Amazing morning. It felt like I passed my first spiritual exam. There were five temples making up the complex. One was accessed by a walk out through the rice fields. The workers were friendly and curious. Nice to have a context for the pathway of rice production. The temple was clean, simple, in nature, quiet, and empty. What a nice welcoming atmosphere. I was alone and felt at home to sit without disrupting too many rules. Some people came and went, but I stayed with the feeling of being at Gurudev's feet. An hour passed, puja was carried out and as I was preparing to leave when one of the priests was kind and enthusiastic to show me around--and encouraged photos. How lovely since many of the places we visit don't allow photos.
Is this real? I am sitting in an authentic ashram, in India, and meditating. Less than two years ago this would not have been a possibility. The priests appeared to take me seriously, they didn't ask for money, and were proud of their ashram. What a joy.
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| Entrance to main temple. |
Mayapur is located on the banks of the Ganges river, at the point of its confluence with the Jalangi, near Navadvip, West Bengal, India, 130 km north of Kolkata ...
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| Rice fields |
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| Planting rice |
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| One of five temples |
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| View out one of the windows |
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| Priest from the past |
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| Priest from the past |
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| Current priests |
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| Proud of the garden |
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| Garden |
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| View over the wall towards the river |
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| Special bush I was specifically shown |
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| Entrance heading out to the path between the rice fields |
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| Still hard at work |
(Short video while sitting in the temple.)
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