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The Svami Gitananda Ashram was founded in 1984 by Yogasri Svami Yogananda Giri. The name of Ashram, “Svami Gitananda Ashram” is dedicated to the Teacher of Svami Yogananda, Puja Paramahamsa Maharaj Yogashiromani Purnacarya dr. Svami Gitananda Giri, who did his best to propagate yoga and the Hindu culture, by teaching to students coming from every part of the world.
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Svami Yogananda - fondatore del Svami Gitananda Ashram - a seguire immagini dell'ashram |
ASHRAMA= Sanskrit term meaning the hermitage of a master, a rishi. It also means the four phases of life according to Hinduism.
The Ashram is the ideal place to get in touch again with nature and to revitalise our energies, it is a spiritual place born with the aim to facilitate and help the human being during his journey of inner research.
Meditation, inner tranquillity, mental perspicacity, respect for individual, animal, thing, and service are the essence of dharma in Ashram. Anybody, who can be an ashramita, a devotee, a random visitor, a studious or a seeker of knowledge, must understand the tradition, the principles and the discipline of Ashram, by practising, reflecting and respecting its principles with honesty and without prejudices. It is important to understand that God is everywhere, but expresses himself more in certain places. Holy places, pilgrimage places, temples, Ashram etc., are permeated with divine power developed by meditation, holy mantra, by the presence of siddha yogi and muni.
Those who live permanently in such places, or those who stay there even for short periods, with a devoted mind, respectful and receptive, are enveloped and nourished by such spiritual power. The character of every place is constantly shaped by its inhabitants and, through the interaction, the place and its inhabitants adjust themselves to each other for a mutual influence. In Ashram people talk about God, think of God, and act according to His divine will: any action, thought and word are, and must be, directed to the sadhana and the main ideals supporting them.
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An Ashram is always a place where there is a yogi living in it, a siddha or a sage; there is no difference between the Teacher who lives in the Ashram and the Ashram itself. Students and disciples live, even for short time, beside a Teacher, in order to live a yogic life, to purify themselves, both physically and mentally, to discipline themselves and develop awareness. That happens in a place which has been conceived on purpose with the intent of creating the ideal conditions, favourable to the progress of those who aim to realise their true nature.
In fact, the Ashram is the place where the true Hindu tradition lives, but it is especially a place rich of the power and energy coming from the presence of a Teacher and his tradition. Anybody who is interested in spiritual research, yoga or the different disciplines of the Indian culture, can visit or stay in the Ashram. Also for the people who have only recently started practising yoga or simply would like to spend a period of time away from the usual routine, the Ashram offers its complete availability to teach the different aspects of the spiritual disciplines. Beauty, joy, awareness are the true spiritual nature of every creature, beyond any religion and belief. An Ashram is a place where people look for and can find their own freedom.
The Divine is the great real guru who compassionately manifest Himself in the line of the teachers. |
