Visiting
“To find your Higher Self, lose yourself in the service of others.”
Ashram life
We ask that all visitors be involved in the ashram life and be an active part of our community. Our ashram holds an open, loving atmosphere of diverse individuals who function much like a spiritual family. We eat, chant, meditate, sing, work, and play together. We seek to preserve these vibrations, and humbly ask that you be open and willing to share in the daily life of the ashram with us.
If you are not at all interested in spiritual life or spiritual practices, then this may not be the right place for you. Previous yoga and meditation experience is not necessary, as long as you come with an open mind and heart.
An ashram is a place where you come to work on yourself internally and externally.
The ashram is a quiet place for your own sadhana (spiritual practice), in a community of people dedicated to a simple life of service. “Simple living and high thinking.”
This is not a beach holiday. Gokarna's beaches are 15 minutes away, but life here follows the ashram's rhythm. Please read this site and decide if it suits you.
Sustainable living
We are aiming for sustainable living (learn how to live simply), agriculture (organic and eco-friendly) and housing. Strictly no poisons or artificial fertilizers.
We are aiming for 100% self-generated power, eg. solar, wind, gobar, Bengal boiler water heating, solar lights, and chargers.
Please note
We live in a small, culturally conservative village. Please wear loose, comfortable clothes that cover your shoulders, chest and knees; men wear a shirt at all times. Please avoid tight or revealing clothing. A kurta with pyjama pants suits ashram life for both men and women, and can be made here inexpensively. When you go out to the village or to town, please dress the same way.
