The mind seeks knowledge, the heart seeks the Truth!
After several questions about what is a retreat, "which is included in the package", "what activities we offer," " can we use pool", "why all this silence," "Where is everybody", "What will I do with the rest of the time, "and many other questions, we realized that the questions were so naïve, that there was a big lack of understanding about what is a retreat and what is the proposal, so there was a need to bring a little more clarification on what is a retreat ... Sometimes the result of trying to clarify, just creates more confusion depending on the listener, so if this text makes sense to you, great, otherwise forget about it!
Spiritual Retreat VS Spiritual tour
These are only two classifications, and they will only receive the value assigned to them, they are not generalized terms, and only serve the purpose of expressing two different ideas, and is not intended in any way to hurt any susceptibilities.
(Briefly)
The spiritual quest normally and "apparently" is born of a restlessness that comes from within with an intensity that can’t be ignored, from a maturity that begins to emerge as a result of the experiences that were gathered on the "way" in which the fruits do not correspond to expectations are tasteless, or even more they simply makes more empty. The understanding of life proved to be empty of meaning, there are no answers, and there is no way to ignore the questions. It will take you long before you realize yourself as the source, the creator and experiencer of all that and then start seeking for transformation, I emphasize that by no means you will be more enlightened than you were before, just less dispersed, and thus the "opportunity", can be born.
Everything you're experiencing is the "fruit" or is the beliefs you carry, or for which you define yourself, the world, with your purposes, etc ... These beliefs do not create, they are your suffering, and peace, happiness, truth is the fruit of the liberation of all of this ...it couldn’t be simpler, but implies that you surrender what you think you know about yourself, to something greater in you. The first great freedom comes when we simply acknowledge in Serenity that you know nothing, that the world as you conceive is based on a lot of concepts that have never been questioned. You have recognized yourself there in the middle of that experience, you were given a lot of theories about the world and its purpose, its values, what is happiness, and so much more, you've been piling it all up to look like something concrete, solid, safe. This apparent security prevents you from questioning the background, and when questions are made more concrete, instead of saying I do not know, you answer "is complex", "is transcendental," "this is the truth," "they are all there" ... and when you start to realize that it may not be that way, all that seems to have a life of its own, and it is very difficult to be free, it will require going beyond the security zone, and the biggest obstacle will be your beliefs, fears, these same things they create, are suffering / security.
The heart asks for silence, surrender, peace, quiet, contemplation, serenity, truth. The mind seeks knowledge / control, novelty, excitement, pleasure. Following the wishes of the mind that thinks it knows, gives what you already know. The path of the heart in the beginning will not please the mind, it will be very uncomfortable even, but that's where Joy will come to the fullness ... if you do not know the joy or the Plenitude, it means you haven’t gone thru these steps, your mind is still deluded, stuck in the fears, in your beliefs, in your own illusion. And that is fantastic, the game is still in the middle, and the adventure promises intense moments of glory! Because it is just a big play, with all the ingredients, adventure, pleasure, emotion, story, but it's just a play, the truth is free from all that, never had anything to do with it, and are Truly You!
Some ways to identify your own motives on you seeking:
In retreat, the purpose is silence, stillness, as in a spiritual tour, the purpose is entertainment. In retreat, the you seek getting maximum isolation to realize yourself in the midst of your own confusion, as in a spiritual tour, you are seeking attention, socialization, relationships, acceptance. In a retreat the purpose is silence, as in a spiritual tour, the purpose is to show your knowledge. In a spiritual retreat activities are reduced to a minimum, and these activities serve the purpose of promoting stillness, and when reached, you stay there, diluting your own beliefs in that greater silence, becoming permeable to That Truth, in a spiritual tour, time is well filled with activities from which there are free moments, and if by accident any quietness is reached, it is immediately disturbed by the next activity. In a retreat you seeks to uplift you mind; in a spiritual tour you seek pleasure. In a spiritual retreat you seek the knowledge of Self, that which springs from stillness in stillness, as in a spiritual tour, you seek knowledge of the "non-self", the personality, complexes of inferiority seek to be masked with ideas of superiority, power, you try to escape sadness, through momentary vanity strokes. In a retreat Truth is the only priority, and the physical structure, emotional and mental delegated to the background, whereas in a spiritual tour, the physical, emotional and mental structures are in first place, and it is here that we are seeking satisfaction. Seeking a spiritual retreat is to return to simplicity, has in a spiritual tour you seek comfort, refinement, mysticism, rituals, etc… In a spiritual retreat you seek the Truth, in a spiritual tour, we will seek new strategies, ways to get what you imagine that will bring you happiness.
