Introduction
Yoga and Meditation
Retreats 2 to 5 days
Retreat
Introduction Retreats
Introduction Retreats
Initiation
Yoga and Meditation
3-day Retreats
Jnana
Knowledge of the Self
3-day Retreats
Bhakti
Devotion
3-day Retreats
Kaayena Vaacaa
Manase[a-I]ndriyair-Vaa
Buddhy[i]-Aatmanaa Vaa
Prakrteh Svabhaavaat
Karomi Yad-Yat-Sakalam
Parasmai
Naaraayannayeti Samarpayaami
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Meaning: Whatever I do with my Body, Speech, Mind or Sense Organs, Whatever I do use my Intellect, Feelings of Heart or unconsciously through the natural tendencies of my Mind, Whatever I do, I do all for others, I Surrender them all at the Lotus Feet of Sri Narayana
Manase[a-I]ndriyair-Vaa
Buddhy[i]-Aatmanaa Vaa
Prakrteh Svabhaavaat
Karomi Yad-Yat-Sakalam
Parasmai
Naaraayannayeti Samarpayaami
_______________________________________
Meaning: Whatever I do with my Body, Speech, Mind or Sense Organs, Whatever I do use my Intellect, Feelings of Heart or unconsciously through the natural tendencies of my Mind, Whatever I do, I do all for others, I Surrender them all at the Lotus Feet of Sri Narayana
The Spiritual Process
Reflection on being on a Spiritual Retreat
Spiritual Retreat – Moving Towards the Sublime!
- When there is a close observation of the mechanisms of what appears to be casual in its origin, it is Spiritual Retreat!
- When attention is freed from the mechanisms of what appears to be casual and remains at the origin, it is “returning home"!
- When the observation merges with the observer, it is the Supreme Realization! Pure Joy! Totality!
Going for a Spiritual retreat is to surrender to what is Highest in you. In terms of personality there may be several motivations: rest, relax, seeking answer for the questions and of the material life or the spiritual life, the deepening of practice ... but in reality has nothing to do with it ... Making a spiritual retreat is to surrender to the fire of the will of Self-Realization! In the silence, all your illusions emerge ... the challenge? To stay in the stillness, in silence! Personality is the misconception, the interface in the dream, for the dream. The desire to make a spiritual retreat is the desire to awake from the dream. When the fire of this desire arises, the person must surrender to this fire and stay on it. For those who have never had that moment of spiritual retreat, and want to come here in the Ashram, need to understand that everything here that you will encounter serves this purpose, the Spiritual Retreat. Possibly you will find a world completely different from anything you have ever met. The key is adapting and Surrender. It is normal to have a lot of expectations about what you will experience, the mind needs to feel in control at all times, although the obvious remains obvious that there is no control, yet the need remains. Bring your questions yes, brings all that, but come with an open mind, I assure you that it will not be like you expected, but if you give yourself to what you find here, it will be much better than you could ever imagine. A spiritual retreat is a solemn moment, of work, surrender, silence. It is in this stillness that all your illusions/suffering dissolve. In the beginning there will be a need to get out of silence, out of stillness, to socialize your way out of it, to continue seeking attention, affection, understanding, but if you can cut it all, and remain in stillness, you will know a glory never before experienced. If you want to know more about spiritual retreat read the text below " The mind seeks knowledge, the heart seeks the Truth". Narayana