Friday, September 30, 2005

Living in Sivananda Ashram (Divine Life Society) 修院生活



Ashram bookstore. 修院書店.




Ganga arati Gurudev Kutir Ghat 恆河火光禮




Inside the Maha Mantra Bhajan Hall. 24小時唱頌堂內.






The charitable hospital. 修院附屬醫院.


Main Gate. 正門.




Sivananda Ashram, along the Ganga. 恆河畔的修院.






Daily Program in the Ashram

5-6 am Chanting, prayers, meditation, talk Samadhi Shrine
5:40-7:15am Worship/ Om Namah Sivaya chant (6-7am) Viswanath Mandir
6:30-8am Yoga asanas (men only) Yoga Hall.
7-7:30am Breakfast Dining Hall
7:30-8:30am Vishnu Sahasra Nama & Om Namo Narayanaya chanting Samadhi Shrine
8:20-9am Vedanta class Divya Naam Mandir
9-11am, 2-4pm Reading Period Main Library
8:30-10:30, 1:30-3:30 Viewing of videos films A-V Library
8-10:30, 1-3:30pm Purchase of Sivananda books SPL Bookstall
9:30-11am Philosophical discussions, meditation Academy Building
9:30-10:15am Worship Viswanath Mandir
9:30-10:15am Worship (Thursdays, pada puja) Samadhi Shrine
11-11:30, 11:30-12 Lunch Dining Hall
3:00pm Tea served Dining Hall
4-5pm Matri Satsang Main Library
4:30-5:30pm "Om Namo Narayanaya" chant Samadhi Shrine
5:30-6:30pm Yoga Asanas (women only) Yoga Hall.
5:30-6:30pm Bhajan, Kirtan & Ganga arati Gurudev Kutir Ghat
5:30-6:30pm Worship Viswanath Mandir
6-6:45pm Worship Samadhi Shrine
6:30pm (7 in summer) Dinner Dining Hall
On-going Akhanda Kirtan Bhajan Hall
7:30-9:30pm Evening Satsang Samadhi Shrine

修院的每天修習

早上4時 起床
5-6 唱頌,冥想,短講
6-7 在Viswanath Mandir 唱頌 om namah sivaya
6:30-8 瑜伽式子修習
8-8:30 早餐
8:30-12 自由參與唱頌,吠壇多講座,圖書館修習,使用影音圖書館,書店購書,或自由活動
下午12-12:30午餐
12:30-5 自由參與唱頌,吠壇多講座,圖書館修習,使用影音圖書館,書店購書,或自由活動
5-6:30 瑜伽式子修習
晚上5:30-6:30在恆河邊的大師故居團體唱頌,Arati火光禮
7-7:30 晚餐
7:30-9:30晚間靈修聚會,講座與唱頌




On the way to Sivananda Ashram in the dawn.