To attend a spiritual retreat there is n no need to have any prior knowledge, just to be a seeker of Truth. To participate in a spiritual tour, depending on the motivation, it is good to have a prior knowledge, a good spiritual pedigree is always good, one or more initiations in some ancient lineage, and either a good spiritual curriculum, with courses, lectures, workshops made with famous people (preferably), will certainly cause a good impact, after all the first impression is the most important, is it not?! ... (just kidding) ... or not ... With so many spiritual activities to do in such a short space of time, soon we will have a "New Age Syndrome", " spiritual stress," and then a new industry will rise, with new therapists, new therapies, new books, new courses, everything is possible, provided there is imagination.
The fruits of spiritual tours are apparently great, but disappear over time, they can bring relaxation, but will not bring peace, only perpetuate the illusion. Now the fruits of a spiritual retreat, those I invite you to discover. Transparency is important, because if you are searching only a spiritual tour, do not enter into a spiritual retreat will be at least painful. If you are searching for has a spiritual retreat, don’t enter a tour, it will also be painful. If you have already participated in some spiritual tours and feel like doing a retreat, have in mind the proposal and prepare for it, it is surely something like you never done before, this may even become in your life, the "opportunity". Your motivation makes all the difference. According to what you seek, thereby you will find. Are you seeking knowledge, or Truth?
Here at Ashram Yoga Divine Center is a "place of Spiritual Retreat," and you will find what you need if That is really your purpose.
So then, have you done or have you the desire to make a spiritual retreat?
In Serenity,
Satyavan
After several questions about what is a retreat, "which is included in the package", "what activities we offer," " can we use pool", "why all this silence," "Where is everybody", "What will I do with the rest of the time, "and many other questions, we realized that the questions were so naïve, that there was a big lack of understanding about what is a retreat and what is the proposal, so there was a need to bring a little more clarification on what is a retreat ... Sometimes the result of trying to clarify, just creates more confusion depending on the listener, so if this text makes sense to you, great, otherwise forget about it!
Spiritual Retreat VS Spiritual tour
These are only two classifications, and they will only receive the value assigned to them, they are not generalized terms, and only serve the purpose of expressing two different ideas, and is not intended in any way to hurt any susceptibilities.
(Briefly)
The spiritual quest normally and "apparently" is born of a restlessness that comes from within with an intensity that can’t be ignored, from a maturity that begins to emerge as a result of the experiences that were gathered on the "way" in which the fruits do not correspond to expectations are tasteless, or even more they simply makes more empty. The understanding of life proved to be empty of meaning, there are no answers, and there is no way to ignore the questions. It will take you long before you realize yourself as the source, the creator and experiencer of all that and then start seeking for transformation, I emphasize that by no means you will be more enlightened than you were before, just less dispersed, and thus the "opportunity", can be born.
Everything you're experiencing is the "fruit" or is the beliefs you carry, or for which you define yourself, the world, with your purposes, etc ... These beliefs do not create, they are your suffering, and peace, happiness, truth is the fruit of the liberation of all of this ...it couldn’t be simpler, but implies that you surrender what you think you know about yourself, to something greater in you. The first great freedom comes when we simply acknowledge in Serenity that you know nothing, that the world as you conceive is based on a lot of concepts that have never been questioned. You have recognized yourself there in the middle of that experience, you were given a lot of theories about the world and its purpose, its values, what is happiness, and so much more, you've been piling it all up to look like something concrete, solid, safe. This apparent security prevents you from questioning the background, and when questions are made more concrete, instead of saying I do not know, you answer "is complex", "is transcendental," "this is the truth," "they are all there" ... and when you start to realize that it may not be that way, all that seems to have a life of its own, and it is very difficult to be free, it will require going beyond the security zone, and the biggest obstacle will be your beliefs, fears, these same things they create, are suffering / security.
