This tiny Ashram is nestled in the base of the mighty Himalayan mountains just outside of Dehra Dun in the state of Uttaranchal. It borders China to the North and Nepal to the South. The landscape is take your breath away, bring tears to your eyes beautiful. The Ashram sits on a rise overlooking the Yamuna River and an extremely wide (2 football fields) river basin of polished rock. Cows, goats, donkey and horses graze in the lush fields boarding the basin and drink from the pristine waters of the Yamuna. Across the basin lies a small village rising above green fields and protected on three sides by the mountain range.If it weren't for the view I might not have made it! The schedule here is rigorous:
4:30 - 5:30 am - Meditation
6:30 am - Breakfast
7:00 am - Seva (Service)
9:00 - 10:00 am - Meditation
11:00 - 12:00 pm - Satsang
12:00 pm - Lunch
3:30 - 4:30 pm - Meditation
4:45 pm - Tea
6:30 - 7:30 pm - Meditation
8:00 pm - Dinner
Besides all the meditation we also take our meals on the floor and by day 3 my knees were groaning. No toilet paper allowed. Bucket baths only. Hot water available at 6:30am only. No laundry service. Please wash your clothes in the dirty canal water that the entire village uses across the street. Oh my God, I'm paying for this! But I must admit that once I settled into a routine, including smuggling toilet paper into the bathroom, I quite enjoyed the place.
Miss you all. Sending you Light and Love.
8 comments:
Sounds good/awful. I love your qualified verdict: "I quite enjoyed the place" [that "I'm paying for"!!] Your smile looks a wee bit forced,but for all that---it sounds as if the beauty of the landscape is beyond words.
I still marvel at your wordsmithing. I hope you continue writing when you get home. You have an incredibe way with words--arranging them in a manner that is short,sweet,strong, and draws the reader in--just amazing.
Hello, I don't know if you're checking this but I'm planning a trip to India and would love to stay at Sadhana Kendra Ashram. It's impossible to find any information on this area. If you have any thoughts or advice - like how to get there - please email me at tahneeperry@gmail.com
Eternal thanks
Tahnee
There are two sides to a coin.On my first visit my feelings were similar.But come again if you are a sincere seeker of truth this is the right place.You will fall in love with the place with all its rules and regulations. Anyone desirous of going there can take a train to Dehradun from Delhi and a taxi to the ashram or bus to vikasnagar. I highly recommend anyone who is a sincere seeker to pay a visit if you come to India.
Hi, if you are really interested in spirituality or meditation, you can try a course in Vipassana Meditation. Training centers are all over the world. For complete information go to DHAMMA.ORG
WITH LOVE FROM
parminder
i love my ashram
i dont live without it
every thing is beautiful in my ashram
these teach us how to meet th my god
and swami ji jaise koi nahi
is dunia main sab kuch acha ho sakta hain par mere liye iske bine kuch nahi. neha
agar aap is jannat ko dekho ge to aap sochoge ki hamne swarag dekh liya
dharti par agar swarag hain to yahi hain'
agar ye nahi dekha to kuch nahi dekha
plz come in the ashram and see that how beautiful it is!
Though chandra swami ji is not in physical body he permeates the whole universe and listens to the prayer of each devotee and to this day he performs miracles. i luv my god swami ji.
sidharth sharma
jammu
Sidharth, do you mean that Chandra Swami is no longer with us?
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