Mata Amritanandmayi Satsang

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About Mata Amritanandmayi Satsang

Mata Amritanandmayi Satsang in line with UNT’s focus on interdisciplinarity, this project aimed to combine the disciplines of philosophy and religion studies and applied anthropology. As the worldviews of a community towards the environment are greatly influenced by its religious traditions, Dr. Jain’s project explored the connections between the religious traditions of local Hindus and Jains and their environmental practices. In addition to providing a detailed ethnographic survey of local Hindu and Jain temples, he intended to also help these organizations become more environmentally sustainable, informed by my study of the carbon footprint and energy usage at the temple sites. Dr. Jain leveraged existing collaborations with NGOs, such as Green Faith, who are eager to provide their “green” technologies and services to the places of worship in DFW and beyond.