The
World is One...there are many
people and nations.
Truth is One...taught by many religions.
God is One...with many names.
SAMADHI
HERMITAGE
Retreat Center
and
MEDITATION
CAVE
Tapasyalaya [Sanskrit] means
"place of retreat for yoga and meditation". In its strict sense, the
root
"tapasya" refers to deep meditation and various austerities used by
yogis
for self-purification to acheive enlightenment and liberation. A
solitary
place is usually sought out for such an undisturbed meditation retreat.
The Samadhi Hermitage Retreat Center, and the Samadhi
Meditation Cave, located in mountainous foothills of
New Mexico,
provide opportunity for a meditation retreat in the style of tapasya...
not austere, but as a place of retreat for superb stillness, solitude,
yoga, meditation and refreshment of one's life...with undisturbed
continuity.
Fruit trees, grapes, berries, vegetable and flower gardens, and cactus
are interspersed with areas for sitting, walking, meditation &
yoga...
all to provide sanctity, serenity,
natural beauty, organic food, and mindfulness (the cactus).
Throughout history, saints, sages
and yogis have gone to the mountains, the caves and the deserts for
their
meditation retreat. The deserts of New Mexico are high-elevation,
within
and surrounded by mountains, thus providing a superb climate (moderate
in all seasons), clean air, stillness, beauty, and an incredible sense
of personal expansion due to the expansive vistas. One truly expands as
far as they see...literally and figuratively.
When one is in the Samadhi
Meditation Cave, they are within the womb of Mother
Earth;
when one exits the cave for
whatever reason, there is an unexplainable sensation of newness, of
"being
a visitor" to the external world, and of temporariness to our precious
presence on this planet earth. Dwelling in our inner self, as we have
been
doing in the cave, becomes a very viable sensation when we step out of
the cave.
A meditative and spiritual retreat
in New Mexico can be a life-affecting departure from the norms of one's
material and physical world.
The Samadhi Hermitage Retreat
Center, is like an oasis amongst the greater oasis of New Mexico;
and certainly a nice taste of
India and the spiritual gifts India has provided and dwelled in for
centuries.
Photos of various saints are
found throughout the hermitage...gazing in their eyes is a meditation
in
itself.
In addition to the Samadhi
Meditation Cave there are beautiful areas on the
property for
meditative contemplation,
including a flagstone yoga deck,
fruit orchard and a mesa hillside with canyon on the property adjacent
to us.
Other services
provided by the
Hermitage:
(a) counseling and
support in
matters of health, diet, yoga, meditation, spiritual awareness &
awakening,
grieving, death, comparative theology, & proper relating;
(b) distribution of
various writings
by the founder or other hermitage associates;
(c) residence
quarters and basic
needs for a teacher (Monk), who will also function as caretaker and
manager
of the hermitage;
(d) charitable
assistance for
individual, family and village uplift in India, Sri Lanka, other Third
World Nations, and USA; and,
(e) any other chosen
contributions
to the spread of peace, health & well-being.
Previously known as
"World Citizens
for World Peace," the hermitage was established in the Santa Fe area of
New Mexico, in September, 1985, by the Founder and Monk,
Francis Ananda Love, under the
sponsorship of the World Citizens Foundation
(San Francisco). In 1994, the Samadhi Hermitage was established as an
independant
501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
.
From
1985-1994, principal activities were the construction of all
facilities,
creation of the fruit orchard, charitable services in India & Sri
Lanka,
counseling (mostly by telephone), and peace work through mailings of
spiritual
and peace oriented writings. The Cave
was constructed throughout 1991-92. Most of the work was done by
the founder,
with help donated by friends and visitors, and paid-for help from a
6-man
professional stonemason crew.
ananda@samadhihermitage.org
telephone: (505-473-3560)
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Projects of, or supported by,
the Hermitage
(your assistance will be appreciated):
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Mishra
Family, Haridwar area
We have been supporting
this wonderful family since 1990.
This page tells the history,
with photographs,
and also gives directions to
find "us."
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Sarubai
& her children, Ellora, India
Single Mom, Sarubai, and
her four children
"captured our heart" in
Nov. 2002.
History, and directions to
find "us."
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The Bliss Book -
Both families - 2003-4
This is a collection of
fantastic photo collages showing 1000 great
smiles and 2000 joy & love-filled eyes,
during Ananda's visit to our
Mishra and Sarubai
families, Oct. 2003-Jan. 2004
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The
2004-5
Bliss Book
Exquisite
photo collages of our
Blissful Mishra
Family
on our South India temple tour together;
and also, of Ananda with the
children served
by the Krishna Roy family "home turned into village service" ashram.
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Ellora Families Bliss
Book, Dec. 2004
Absolutely
Awesome photo collages of
Sarubai
and her beautiful children;
and also, the families of
brothers
Dinesh & Satish who help us with all matters pertaining to our aid
to Sarubai and her children. |
New - The 2005-6
Blissbook
Collages and single shots - a sampling of the blissful times with these
two precious families. More pics will be uploaded soon (August).
Please check back...for more great shots!
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who is also of great help to myself with the works of the Samadhi
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