This Ashram Journey seeks to offer participants a deep experience of the Contemplative Way as lived in several historic ashrams in South India.
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South
India Ashram Journey
January
21 - February 3, 2011
Diverse Journeys
and LUX World Travel offer various opportunities for experiencing the culture and spirituality of South India.
We are excited to present this spiritual journeys to India,
and Dr. Meath Conlan invites you to join him for an extraordinary
journey to South India, a journey which will certainly deepen your
own personal understanding as a whole.
An
exclusive tour designed for six travelers, only $2828
pp
“Our journey to India confirmed that there was a gradual awakening, taking place over time; showing itself most clearly in Father Bede’s Shantivanam Ashram. As soon as I arrived, I knew this was the place for me; a sense of home and well being. Our small journey became a sign for a much larger, lifetime journey: to the heart of life. I thank
Meath Conlan for his role in this, and the valiant small group who journeyed. Gratitude for you all: for laughter and play and merriment along the way. Love, JIM”
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Diverse Journeys and LUX World Travel offer various opportunities for experiencing the culture and spirituality of South India. We are excited to present a number of spiritual journeys to India, and Dr. Meath Conlan invites you to join us for an extraordinary journey to South India, a journey which will certainly deepen your own personal understanding as a whole.
Meditation and Quiet Reflection
Our tours have a unique combination of cultural and spiritual experiences in one of the friendliest and most relaxed regions of the world. Yes, there’ll be time for shopping among the
colorful bazaars and markets throughout the journey. But there will also be plenty of time for solo and group meditation as well as quiet reflection.
For most days, there will be opportunities for inter-religious learning as well as Deep Relaxation (yoga nidra), and Meditation (Dhyana).
Sacred Spaces and Friendships
In India every day is special and potentially exciting. The ordinary, everyday
colors, sounds, tastes and smells of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, or the Northern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh, when experienced with a few others, provide terrific opportunities for building lasting friendships.
Talks and Discussion
As participants on these spiritual journeys are mostly adults, there will be opportunities for general sharing (on a completely voluntary basis) so that individuals may grow in new knowledge and integration.
Daily Inter-faith Readings: from the Christian Mystics and Desert Tradition, Abishiktananda, Jules Monchinin, Bede Griffiths, the Tamil Mystical Poets, the Upanishads, Baghavad Gita. For those interested, Meditation in the tradition of Centering Prayer. Individual Spiritual Direction available throughout this retreat-journey.
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Dr. Meath Conlan Australian-born, Meath has wide experience of diverse cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. His mentor and friend of many years was the late Bede Griffiths, an English Benedictine, who, for over thirty years, resided in and taught at Saccidananda Ashram, Shantivanam, in South India. Through him, Meath’s outlook and sensitivity expanded to embrace a tolerant and inclusive understanding of all philosophies and spiritual traditions.
