SPACE OF BLISS🔗

T he hub of all Dhyanapeetam activities is the Bidadi ashram, located 35 km south-east of Bangalore city, which is the software capital of India, and among Asia's fastest growing cities.

First impressions

On the busy Bangalore-Mysore highway, about 2 km past the town of Bidadi, a Dhyanapeetam signboard on the left points out the leafy path that winds its way to the ashram.

Nestling among low hills, spread over 16 acres, the ashram brings to life Swamiji's vision of traditional simplicity with modern amenities. A number of unassuming, functional structures dot the landscape. It is difficult to imagine that this serene commune is the headquarters from which Dhyanapeetam conducts its international operations that span three contintents.

From the fork in the road (with one path leading to the administrative and living quarters, and the other to the sacred banyan tree), the visitor can spy the rustic outline of the famous Laughing Temple, where Swamiji holds intimate interviews and takes classes for the ashramites. This area includes accommodation for ashramites and patients, a kitchen-

A mass meditation program in progress

Dhyanapeetam's overseas centres are rapidly spreading the message of meditation and blissful living, with regular Life Bliss courses (a variant of ASP) conducted by acharyas (teachers) personally trained by Swamiji. Many exciting projects are on the anvil, including a new-age gurukul (learning space) for youngsters, a new meditation hall overlooking the natural lotus pond, mobile medical assistance for the surrounding villages, and a full-fledged multi-specialty charitable hospital at Bidadi .