Desert Ashram

I arrived at the Ashram Bamidbar deep in the Arava desert, on the night when meteor shower Leonides was to peak from the sky. The desert is so beautiful under the stars.. And the stars ever so bright! It is even difficult to find the constellations you know, because so many more stars are twinkling for attention.



At the Ashram, I joined the work meditation program, with morning and evening meditations and work meditations during the day with gardening, constructions, kitchen duties, serving the workshops or whatever work needed to be done in the community. All together with beautiful and loving people – friends for a long time to come! I was blessed with the best roommates ever; Gabriel, Merethe, Ohad and Maya. Gabriel would wake us all up for morning meditation with a cheerful song while Ohad would throw things at him. There was so much joy and play in room 4! Of course we had to leave together in the end, there was no other way :)

The teachings of Osho has recently walked into my life from all directions, and since Osho is the house god of the Ashram community, it was just for me to dive into it and enjoy. Dynamic meditations of dancing, screaming and shaking, or falling into deep astral sleep after my favourite Kundalini meditation at night.

A military base nearby provides a contrasting backdrop to the peaceful atmosphere of the ashram. During meditations sometimes you would hear roaring aeroplanes cutting the sky, and also it is not safe to walk to far astray from the area. This may sound strange and even appalling, but at the same time it works as a constant reminder of the illusion of duality..



The desert has an absolutely fantastic spirit which has to be experienced. Having only encountered the desert here in Israel, it was very profound to me. Here I was able to listen closely to life and the heartbeat of the Earth, learning to live with more and more presence, seeing life as meditation. 12 very special days to keep in my heart, happily knowing I have a home in the desert whenever I wish to come back.

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