Activities

The Ashram offers two seasons of open satsangs and evening meditations per year, the first from February to April, and the second from October to November. The ashram also offers four non-residential retreats during the months of March, April, October, and November.

Satsangs and meditations are offered free of charge, but conscious donations are welcome and graciously received.

During the remainder of the year, the Ashram is closed to the public while Swami Atmananda Ji, the Head Monk of the Ashram, is in retreat, or teaching in Southern India or abroad. The foreign programmes for seekers from around the world include satsangs, meditation sessions, and intensive Residential and Non-Residential Retreats on Non-Duality.



Next season:

February 26 – March 30, 2022

 

Daily schedule:

16:00-17:30   Open satsang

19:00-19:45   Meditation

 

Closed on Thursdays and Fridays


Advaita Satsangs

Satsangs are held at the Ajatananda Ashram daily (except on Thursdays and Fridays) at 16:00 – 17:30 during the Rishikesh Satsang seasons: These are open satsangs with Swami Atmananda Udasin on the essence of Reality and the nature of Consciousness and Spiritual Awakening, in the tradition of Advaita (Non-Duality). All satsangs at the ashram are free of cost.

Swami Atmananda Udasin also offers satsangs in Tiruvannamalai (Southern India) and abroad.

Upcoming satsangs:


Evening Meditations

Meditation sessions are held daily (except on Thursdays and Fridays) at 19:00 – 19:45 (times are subject to change): These silent meditation sessions take place in the meditation hall and are free of cost.

Please note: doors of the meditation hall open at 18:45 and close at 18:55 (sharp). All participants are kindly requested to be seated by 18:55. To maintain the silent atmosphere in the meditation hall, meditators need to abide by the rules and guidelines of the ashram. Please carefully read these guidelines here prior to attending a meditation session.

Upcoming meditation sessions:

Retreat

Satsang Retreats

Non-Residential Satsang Retreats offer a great opportunity to deepen spiritual understanding and the practice of awareness and Self-enquiry. During these intense programmes, participants explore the nature of spiritual Awakening through a combination of satsangs, silent meditations, and conscious walks.

Upcoming retreats:

Past Events

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These Satsangs are coordinated by the Ashram Team and ‘Les Amis d’Ajatananda Ashram’, in partnership with Eveil Conscience, and will take place in French, with simultaneous translation into English. You will therefore be able to listen and see Swamiji in full screen and follow his teaching which will be based on a text from the Advaita tradition and followed, as in every Satsang, by a question and answer session.

Please note! In order to participate, your registration is mandatory. Please click on the ‘Register Here’ button below the description of the event to access the registration form.

To support the teaching of Swamiji and the Ajatananda Ashram, we will maintain the principle of conscious donation. If you wish to do so, you will be able to make your donation at the time of your registration.

The Zoom link, guidelines for the meeting and the text that will be commented on by Swamiji will be sent to you the day before the event. We suggest you either print the text or display it on an additional device during the Satsangs.

We invite you to keep your camera on and display your first and last name as your username for the duration of each Satsang as a sign of your full participation. Please kindly read our Additional Guidelines here.

If it is impossible for you to attend any of these Satsangs due to your professional obligations or time zone differences, please feel free to to contact us by following this link. We will do our best to offer you an alternative option.

CLOSE THE WINDOW

These online Satsangs are coordinated by the Ashram Team and ‘Les Amis d’Ajatananda Ashram’, and will take place in English, with simultaneous translation into French. You will therefore be able to listen and see Swamiji in full screen and follow his teaching which will be based on a text from the Advaita tradition and followed, as in every Satsang, by a question and answer session.

Please note! In order to participate, your registration is mandatory. Please click on the ‘Register Here’ button below the description of the event to access the registration form.

To support the teaching of Swamiji and the Ajatananda Ashram, we will maintain the principle of conscious donation. If you wish to do so, you will be able to make your donation at the time of your registration.

The Zoom link, guidelines for the meeting and the text that will be commented on by Swamiji will be sent to you the day before the event. We suggest you either print the text or display it on an additional device during the Satsangs.

We invite you to keep your camera on and display your first and last name as your username for the duration of each Satsang as a sign of your full participation. Please kindly read our Additional Guidelines here.

If it is impossible for you to attend any of these Satsangs due to your professional obligations or time zone differences, please feel free to contact us by following this link. We will do our best to offer you an alternative option.

CLOSE THE WINDOW

The Meditation Hall is the Heart of the ashram and a place for spiritual seekers to connect with their true being. The aim of the following guidelines is to assuage any distraction for the meditators and preserve the isolation, quietude and sacrosanctity of the place.

  1. Respective seats in the hall should be occupied at least five minutes prior to the scheduled time to avoid any disorder or confusion.
  2. In any case and at any time we should refrain from talking in the hall at all and be considerate of others’ silence by maintaining a quiet demeanor even while in the premises of the ashram.
  3. Anybody who suffers from an anxiety disorder should prefer not to practice meditation in the Meditation Hall.
  4. Please refrain from wearing strong smelling colognes or fragrances and body or hair oils so as not to cause distraction and discomfort to other meditators.
  5. Respecting the Indian culture guests and visitors should dress simply and modestly with their shoulders and knees covered whilst in the ashram.
  6. It is advisable to abstain from attending meditation sessions during common cold or flu conditions. This will be a difficult phase to detach from body-consciousness and go any deeper in meditation besides being a disturbance in practice for others in spiritual pursuit.
  7. Mobile phones or alternate communication/entertainment devices should be switched off completely. Even vibrations or lights could be an unwarranted disturbance.
  8. Please do not bring any drinks, eatables or bags into the meditation hall. However, any valuables and identity documents should be taken care of in one’s possession. The ashram will not be held responsible for any damage or lost items.
  9. We should avoid stretching legs, pointing our feet towards the murti altars and leaning on the walls. There are chairs to facilitate those who cannot for long sit cross-legged on the floor due to back ache or any physical discomfort.
  10. During the meditation we ask you to abstain from deep breathing, pranayama, yogasanas, japa on bead threads or any other practice that may be a cause of inconvenience for co-practitioners.
  11. Falling asleep or snoring while in meditation is to be attentively avoided.
  12. It is ideal not to leave the hall during the meditation session.
  13. We should always be mindful, sensitive and considerate of fellow seekers in all our activities so as not to cause any avoidable sounds or actions to the discomfort of others within the hall or without and help maintain an atmosphere conducive to inner contemplation.

Thank you for your kind understanding!

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