Visit of Sri Ganga Mira (April 12-14, 2017)
On April 12, 2017, Swami Atmananda and the Ashram community joyfully received a visit from Sri Ganga Mira, a long time friend of Swami Ji, who also personally knew Sri Swami Abhishiktananda and his disciple Sri Swami Ajatananda, from whom the Ashram takes its name. All those in attendance felt the warmth and love of her […]
Sri Swami Ajatananda Saraswati
The Self is neither born, nor will it ever die. He comes from nowhere and nothing emanates from it. Unborn, eternal, ever present, primordial, it doesn’t perish even when the body is destroyed. — Katha Upanishad I.2.18 The Spiritual Encounter with India Born in France on 10 May 1944, Marc had always felt an intense […]
Sri Swami Abhishiktananda
Everything has become clear. There is only the Awakening. All that is notional – myths and concepts – is only its expression. There is neither heaven nor earth, there is only Purusha [1], which I am… — Swami Abhishiktananda, Spiritual Diary, 1973 [2] The Call to India Swami Abhishiktananda (1910-1973) was born Henri Le […]
Sri Swami Chidananda Saraswati
All is divine. See all as divine. Knowing that all is divine, make your life divine. Live divinely. Lead the Divine Life and be free! — Swami Chidananda Swami Chidananda Saraswati was one of the prominent and most revered sages of India and the President of the Divine Life Society whose headquarters are at the […]
The Universal Prayer of Sri Swami Chandra Udasin
O Lord, Thou art absolute Existence, absolute Awareness, absolute Bliss, absolute Power, absolute Light, absolute Life and absolute Love. People call Thee by different names. They call Thee Om, Ishwara, Krishna, Christ, Hari, Rama, Allah, Buddah, Mahavira, Shiva, Adonai, Waheguru, Indra, Mother Bhagawati, and so on and so forth. A rose called by any other […]
Sri Chandra Swami Udasin
You are the ground of all existence. The whole world is like waves in an infinite Ocean of Consciousness. You are that infinite Consciousness. — Sri Chandra Swami Sri Chandra Swami Udasin was born on 5 March 1930, in the village Bhuman Shah, near Lahore (now in the Punjab Province of Pakistan). Since childhood, Suraj […]
The Universal Prayer of Sri Swami Shivananda
O Adorable Lord of Mercy and Love! Salutations and prostrations unto Thee. Thou art Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient. Thou art Sat-Chit-Ananda (Existence-Knowledge-Bliss). Thou art the Indweller of all beings. Grant us an understanding heart, Equal vision, balanced mind, Faith, devotion and wisdom. Grant us inner spiritual strength To resist temptations and to control the mind. […]
The Prayer of Sri Swami Chidananda
Glorious and Almighty Lord, beloved Father of humanity, God of love, compassion and grace, At Thy feet we offer our worshipful homage. Adorable Presence! unique Reality behind the impermanence of names and forms, Thou who art the all-pervading Divine Spirit, Thou who art within and without, above and below and all around; Thou who art […]
What Does an Ashram Stand for?
The word ‘ashram’ is derived from a Sanskrit root which means ‘full effort or dedication’. It is a place where spiritual seekers do collective intense sadhana to realize the Supreme Reality. Hence, meditation, one-pointedness of mind, self-inquiry, and inner stillness are the essence of ashram dharma. An ashram is distinct from a guesthouse, a holiday […]
In Memoriam of Sri Swami Magni Ram Shastri
Pujya Sri Swami Magni Ram Shastri Ji attained Mahasamadhi in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on 18 November 2016. Sri Swami Ji hailed from Rajasthan and was the Chela of Sri Swami Ram Kishore. After his studies in Swargashram (Rishikesh) and Haridwar, he obtained his Vedanta Acharya degree from the Sanskrit University of Varanasi. Sri Swami Ji spent […]