Lodging, Accommodations, & Facilities

Spiritual living is easily realized when we are in nature. Like a bee engrossed in the delight of a sweet rose, human beings have more freedom to expand the awareness of their intuitive self when they are at peace amongst their true environment. Only within the last one hundred years has humanity adapted to the compacted, over-crammed settings of mega-cities where skyscrapers and pollution have replaced trees and fresh air. By returning to nature, we are retuning our minds and bodies to the environment from which we came and to which we will return. It is within this setting that we can find harmony and balance without much difficultly, especially when accompanied by spiritual practices and techniques.

Although the divine is present within all of creation, there are some ecosystems within creation that are materialized expressions of the ethereal field of silence. Nature is to intuitive living what cities are to consumptions living. In essence an environment will shape the bodies and minds that inhabit it.

Both nature and metropolises can teach us something about our lives; as a teacher, Nature provides lessons into the organic design of our beings where as a city teaches us about assimilation, tolerance, and integration. But it is only within nature that we find the phenomena of the intuitive design of which we are an integral part of. Cities are composed of brute matter, the consolidation of the natural world into functionally economic production. Their collective conscious is primarily production, trade, and commerce.

To be spiritual in the metropolis is profound because it suggests that we are unwavering in our belief, faith, and devotion to the inner self. But for most of us we require a foundation prior to exposure to the trials of such a world. Like a coconut tree in a hurricane, we should learn the techniques and discipline necessary to be highly flexible and adaptive in our outlook upon life while at the same time stand firmly rooted in soil of our spirituality.

For most people, nature provides the groundwork for realizing the infinite consciousness by observing the awareness that forms the consciousness of nature within the birds and the trees. Once we can see the consciousness within ourselves as an indivisible aspect of mother nature we can then begin to apply this realization to anyone or anything including our the most trying people within our lives.

After establishing a firm foundation in the spirituality a student of the inner life can return freely to the busy world of modern day living without being disturbed or losing sight of the blissfulness within their hearts and minds.

Our Accommodations

At present, Tureya Ashram in Kodaikanal has a variety of housing options for guests and disciples, each designed to accommodate students' needs to ensure that their stay healthy, clean, and safe.

Our accommodation options include:

• A Residential Hall with Double Room Accommodations

1. Each room has an attached bathroom with a western toilet and shower

• Adobe Style Houses
• Tenting Grounds

The Residential Hall is a fairly new facility which was donated to the Tureya Ashram by devotees of the ashram who wanted ample opportunity for anyone to visit the ashram without any discomforts or difficulties. Because of the generosity of our students we have been able to provide all students with this accommodations facility that includes several bedrooms each with their own single beds, bathroom, shower, and front and back windows. A solar water heater also provides hot water from the ashram’s underground aquifer which is most commonly used for bathing. The Residential hall is fully furnished and has plenty of space for students to sit outside and enjoy the open valley view. Every room comes with a bed, mattress, blankets, sheets, and pillows so students will not have to bring any bedding materials if they are staying in this facility. A front balcony and a rooftop terrace provide students plenty of space for reading and practicing yoga. Usually first time students are booked in the Residential Hall to ensure their smooth adjustment to India and the ashram environment.

The Adobe Style Houses are the original accommodations of the Tureya Ashram which have been restored for the use of students who which to stay in a private and remote facility. These homes provide our residents with a sensation of simplicity, connecting them with the earth and their inner spirits. They are fairly quant and bathroom facilities are provided in the form of outhouses. The adobe homes are ideal for anyone who would like to be enveloped in the solitude of nature. With several houses dispersed throughout the ashram grounds, students can stay near the river, amongst avocado & jackfruit trees, and tucked into the side of the ashram’s farming area.

Tenting is the final option available to students. With an abundance of land that comprises the ashram’s premises, students are free to pitch a tent wherever they feel like residing. Some of the most popular locations include the mountain top, hillside grasslands, and river bed.

Other Facilities

Within the Ashram’s premises students will find:

• The Kitchen
• Dining Hall
• Library
• Temple
• And Meditation Grounds

The library is comprised of thousands of books from Gurugi’s own collection of reading materials. These books span an oray of topics from the ethereal secrets mysticism to the critical sciences of western medicine. The library is accessible to students upon request and is frequently used by those students who are participating in the ashram courses.

Food

Three meals a day are provided to all ashram guests, students, and residents which includes an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables, some of which are grown on the ashram grounds including guava, jackfruit, bananas, tomatoes, carrots, oranges, and other varieties that are grown throughout the year.  A natural underground spring provides pure cooking and drinking water, but we also supply purified drinking water to avoid any possibility of health problems.

Traditional South Indian Sattvic style food is served with a variety of sauces made from a unique blend of Indian spices and herbs. We do not observe a rigid dietary plan which would eliminate such spices as garlic, onions, pepper, and other natural herbs, but our diet is one hundred percent vegetarian.

Indian Tea, sometime called Chiai, is serviced twice daily to help promote digestion and a warm body.

We strive to provide nourishing, clean, and tasty food that will give you a chance to experience Indian cuisine while also maintaining a very health and safe diet.