Tapovan Ashram - A Spirituality Oriented Holistic Health Resort for Yoga, Herbal Garden, Nature Cure and Meditation, Spiritual resort.

TAPOVAN ASHRAM

A RETREAT, HERE, IN THE LAP OF NATURE.

YOU WILL FIND : SERENITY. BLISS. WISDOM AND LIFE ENRICHMENT
HOLISTIC LIVING : NATURE AND HERBAL STUDY : RECREATION AND LEISURE
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN : PROGRAMMES, CAMPS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ON
YOGA AND MEDITATION ; ART AND CULTURE ; NATURE AND HERBAL CURE ; SPIRITUAL AND SELF DEVELOPMENT.
SPONSOR : GYAN BHARATI TRUST, UDAIPUR - A PUBLIC CHARITY
CONTACT : DR. R.C. MEHTA, 46 GOKUL NAGAR, UDAIPUR - 313001
TEL. 0091-294-2471738, e-mail : rcmehta47@hotmail.com

SPIRIT OF THE ASHRAM

TO LIVE SIMPLY AND IN THE PRESENT
TO DEVELOP POSITIVE, DEEP AND TRUE THOUGHT
TO ENJOY SILENCE, PEACE AND HONEST CONVERSATION
TO BE AT ONE WITH NATURE IN A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE
ASHRAM LIFE INVOLVES MANUAL WORK, YOGA, MEDITATION AND SELFLESS SERVICE TO OTHERS

ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT :

A NATURE PARADISE : SPIRITUAL ORIENTATION
A CENTRE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE AND HERBAL TECHNOLOGY
A CENTRE OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH
A CENTRE OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
A CENTRE OF UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD AND CULTURE

Our dream :

To develop the "Ashram" as a centre of good and healthy living : physically, mentally and spiritually for the aspirants seeking self-fulfillment and austere living in consonance with natural and scientific laws.
To seek and work for development of the local people around the Ashram into a thriving, self reliant and vibrant model heritage community upholding the universal values of humanity and culture.

Our belief :

That the universe is a cosmic field of energy ultimate potential of human growth and self emancipation.
That the positive energy flowing from the aspirants can transform the universe into an abode of super refined people and that the natural Divine powers will abundantly help the seekers in the pursuit.

Our programme vision :

To create a model herbal garden sustainable on its' own.
To harness renewable sources of energy and install solar power systems at the Ashram.
To extend cultivation of herbs on hilly waste lands for economic betterment of the tribal community.
To extend the use of renewable sources of energy in the adjacent areas.
To hold and retain monsoon rain water in the village water reservoir for round the year availability of drinking water for men and animals as well as for irrigation of crop fields.
To develop the watershed area of 500 hectare land through measures of soil and water conservation, carry out plantation of tree, shrub and herbal species towards greening the surrounding naked hills devoid of vegetation.
To launch programmes of local human resource development through education, health initiatives and value orientations.
To launch programmes of employment and income generation in the village.
To create an environment of hope to cherish blissful living as enunciated in Indian scriptures and ethos of restraint rather than running and mad race of consumerism and lust of exploitation.

Sir M. Monier - Williams in "Sanskrit - English dictionary" (Oxford University Press, London, 1989) defines Ashram as a "hermitage, the abode of ascetics" and TAPOVAN as a "grove in which religious austerities are performed".

Located in a serene, peaceful and hilly forest region 15 Km away on Udaipur - Jhadol route at 12 Km diversion point in village Nayakheda, Tapovan Ashram is an approach for good and healthy living integrating the trio of body-mind-spirit in calm, pollution free and secluded forest (Van) environment it is not just for those who wish to practice austerities and penance for self purification (Tap). An institution created with the object of realizing the True, the Good and the Beautiful in man through meditation. An instrument of quest in to the immense inner potentialities in the spark short modern human life.

Yoga is transformation of human consciousness into divine consciousness. It is a systematic process of accelerating the growth of human being from his animal level to normalcy then to super human level and ultimately divinity. It is a method of all round personality development :Physical - mental - intellectual - emotional and spiritual components of the Man.
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Plants are the products of nature. They have wonderful power of healing and cure on physical plane. The therapeutic activity of some of the plants available at Tapovan Ashram. Most of these plant materials are administered fresh and in raw form at Tapovan Ashram for instant cure of the ailments. Take a pleasant walk through HERBAL GARDEN, planted with a large variety of highly-valued medicinal & refreshing aromatic plants, fruit trees, vegetables & flowers spread over 15 acres area.
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Nature cure believes in nature and it's infinite power to cure. The entire universe is made of five elements of nature viz. Aakash (ether), air, fire (sun), water and earth (soil). The imbalance of elements is the main cause of disease. The aim of naturopathy is to cleanse the body, rebuild the person and teach him to live in harmony with his self and the environment.
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