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ashramor ashramaIn Hinduism, any of the four stages of life through which a “twice-born” (see upanayana) Hindu ideally will pass. These stages are: the student, who is devoted and obedient to his teacher; the householder, who supports his family and the priests and fulfills duties to the gods and ancestors; the hermit, who withdraws from society to pursue ascetic and yogic practices; and the homeless mendicant, who renounces all possessions and wanders from place to place begging for food. In English the word has come to mean a place for the pursuit of spiritual or religious disciplines, often under a guru. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From 1953 to 1954, she shared a house with British Quaker Marjorie Sykes at the ashram in Sevagram, where Sykes served as principal of "Gandhiji's Basic Education" program, training teachers to promote Gandhian social reforms and educational experiments. One, an 8-year-old named Chuyia (Sarala) is dropped off an ashram for widows. IN THE WINTER OF 1968, Lewis Lapham was sent by the Saturday Evening Post to an ashram at the foothills of the Himalayas to examine the confluence of cultures: The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation movement, was about to boogie with the Beatles, all four of whom, especially a zealous George Harrison, were intrigued enough to journey to Rishikesh, India, to listen to what he had to say. |
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