Category: Ashram
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Ammas visit will be like Hanukkah
Between the 3rd and 8th of December 2009 Br. Shubamrita paid his fourth annual visit to Israel. Public programmes were held in the cities of Tel Aviv, Pardes Hana and for the first time in Netiv Halamed Hey, a Kibbutz (community) near Jerusalem. An Integrated Amrita Meditation course was held in Tel Aviv, with nearly…
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Weekend retreat in Nagano
17 – 18 October 2009 Nabekura Plateau is within the prefectural boundaries of Niigata and Nagano prefectures in Japan. This plateau is home to 100 year old Buna trees in a primordial untouched natural forest. Buna trees are also called Japanese beeches which are native to Japan, where it is widespread and often one of…
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Navagraha Homa in Kenya
Navagraha Homa is recommended for all and is an extremely useful & beneficial Homa, since its worship strengthens benefic planets & increases their positive influence and pacifies malefic planets & neutralizes their negative effect. This homa was conducted by Br Shantamrita at the Amrita Watoto Boma, the orphange, on 1st November 2009. A beautiful white…
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Sw. Purnamritananda holds pgms in Japan
Weekend Retreat in Mt. Fuji 3 Oct 2009 Swami Purnamirtanandaji’s retreat was held on the shore of Lake Saiko, one of the 5 scenic lakes at the base of Mount Fuji. In an area boasting some of the most pristine forests in the country, greenery and wildlife abound, and provide an ideal environment for people…
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Gurupurnima at Amritapuri
When Gurupurnima was celebrated at Amritapuri on 7 Jul 2009 Swami Turiyamritananda is perfoming Guru Paduka puja
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Taking Charge of Life in Kenya
Br. Shubamrita visited the Republic of Kenya from February 5th to 13th 2009. More than 350 guests attended the public talk, bhajans and meditation led by Br. Shubamrita held at the Oshwal High School Auditorium, Nairobi on February 7th evening. The topic on which he spoke, “Take Charge of Your Life,” was well received by…
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Finding inner silence in Botswana
Br. Shubamrita Chaitanya visited Gabarone, Botswana from February 2 to 4th 2009. A public programme was held at the residence of a devotee on the 3rd evening. Br. Shubamrita addressed the gathering on the topic- “Finding the Inner Silence”. Among the guests who attended the programme was Mr. V.N. Hade, Indian High Commissioner to Botswana.…
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Global Voice to Eastern Wisdom
Cambodia, 12 February 2009 Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya attended “Giving Global Voice to Eastern Wisdom,” a Hindu-Buddhist Summit organized by the Global Peace Initiative of Women. The Summit was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and was co-chaired by Sangha Raja Bour Kry of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Swami Dayananda Saraswati. The stated aim of the…
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Ancient Wisdom in Today’s World
Guam, 29 January 2009 Br.Shantamrita Chaitanya spoke at the University of Guam on the topic “Ancient Wisdom Applied in Today’s World.” He said “there is a whole wisdom tradition that really exists all over the world that we should not consider irrelevant. There are many different ways of looking at ancient wisdom, spiritually, from a…
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Br. Shubamrita’s visit to Mauritius
From January 22nd to February 2nd Br. Shubamrita Chaitanya visited the island of Mauritus to give talks, conduct pujas and hold a meditation course. He was welcomed by a large number of devotees from the various communities of the island: Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, and of religions- Hindu, Muslim, Creole and Chinese. Br. Shubamrita also paid…