Contemplating Quote by Tom Hillman

At my ashram, people work long hours joyfully because they are inspired. When people are involved and joyfully doing something, they usually turn out…

— Jaggi Vasudev

“There are so many wild animals on the property. It makes the ashram Noah’s Arkish. All the wildlife is intact; watching the animals adds…

— Tom Hillman

“Everyone is ready for the end of the day, ten-minute group meditation. The meditation is like the iciest beer you have ever
had after a…

— Tom Hillman

“Before going to breakfast, you are in your
room experiencing the gongs of a classic religious bell, a unique and cuddly invitation to the morning…

— Tom Hillman

“Various large trees— willowy peppers and especially the pines—seem to be reaching down to hold your hand.”

— Tom Hillman

I went through times of self-hate, thinking how undeveloped spiritual I was. Everyone else in the ashram, a thousand people, nobody had a girlfriend…

— Frederick Lenz

The Maharishi had invited us all to go to India to his ashram in the Indian Himalaya. We were there studying meditation for two…

— Pattie Boyd

The most enchanting experience I had in Ahmedabad when I visited the Gandhi Ashram. I was moved by the information on Indian freedom struggle…

— Rashami Desai

The ashram is where everyone lives in the same building or on the same grounds. You feel that it's selfish for you to devote…

— Frederick Lenz

My mom lived on an ashram on the early eighties. She turned me on to kundalini yoga and chanting and Transcendental Meditation. That was…

— Taylor Dane

“What’s an Ashram?” he asked, blankly. Misunderstanding my hesitation, his face lit up in comprehension. Winking slyly, he asked, “Is it a place you…

— Grace G. Payge

Try to spend at least 2 or 3 days every month in an ashram. Just breathing the pure air there will purify and strengthen…

— Mata Amritanandamayi