Sahajanandaghana Gurugatha

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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'ATMA - DRISHTA MATAJI
The self-Realized Holy Mother of Hampi,
Heading SRIMAD RAJCHANDRA ASHRAM
By Kum. Parul P. Toliya
The dense darkness of night has encompassed all over...spreaded every where is peace-tranquil, soundless, pleasing peace! The stars and faint moon providing light in this darkness go on twinkling and smiling in the sky. Casting a glimpse on all sides, visible are only the shapes of far-standing mountains and also, at times, small-big rocks !
This is a different world closed in its own: Such a world wherein one sort of unforeseen tranquility invades the mind as soon as we step in, such a world where we forget this world of ours on reaching over there, where can't reach the luxuries and vices of this world like ego, anger,greed, tricks, delusion, confusion, etc.
If you have to come here, you will have to leave behind these all encaged in your home, because you come here to solace your craving and wandering soul, to impress upon it the value of rare human life, to search your identity by peeping in your own forgotten self-and not to increase your lust, luxuries and aforesaid vices !
This land of YOGA is Hampi- branded with the sands of foot-prints of several Great men. It is KISSHKINDHA City of RAMAYANA TIMES and ancient Jain place of pilgrimage called RATNAKOOTA, HEMKOOTA & BHOT in KARNATAKA as mentioned in "THE SADBHAKTYA STOTA" and of lately known as the lost and prosperous empire of VIJAYANAGARA.
Right here spreaded in natural caves is this modern Jain Pilgrimage place-like complex-SRIMAD RAJCHANDRA ASHRAM (Showing the self-searching ideals of SRIMAD RAJCHANDRA Spiritual Guide MAHATMA GANDHIJI) - miles away from the obstacles,polution and vices of city life....... I Not even the snoring sounds, of Machines, Trains and Motor-Buses can reach here !! Of course, buses ply down the hill to take you to nearest town
And Railway Station Hospet on Hubli - Guntakal line.)
Down below this hill top-situated pilgrimage place are green blooming fields, mountain ranges, huge rocks and silently flowing river TUNGABHADRA. Up in the Ashram premises are built beautiful Cave Temples, Meditation shelters and a few residential buildings. Your vices escape away as if they were not at all existing previously wherryou observe these tranquilizing surroundings.
Everyone is welcome here. There is no room for the differences of big or small which divide our society
This is the land which had been fortunate to have on it the pious foot prints of Twentieth Jain Tirthankara bhagawan MUNISUVRATSWAMI and maryada purushottama bhagawan SRI RAMA. This "KISHKINDHA NAGARI" of their ancient times and 'VIJAYA NAGARA" of Medieval times is eqaually