Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from April, 2016

Sathkhol: Celebration of Spirituality in Salubrious climes of Himalayas

Deep in the woods of majestic Himalayas’ foot hills lies  leisurely   a non-descript hamlet  Sathkol, perched on a height of 6000 feet above sea level. Whistling pine trees impart suspense to the environment which is filled with wafting  fragrance of  wild flora and fauna. Reading “Save wild life and  forests” small tin plates kiss an internationally famed meditation  centre's  outer fences.  The centre, cocooned in  mesmerizing breathtaking  environs, holds a raft of intriguing attractions like Heartfulness meditation in surreal calmness. Ice capped Himalayan peaks paint a befitting background. The serene tranquility here is punctuated only by chirping of Himalayan birds. Abhyasis (Practitioners) who get a chance to visit what they call ”Sathkhol Ashram” are a few in numbers. Only small batches are permitted at a time due to limited capacity of two dormitories.  One gets this chance only once in a span ...