Adi Sankara and the Frog

Baba Rampuri tells the story of how Adi Sankara established his main monastery, Sringeri Math, and the Temple of Sarada Devi, where he witnessed a pregnant frog trying to cross the deadly hot sands in the noon day sun, trying to reach the river.

He, thus found the “signature” of Sarada Devi, Goddess of articulation and knowledge, and it was there that he built her temple.

Deconstructing Yoga – India Retreat with Baba Rampuri

Our December retreat, “Deconstructing Yoga: Liberating Consciousness,” will take place at my dhuni in Goa from December 18-24. Twice daily, we will perform arati and puja in our small Temple next to the dhuni, with explanation and instruction for participants to do this later in their own homes. On Dattatreya Jayanti, Dec 24, we will have a Homa performed by Brahmin purohits, invoking Guru Dattatreya. I will teach the “protocols of knowledge” as a basis for tradition and sadhana.