Violence in Pune

Many yogis all over the world can personally relate to the bombing in Pune last Saturday. The blast took place in the German Bakery, a popular spot for visitors to the nearby Osho Ashram. Like so many other travelling yogis, my uncle Jonas has been to that café. Among the 10 persons killed was Nadia, an Italian woman who was well known in Chiang Mai and who has taken yoga classes here with my uncle.

The picture was taken from an Osho website dedicated to Nadia.

Terrorist violence may not be personal in itself, but every victim has a web of social connections that will be personally affected. Terrorist violence may strike at more or less random places, but all the people who has once set their foot in a place has an emotional relation to it.