The heart asks for silence, surrender, peace, quiet, contemplation, serenity, truth. The mind seeks knowledge / control, novelty, excitement, pleasure. Following the wishes of the mind that thinks it knows, gives what you already know. The path of the heart in the beginning will not please the mind, it will be very uncomfortable even, but that's where Joy will come to the fullness ... if you do not know the joy or the Plenitude, it means you haven’t gone thru these steps, your mind is still deluded, stuck in the fears, in your beliefs, in your own illusion. And that is fantastic, the game is still in the middle, and the adventure promises intense moments of glory! Because it is just a big play, with all the ingredients, adventure, pleasure, emotion, story, but it's just a play, the truth is free from all that, never had anything to do with it, and are Truly You!
Some ways to identify your own motives on you seeking:
In retreat, the purpose is silence, stillness, as in a spiritual tour, the purpose is entertainment. In retreat, the you seek getting maximum isolation to realize yourself in the midst of your own confusion, as in a spiritual tour, you are seeking attention, socialization, relationships, acceptance. In a retreat the purpose is silence, as in a spiritual tour, the purpose is to show your knowledge. In a spiritual retreat activities are reduced to a minimum, and these activities serve the purpose of promoting stillness, and when reached, you stay there, diluting your own beliefs in that greater silence, becoming permeable to That Truth, in a spiritual tour, time is well filled with activities from which there are free moments, and if by accident any quietness is reached, it is immediately disturbed by the next activity. In a retreat you seeks to uplift you mind; in a spiritual tour you seek pleasure. In a spiritual retreat you seek the knowledge of Self, that which springs from stillness in stillness, as in a spiritual tour, you seek knowledge of the "non-self", the personality, complexes of inferiority seek to be masked with ideas of superiority, power, you try to escape sadness, through momentary vanity strokes. In a retreat Truth is the only priority, and the physical structure, emotional and mental delegated to the background, whereas in a spiritual tour, the physical, emotional and mental structures are in first place, and it is here that we are seeking satisfaction. Seeking a spiritual retreat is to return to simplicity, has in a spiritual tour you seek comfort, refinement, mysticism, rituals, etc… In a spiritual retreat you seek the Truth, in a spiritual tour, we will seek new strategies, ways to get what you imagine that will bring you happiness.
To attend a spiritual retreat there is n no need to have any prior knowledge, just to be a seeker of Truth. To participate in a spiritual tour, depending on the motivation, it is good to have a prior knowledge, a good spiritual pedigree is always good, one or more initiations in some ancient lineage, and either a good spiritual curriculum, with courses, lectures, workshops made with famous people (preferably), will certainly cause a good impact, after all the first impression is the most important, is it not?! ... (just kidding) ... or not ... With so many spiritual activities to do in such a short space of time, soon we will have a "New Age Syndrome", " spiritual stress," and then a new industry will rise, with new therapists, new therapies, new books, new courses, everything is possible, provided there is imagination.
The fruits of spiritual tours are apparently great, but disappear over time, they can bring relaxation, but will not bring peace, only perpetuate the illusion. Now the fruits of a spiritual retreat, those I invite you to discover. Transparency is important, because if you are searching only a spiritual tour, do not enter into a spiritual retreat will be at least painful. If you are searching for has a spiritual retreat, don’t enter a tour, it will also be painful. If you have already participated in some spiritual tours and feel like doing a retreat, have in mind the proposal and prepare for it, it is surely something like you never done before, this may even become in your life, the "opportunity". Your motivation makes all the difference. According to what you seek, thereby you will find. Are you seeking knowledge, or Truth?
Here at Ashram Yoga Divine Center is a "place of Spiritual Retreat," and you will find what you need if That is really your purpose.
So then, have you done or have you the desire to make a spiritual retreat?
In Serenity,
Satyavan
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