by Brahmacharini Prisha Your duty done You have gone, To your Father’s place flown, A votary now in His temple infinite. You are gone ahead To welcome us there Where all must meet And end our separation’s tear. – Paramhansa Yogananda, from “To the Memory of My Sister, Roma Sasi,” on her passing Memories of Tushtiji continue to warm our hearts … Read More

by Namita Raghav Recently the Retreat hosted an enthusiastic group of 18 youngsters and 8 teachers from Teach For India (TFI), an Indian NGO that is in turn part of a broad global education movement. The TFI retreat planners had 3 goals: Connect with nature and one another, Learn from nature and one another, and Celebrate the connections and lessons. The … Read More

In the Indian tradition, we have always observed that every spiritual organisation has an ashram away from humdrum city life. Around Pune we have the ashrams of Yogoda Satsanga Society and Chinmaya Mission, to name but a few in addition to our own. They all have centres in the city where people can come easily. What, then, is the need … Read More