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Gurudev
Siddha Peeth
Ganeshpuri, India
Shree
Muktananda Ashram
South fallsburg, New York
Oakland
Ashram
Oakland, California
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Gurudev
Siddha Peeth
Ganeshpuri, India
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sign at the entrance of Gurudev Siddha Peeth tells visitors, "This
is an ashram, a place where shrama, fatigue, is destroyed. The
ashram is for those who are interested in spirituality, in knowing the
divine Self that dwells within." Gurudev Siddha Peeth, in the Tansa
River Valley of Maharashtra state in India, was founded by Swami Muktananda
in 1956, when his Guru, Bhagawan Nityananda, gave him three tiny rooms
on a small plot of land.
The ashram was registered as a public trust in 1962. As Swami Muktananda
once predicted, Gurudev Siddha Peeth has grown to become a spiritual
university, a true "school of the Guru" (gurukula), where dedicated
Siddha Yoga students from all over the world can experience monastic
life, chanting, meditating, and studying the scriptures of India. Swami
Muktananda's samadhi shrine, the place where he is buried, is
also located in the ashram, and is one of the great places of pilgrimage
in the area.
Pilgrims from all over the world are welcome to visit the samadhi shrine,
and are advised to find their accommodations in Mumbai (Bombay), as
the residential part of the ashram is not open to the public. For more
details on visiting the samadhi shrine, and the visiting hours, please
contact the Information Center at Shree Muktananda Ashram: (914) 434-2000,
Ext. 2202.
For those Siddha Yoga students who would like to stay in Gurudev Siddha
Peeth, there is an application procedure. While the minimum stay at
the ashram is one month, an extended stay of many months up to a year
is possible. People in countries other than the USA and Canada can obtain
an application from their Siddha Yoga meditation Country Registration
Coordinator. To find out who your Country Registration Coordinator is,
contact your local Siddha Yoga Meditation Center. People in the USA
or Canada can call the Gurukula Application Office to request an application.
For more information, please contact:
Gurukula Application Office
P.O. Box 600
371 Brickman Road
South Fallsburg, New York 12779-0600
U.S.A.
Phone: (914) 434-2000, Ext. 2643
Fax: (914) 436-2173
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