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Background
The Lord's Great Mercy
The Vedantic Center
established Shanti Anantam Ashram in
1983
on
50
acres
of
land
located
in
the
beautiful
Santa
Monica
Mountains
of
Southern
California.
This
land
is
sacred,
serene
and
conducive
to
the
spiritual
practice
and
development
that
is
the
goal
of
The
Vedantic
Center.
For
many
centuries
the
Chumash-native
Americans
lived
and
worshiped
here. Traditional
Chumash
ceremonies were occasionally performed on
this
land
by
the
late
Chumash
elder
Chief
Grandfather
Rivera.
The Ashram serves as a sanctuary where seekers of all faiths can receive and experience the sublime teachings on spiritual life. Students and residents of the Ashram are instructed to reflect spiritual values of modest dress, vegetarian diet and correct ethical behavior. The practices include meditation, scripture study, selfless service and chanting of God's Holy Names.
The spiritual teacher
and
anchor
of
the
ashram
is Swamini
Turiyasangitananda, who served in
this
capacity
for
over
three
decades
until
her
departure
from
the
physical
plane
on
January
12,
2007.
Swamini
exemplified
a
dedicated
life
of
devotion
and
selfless
service.
Her
vital
role
was
in
providing
spiritual
guidance
and
teaching
the
holy
science
of
meditation
and
the
esoteric
wisdom
of the
holy
scriptures.
On July 3, 1994, the
ashram
was
reinaugurated
as "Sai
Anantam
Ashram in Chumash Pradesh." The
Ashram
has
been
blessed
to
have
had
Swamini
Turiyasangitananda
as its spiritual director under
the
leadership
of
the
Avatar
of
this age, Sri
Satya
Sai
Baba.
Philosophy & Principles
The Sai Anantam Ashram appreciates the contributions of spiritual wisdom and insight from other faiths and religions. Studies undertaken at the ashram include not only Vedantic or Vedic scriptures, the oldest of the world's literatures, but also exemplary narratives and scriptural texts from more recent revelations of God found in the Bible and in the Islamic and Buddhistic texts.
The Vedas teach that the purpose of human birth is for making spiritual advancement toward the highest perfectional stage of life, which is devotional service rendered unto the Supreme Lord. Charity, kindness, selfless service, spiritual discipline and a dedicated life of devotion can bring one toward the supreme goal of life and attainment of divine realization of the Supreme Lord.
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