India Retreats - Transformational Spiritual Journey of a Lifetime

The Heart of Silence- 21-Day Retreats at the foot of Arunachala, India

More ancient than the Himalayas, this holy hill called Arunachala is the oldest natural shrine in the world. Sages, saints and spiritual seekers have been drawn to this sacred mountain for over a thousand years! Known as the very heart of the earth, the spiritual center of the world, one cannot help but be touched deeply by its very presence!

Arunachala is the home of Sri Ramana Maharshi, the most famous Indian sage of the twentieth century. Renowned for his saintly life, for the fullness of his self-realization, and for introducing the profound method of "Self Inquiry", as a direct way to Spiritual Enlightenment, he stated that Arunachala is the source of The Silent Transmission, and that all who come to it are guaranteed freedom: "it is grace, and grace alone, which brings you to this mountain."
The power of Arunachala, the enlightened beings who live in its shadow and the felt presence of Ramana Maharshi have a way of reaching deep within and awakening you to your true nature, the SELF. An indescribable transformation takes place: the mind ceases to fill you with its endless demands, worries, judgments, and fears. What remains is you - simple, peaceful, present. Freed from the mind's prison and your obedience to it, you have realized your true Self.

"He who turns inward with untroubled mind to search where the consciousness of "I" arises, realizes the self, and rests in Thee. Oh Arunachala, like a river when it joins the ocean."