Carried by a Promise

What a week we had with Swami Rad­hananda and Swami Lal­i­tananda! It was so rich in teach­ing and learn­ing, walk­ing the path of self dis­cov­ery as well as such good fun and a shared jour­ney that will enrich our lives forever.

We explored just a lit­tle of what is uniquely Aus­tralian with the Swamis – met some of the local fauna, trod the ground of the ancient, saw the iconic archi­tec­ture and nat­ural beauty, shel­tered from the harsh sum­mer sun and ate the local del­i­ca­cies (minus the witch­ety grubs)!

For me per­son­ally how­ever, it was the warm embrace of these beau­ti­ful women who entered our lives so nat­u­rally and per­son­ally, chal­leng­ing us, teach­ing us, learn­ing with us, shar­ing their jour­neys of trans­for­ma­tion and growth. The oppor­tu­nity to retreat together for the week­end with a rich diver­sity of women and one young man, was a taster, for many, of the value of tak­ing time to fur­ther dis­cover our Essence, to grow our self aware­ness and to enjoy the Divine within us all.

I think there are a few seri­ously con­sid­er­ing the enor­mous value of cross­ing the Pacific divide and spend­ing time at Yasod­hara Ashram. We are priv­i­leged that Swamis Rad­hananda and Lal­i­tananda brought the Ashram to us Dow­nun­der; the week filled our lives with Light.

Namaste,
Julie Pinazza
Aus­tralia