will continue to call us
With the same flame of Truth
That our Master's eyes beckoned.

You lived your life so passionately,
so hard to believe you are gone.
I guess you were ready
I suppose it was your time.
How strange that I am still here
Having had so much time to prepare
For death, and what lies beyond.
And you, with so much life to live
Stepped so lightly from this body
and this realm of duality.

I know you are well precious angel
I wish you a gentle journey home,
all the way home, to the Light.

My love and gratitude goes with you

Rajyo

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LOCATION UNKNOWN

Faewell Beloved Angel Disha,

to travel with you and all the beloveds in this precious days is the most incredible gift you have given to my live right at this time.I feel gifted in my own personal process,and how you connect all this burning flames around the world is truly your big beautifull soul.Your cup is vastness,tender,so so tender........and Osho is whirling around.I feel His big beautiful play with you and all of us.Such a welcome............again ........In deep love with specially those who are really close to you,they will miss you the most painfully and sweet.Never let me forget  my heart,deeper and deeper,I want to carry you to help me,to remind me.Always........And whenever I sing,I will let your song come through,I promise.......it's the song of love and longing for the "Beloved".What a gift you are..........I'm burning in your Love......
Anugraha

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LOCATION UNKNOWN

Hi, I don`t know if I am wright here, I just wanted to say i am soo sad,still crying.. Dhisha was so beautiful, so natural, such a gift to everybody, she was so special and I send all my love for your famaly and friends, from the austrian mountains I will never forget you , you truely live in my heart.
Gitika

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AUSTRALIA

Disha,

You are love, beauty, kindness and caring.
You are laughter. dancing, smiles and hugs.
You are truth, honesty, compassion and clarity.

You are my very dear friend and I will miss you very much.

You lived your life so totally, embracing everything so completely. You have touched so many hearts. You are an absolute inspiration and I Love You.

Lots and lots of love from Heather.

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USA

Dear Rupda, thank you again for putting all this together so beautifully:

Beloved Disha,
Beloved Nandan,
Beloved Bhakta (I don't know if I have met you, but it doesn't matter)
Beloved Rafia,
Beloved Turiya,
Beloved Mareile (Varda)
Beloved All Friends of Disha

We are with you, celebrating ....., crying ... laughing .... and sitting in silence ....
embracing the ALL of it ...... We are with you

Words just can't say

Fly high, Disha, fly high, ....... let the earth touch the sky .............. (I hear the song now ...)

Thank you Disha Angel, thank you for everything! Be free, beloved bird, be free!!

All Love and Gratitude 
Maria (yes, your same old friend who wrote to you, Nandan, earlier today.)

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AUSTRALIA

Disha!!!

Have a great journey!!!

Love Yasha

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