Ashram
noun
A place where people live and practice spiritual teachings, usually in Hinduism.
She took a month off to stay at an ashram in India.
Often appears as...
- stay in an ashram
- visit an ashram
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Religious
noun
A spiritual teacher's house or place in Hinduism.
The guru's ashram was always filled with disciples seeking knowledge.
Often appears as...
- guru's ashram
- visit the ashram
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Religious
noun
A community of people living together, especially in a spiritual context.
Although he loved his family, he felt a stronger sense of community at the ashram.
Often appears as...
- ashram community
- living in the ashram
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Religious
noun
A place where people live and practice spiritual teachings, usually in Hinduism.
She took a month off to stay at an ashram in India.
Often appears as...
- stay in an ashram
- visit an ashram
Usage tips
Religious
noun
A spiritual teacher's house or place in Hinduism.
The guru's ashram was always filled with disciples seeking knowledge.
Often appears as...
- guru's ashram
- visit the ashram
Usage tips
Religious
noun
A community of people living together, especially in a spiritual context.
Although he loved his family, he felt a stronger sense of community at the ashram.
Often appears as...
- ashram community
- living in the ashram
Usage tips
Religious
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
In many cultures, an ashram is not just for living but a center for spiritual growth and education.
The ashram not only provided shelter but also taught us meditation and yogic philosophy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Vacation Spot
While it may sound exotic, an ashram is typically a place of serious spiritual practice, not leisure.
Don't expect luxury at an ashram; it's a place for self-discovery, not relaxation.
Pro Tip 3/3Daily Routines
Life in an ashram often includes daily routines like yoga, meditation, and communal work.
Waking up at dawn for meditation is part of the ashram routine.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
In many cultures, an ashram is not just for living but a center for spiritual growth and education.
The ashram not only provided shelter but also taught us meditation and yogic philosophy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Vacation Spot
While it may sound exotic, an ashram is typically a place of serious spiritual practice, not leisure.
Don't expect luxury at an ashram; it's a place for self-discovery, not relaxation.
Pro Tip 3/3Daily Routines
Life in an ashram often includes daily routines like yoga, meditation, and communal work.
Waking up at dawn for meditation is part of the ashram routine.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
In many cultures, an ashram is not just for living but a center for spiritual growth and education.
The ashram not only provided shelter but also taught us meditation and yogic philosophy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Vacation Spot
While it may sound exotic, an ashram is typically a place of serious spiritual practice, not leisure.
Don't expect luxury at an ashram; it's a place for self-discovery, not relaxation.
Pro Tip 3/3Daily Routines
Life in an ashram often includes daily routines like yoga, meditation, and communal work.
Waking up at dawn for meditation is part of the ashram routine.
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Chasing Rivers, Part 2:...
In retrospect, we left our ropes, which maybe wasn't the smartest thing as we were crossing a lot of crevasses. But we were challenged, it was either tent or ropes. 'What are we gonna do here?' So, we came down and negotiated safely through some of these crevasses and made it back to the safety of this little tiny ashram,
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Kiran Bedi: How I remade...
of a prisoner teaching a class. These are hundreds of classes. Nine to eleven, every prisoner went into the education program -- the same den in which they thought they would put me behind the bar and things would be forgotten. We converted this into an ashram --
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Chasing Rivers, Part 2:...
In retrospect, we left our ropes, which maybe wasn't the smartest thing as we were crossing a lot of crevasses. But we were challenged, it was either tent or ropes. 'What are we gonna do here?' So, we came down and negotiated safely through some of these crevasses and made it back to the safety of this little tiny ashram,
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Kiran Bedi: How I remade...
of a prisoner teaching a class. These are hundreds of classes. Nine to eleven, every prisoner went into the education program -- the same den in which they thought they would put me behind the bar and things would be forgotten. We converted this into an ashram --
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John Cameron Mitchell
American Actor
Some people go off to an ashram or they, you know, have a midlife crisis and buy a sports car. For me, I do 'Hedwig,' and I see it's a midlife crisis maybe, and I see what's next. And it's a good trampoline, maybe, into the next part of my life.
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Maggie Rowe
American Comedian
I continued to suffer from anxiety and obsessive thoughts, although the thoughts stopped centering on hell. I moved into an ashram called the Himalayan Institute after college and studied meditation, which made an enormous difference.
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Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
At my ashram, people work long hours joyfully because they are inspired. When people are involved and joyfully doing something, they usually turn out ten times more and do more than what they would normally do as a duty.
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Jim Sarbh
Indian Actor
It occurred to me that actors are selfish, and they think that the world revolves around them. For one year, I quit, and I went to an ashram in Bihar and went to Himalayas backpacking.
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Aisha Tyler
American Actress
Not only was I the only black kid and the only poor kid, but my parents were transcendental meditation devotees, and I live in an ashram for a good portion of my childhood.
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Sophie Dahl
English Model
I lived on an ashram in India at 12 and later I was a heroine in a Bollywood movie - I'm not telling you the name because I was terrible.
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Naveen Patnaik
Indian Politician
The Beatles were here in the 1960s, with their wives, at the Maharshi's ashram. And they wanted my advice on various matters in India.
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Paulo Costanzo
Canadian Actor
My parents were hippies. They met at an ashram, where they were studying how to be enlightened.
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Jim Sarbh
Indian Actor
I trekked in the Himalayas, walked up to the Gangotri, and lived in an ashram.
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John Cameron Mitchell
American Actor
Some people go off to an ashram or they, you know, have a midlife crisis and buy a sports car. For me, I do 'Hedwig,' and I see it's a midlife crisis maybe, and I see what's next. And it's a good trampoline, maybe, into the next part of my life.
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Maggie Rowe
American Comedian
I continued to suffer from anxiety and obsessive thoughts, although the thoughts stopped centering on hell. I moved into an ashram called the Himalayan Institute after college and studied meditation, which made an enormous difference.
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Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
At my ashram, people work long hours joyfully because they are inspired. When people are involved and joyfully doing something, they usually turn out ten times more and do more than what they would normally do as a duty.
Quote examples
Jim Sarbh
Indian Actor
It occurred to me that actors are selfish, and they think that the world revolves around them. For one year, I quit, and I went to an ashram in Bihar and went to Himalayas backpacking.
Quote examples
Aisha Tyler
American Actress
Not only was I the only black kid and the only poor kid, but my parents were transcendental meditation devotees, and I live in an ashram for a good portion of my childhood.
Quote examples
Sophie Dahl
English Model
I lived on an ashram in India at 12 and later I was a heroine in a Bollywood movie - I'm not telling you the name because I was terrible.
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Naveen Patnaik
Indian Politician
The Beatles were here in the 1960s, with their wives, at the Maharshi's ashram. And they wanted my advice on various matters in India.
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Paulo Costanzo
Canadian Actor
My parents were hippies. They met at an ashram, where they were studying how to be enlightened.
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Jim Sarbh
Indian Actor
I trekked in the Himalayas, walked up to the Gangotri, and lived in an ashram.
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