Part 1: Preparation — Taming the Mind
🕉 "Anapanasati and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness" Retreat
Dates: February 13 – 15 Format: In-person at the ashram and online
Before entering the great night of Mahadeva, we invite you to prepare the "vessel" of your consciousness. From February 13 to 15, the Shivadatta Satchitananda Ashram will host a basic credit retreat dedicated to mindfulness practice.
Why is this important?
- Silence before the dance: The retreat will help you leave worldly bustle behind and tune into the subtle vibrations of Dharma.
- Four Foundations of Mindfulness: We will learn to make the mind calm, sensitive, and alert. These are the qualities that will allow you not just to be present at the festival, but to deeply experience divine grace.
- Offering to Mahadeva: Your personal discipline and efforts in meditation will become the best spiritual offering to Lord Shiva.
The retreat concludes with the meeting of Mahashivaratri, becoming an ideal springboard for a spiritual breakthrough.
Part 2: Culmination — The Great Night of Shiva
🔱 Mahashivaratri Celebration at Shivadatta Satchitananda Ashram
Time: From February 15 to 16 We invite: Samaya brothers, sisters, and all truth seekers!
✨ Om, namaste! ✨
Mahashivaratri is a time when heaven connects with earth, and individual consciousness strives to dissolve into the infinity of Shiva. We invite you to spend this sacred night in the field of the sangha — a space where collective efforts multiply the grace of each individual.
In the celebration program:
- 🔥 Sacred Homa: A fire ritual of purification.
- 💦 Abhisheka of Shiva Murti: Traditional bathing of the Deity.
- 🎶 Mantras and Bhajans: Live chanting of the Lord's names.
- 💃 Dancing with Shiva: Celebrating the joy of being and ecstatic movement.
- 📽 Cinema-Satsang: Viewing inspiring clips from the "Mahadev" series.
This is a rare opportunity to be filled with the energy of joy, warmth, and unity within our samaya family. May this night be for you a night of awakening and deep peace.
🔱 Om Namah Shivaya! We are waiting for you! 🔱
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