LOOK INTO THE TRUTH OF RAM - THE TRUTH OF THE ETERNAL

Looking into the truth of all things. I SEE.
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SAYING GOODBYE TO ANANDA ASHRAM AFTER A 10 DAY STAY

Offerings, the holy word, and the journey.
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Devotees enjoy a last hour of satsang and subzi (talk of the truth, and stewed Indian veggies.)
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What lies ahead?
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Well-wishers come to say goodbye - for now! And offer blessings for the next stop on Baba's tour.
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Pundit Ji Charka just can't take enough last minute photos!
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OK! It's been a glorious 10 day stay at Ananda Ashram. Now, it's off to little retreat time in Connecticut before going up to Yoga Vermont for an in-residence teaching tour. WAH!
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LAST SPRING WALK AT ANANDA ASHRAM FOR THIS YEAR

Yet another of a series of unending gorgeous spring days beckons us forth to walk the hills and woods of Ananda Ashram grounds.

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Last walk of this spring at the conclusion of our glorious stay at this sacred Ananda Ashram.
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Visiting an Ashramite's Kuti

Nicholas graciously invites us into his new kuti (little cabin) in the woods to share the joy of his new home.

The divine diety presences are appreciated and admired.
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A blaze of light!
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Baba studies the guest book album of all the dignitaries and illuminated souls who have graced Ananda Ashram with their presences over the years.
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Blessings are given all around to Nicholas and his new abode.
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Usha comes to pay respects

Baba & Usha enjoy tea and a chat.
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Communication.
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A fly's eye view of the world of spring outside!
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TRIPLE HOLY DAY: HANUMAN'S BIRTHDAY, FULL MOON, & PASSOVER

Sunday dawned a triple header: HANUMAN'S BIRTHDAY, THE FULL MOON, AND PASSOVER (the Jewish celebration of freedom).
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While the devotees upstairs in the cosmic temple were completing the first 107 rounds of the Hanuman Chalisa, Baba inscribed the sacred mantra of the name of Lord Hanuman in the teaching room below. Double letters, he said, are very unusual and hard to do! The Sanskrit scholars in the ashram will appreciate these!
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OM HANUMATE NAMAH! Greetings to the divine Hanuman - our inner cosmic breath and vitality, our inner power.
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Deep devotion - concentration on the divine.
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Devotees immersed in their contemplation of Lord Hanuman.
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Hanuman's Birthday was celebrated by the singing 108 times of the Hanuman Chalisa. The devotees began at 5 AM. Baba sang the last Hanuman Chalisa, and then performed a final blessing puja. Then, after prasaad (blessed food offered to the attendees), Baba delighted us even more by then singing bhajans (devotional hymns) for another hours in praise of Lord Hanuman.
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Time in the puja (ceremony of worship of the divine presence) for sharing of the sacred gifts.
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Joyous joy and more joy!
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A triple golden day of blessings!
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The day concluded with a Passover seder - holy meal and re-enactment of the story of the gift of our freedom. Going from darkness, ignorance and slavery to light, knowledge and freedom. We were invited to be special guests at his ancient Jewish holiday ritual. The similarities of the spiritual journey in all traditions was quite apparent. Even the word GURU means: from darkness to light.
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Sannyasi Baba!
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SPRING CONTINUES TO UNFOLD ON THE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS OF ANANDA ASHRAM - SO WELCOME AFTER THE LONG COLD WINTER!

Spring just continually amazes and delights us - especially after the rigors of the cold northern winters, and the thick gloppy mud of early snow-melt and spring rains.
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More beautiful scenes from nature.
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The light was shimmering on the water at Ananda Ashram lake.
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SATURDAY NIGHT PROGRAM & OTHER FESTIVITIES AT ANANDA ASHRAM

Baba is in fine form for this Saturday night program at Ananda Ashram. April 2005 in New York state.
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Devotees enjoying the ambience of a RAM program.
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We always enjoy the happy times as Ananda Ashram. So generously the devotees give their hearts, love, attention and gifts.
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Joan Suval, one of the pillars of the Ananda Ashram community, enjoyed her time with Baba. And that after she had been teaching in the ashram all day. Joan runs silent retreats regularly in the ashram and is a long-term devoted sevite of her guru.
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Happy Ending of another great program in Ananda Ashram. April 2005.
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Celebrating spring and Ram with garden daffodils.
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After the program, time for a PARTY! Chop chop chop in the kitchen - preparing the delicious subzi (stewed Indian vegetables).
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Umm! So many forms of offering and appreciation!
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In the Ramayana, the gods descended onto planet Earth in the forms of monkeys and bears - forms the evil one Ravana thought could do him no harm. Here is one bear engrossed in the Hanuman Chalisa - 40 verses in praise of the supreme Lord who incarnated as super-monkey Hanuman to help rid the world of evil.
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Ramdas brought his synthesizer over for Baba to play on. The ancient songs of the Ramayan a take on a new feel in a new culture. The Ramayan teachings and epic story have spread all over the world - transferring from culture to culture to culture. Baba explained the story is more than one million years old. One can only wonder how many cultures and civilizations and galaxies the story exists in.
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Ah,Bliss! Heaven on Earth. Ramdas is HAPPY hearing the celestial music!
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Listening in rapt wonder as the divine sounds emerge in a new format - a blend of east and west forms.
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We Meet an ANGEL on our Walk!

We meet an angel on our walk!
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Happy campers at Ananda Ashram program! More LOL!
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A little outing to New York City and touring the famous Times Square by night. (Thank you Ramma for these photos!)
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Baba playfully dons a cooking pot! A SOLDIER IN RAM'S ARMY he cries! We were all LOL!
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ANOTHER GLORIOUS SPRING DAY FOR A WALK AT ANANDA ASHRAM

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL EARLY SPRING DAY. We weren't the only ones taking a walk!

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Beautiful green leaves rise up through the ground. Where were they sleeping all winter?
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The Ananda Ashram lake is waking up with spring warmth. No more ice!
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One of the ashram staff is busy building with new spring growth.
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