Shri Neem Karoli Baba..........
About a year ago, Roberts told Elle magazine that she was attracted to Hinduism and converted to the religion after seeing a picture of the baba. Born Lakshmi Narayan Sharma in Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh, the baba is called 'Maharaj-ji' by his followers. A devotee of the monkey god, Hanuman, he taught that compassion is the highest virtue....... .. ..According to one version, Jobs, who was then 18, and his friend Dan Kottke travelled to the baba's ashram in what is now Uttarakhand but found that the guru had passed away by then.
But other celebrities came into contact with the baba and have gone on to live a life guided by his teachings. Among them is Larry Brilliant, a physician, humanitarian and the former head of Google's philanthropic arm.
Among his lifelong devotees is Ram Dass, an American born as Steve Alpert. Dass is the author of the spiritual book 'Be Here Now' that has sold over a million copies. He, Brilliant and other followers of the baba started the charitable organisation Seva Foundation. Jobs donated $10,000 in 1978 to help launch Seva.
The baba's followers run ashrams in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and New Mexico, United States. In 2008, American gossip website Gawker reported that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was at an ashram of 'Maharj-ji.' He was taken there by Brilliant, who is also said to have taken Google co-founder Larry Page and eBay's Jeff Skoll there..... ...
Darshan Weekend September 25 to 27, 2015
Widen your hearts, your vision, your thoughts, your entire life – make it bigger. Life becomes so much more alive when you live it with a broad mind which doesn’t stop at “this is mine and that is yours”.
When one’s vision widens, differences don’t appear to be even bigger but, on the contrary, one increasingly begins to see how alike we all are and ultimately that we are all the same – in the most positive sense of the word.
'Miracle of Love - Stories about Neem Karoli Baba' by Ram Dass
Published by E.P. Dutton, New York, USA in 1979
Many seekers have come to know Sri Neem Karoli Baba through his devotees Ram Dass, Krishna Das and Bhagavan Das.
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The word „ashram“ comes from Sanskrit and means “place of endeavour”. It denotes a place of reflection, of self-contemplation and spiritual practice. It is, above all, a place where a spiritual master teaches and where one can encounter the master to receive his (her) darshan.... ....
The Ashram is situated about seven kilometres north of Mukkudal on the Tirunelveli - Pappagudi road and four and a half kilometres south of Maranthai on the Tirunelveli - Tenkasi road. It’s Postal address is: Sathianagaram, Odaimarichan Post, (Via) Pappagudi - 627 602, Tirunelveli District. With shade trees abounding and stately palmyrah trees standing as sentinels and with a good supply of water for cultivation of rice and a variety of vegetables in the outer areas, pleasant greenery is the perpetual hall-mark of the whole Ashram. For domestic use water is derived from the two deep wells dug years ago and water famine is a rare phenomenon at Manujothi Ashram.
Only Vegetarian diet is provided here.
The west breeze that comes from the far side of cool Courtallam is like Godsent benediction to this Ashram.
The Ashram is residential and presently the number of inmates is 110. Their age range varies from six months to seventy two years.
Visitors can stay a minimum of three days. Overseas with valid Visa and belief in the same faith can stay with the permission of the Ashram authorities. Food and accommodation is free.
Apart from the residents who live in prayerfulness and also by attending to duties aimed at the general welfare of the Ashram as well as their own community life, believers and visitors also come here almost on all days. While their numbers vary on ordinary days, during festivities crowds come seeking spiritual solace either by listening to the sermons delivered by enlightened spiritual leaders among them Devaaseer Lawrie who is in charge of the Ashram and others selected by him, or by seeking solutions to individual problems in private audiences with them.
The believers and followers of the great doctrines of Son of Man Paulaseer Lawrie regard every visit of theirs to the Ashram as a great spiritual event.
The residential area and offices having been built closer to the boundaries and also around the core area set apart for housing, leaves a good deal of vacant space in between, giving the whole Ashram a lovely look.
The Ashram has a magnificent prayer hall able to hold a good number of persons at a time, in which community prayers are being held both early in the morning and also in the evening.
The residential blocks have been connected with treelined pathways and walking along them can itself be a pleasurable experience to anyone. The Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation operates eight bus services to the Manujothi Ashram daily of which one is a stay service which on its return trip leaves as early as at 5 a.m. from Ashram precincts to Tirunelveli Junction.
A motorable village road connects the Ashram with Maranthai and those who come in vehicles from either Tirunelveli or Tenkasi side may take this pathway to reach the Ashram.
The Ashram is provided with two phone connections from Mukkudal Exchange,It owns one motor vehicle by the grace of Iyyah, and the Ashram authorities are confident of meeting any exigency with respect to the inmates or visitors should such an eventuality ever arise.
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