--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: When I was 15 years old, I came in…" description: "\"“When I was 15 years old, I came in contact with my first ashram, my first spiritual commune, in the form of Ljusbacken (\"The Hill of Light\") in Delsbo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b1/swami-dhyan-giten-2923_ashram_when-i-was-15-years-old-i-came-in-contac_1060684.jpg" --- # When I was 15 years old, I came in contact with my first… ![“When I was 15 years old, I came in contact with my first ashram, my first spiritual commune, in the form of Ljusbacken ("The Hill of Light") in Delsbo in beautiful Halsingland in the north of Sweden. 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It was also on Ljusbacken that I meet people for the first time in my 15 year old life, where I on a deep wordless level felt that I meet people, who were on the same path as me. It was the first time that I meet people, who could put words on and confirm my own inner thirst after something that I could only occasionally sense vaguely, like some sort of inner guiding presence, or like a beacon in the distant far out on the open and misty ocean. For the first time in my life, I meet brothers, sisters and friends on the inner path. It was also on Ljusbacken that I meet the mystery called love for the first time in my 15 year old life. With my 15 year old eyes, I watched with wide eyed fascination and fear filled excitement the incomprehensible mystery, which is called woman. My own thirst after truth, together with my inner guiding light, resulted in an early spiritual awakening when I was 15 years old. It led me back to the inner path, which I have already followed for many lives. It led me back to a life lived with vision, with dedication and meaning, and not only a life governed by the endless desires of the ego, a mere vegetating without substance between life and death. It led me to explore the inner journey again, to discover the inner being, the meditative quality within, and to come in intimate contact with the endless and boundless ocean of consciousness, like the drop surrenders to the sea. At the source, the drop and ocean are one.”” [Swami Dhyan Giten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-dhyan-giten/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. At fifteen, the author discovers meditation and a community of seekers, experiencing a profound inner awakening and a sense of belonging that shapes his lifelong spiritual path. **In simple terms:** Early exposure to meditation and community sparked a lifelong spiritual journey. Key Takeaway Seek community and practice early. Themes spiritual awakening community self-discovery Mood inspired hopeful Type memoir reflective When to use this quote - teenage retreat - first meditation experience - meeting like‑minded seekers - awakening to love Key Concepts meditation inner guidance collective consciousness Questions to Reflect On - What practices sustain your growth now? - How do you integrate early insights with adult life? 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