The theme of the summer camp 2011 was ‘Nitya Sadhana’ and hence the camp was aptly given the title ‘Nitya Sadhana Yoga Shibira’. The camp commenced on the 22nd of May. Guruji personally received all the participants and also supervised the arrangements. After freshening up, the participants gathered at the hall and Guruji explained in detail the purpose of the camp. He emphasized the need for physical fitness as a prerequisite to spiritual advancement.
As usual a tight schedule was given to be followed. The day started with pratasmarana followed by asanas, suryanamaskaraand kriyas to warm up the body. This was followed by various pranayamas and meditation. This was followed by breakfast, karmayoga and time for bathing. The main session was in the forenoontill lunch break. In this session Guruji addressed the participants through Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi’s ‘Upadesha Sara’. Guruji stressed the need to move from the ‘I’ consciousness to the ‘We’ consciousness.
In the evening after tea break Smt. Jyothi Pattabhiram addressed the participants. She shared a lot of interesting interactions she and guruji had with Baba and also explained the various stages in ‘Mantra japa Meditation” in detail.
After evening snacks all the participants had to go for long walks as a daily practice.
On 23rd evening Guruji initiated all the participants on a mantra on goddess Durga. The mantra was chanted every evening for one hour as an Anushthana. Guruji expounded the importance of mantra sadhana for spiritual purification. This anushthana was concluded on the 27th evening with a havan with offerings to goddess Durga.
There was a cultural evening on the 28th with many participants showing their prowess in dance, drama and singing. It was a very enjoyable evening which was concluded with dinner prepared by some of the participants.
The camp concluded on the 29th with a Rudrabhishekamin the Sadashiva Chintamani Cave. The participants went home with the promise to follow the nitya sadhana without a break and with each one expressing ones desire to attend the summer camp each year.
A very encouraging aspect of this summer camp was the large number of participants. We had around sixty five participants which has been the largest participation till date. Let us look forward to a much larger participation in the coming years.
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