Ashrama, California Explained

Official Name:Ashrama
Pushpin Map:USA California#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Santa Clara
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:37.3072°N -121.4697°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1657956

Shanti Ashrama is a spiritual retreat located in the Upper San Antonio Valley in unincorporated Santa Clara County, California, United States as a branch of the Ramakrishna Mission. It is approximately 40miles east of downtown San Jose.

History

The retreat resides on of oak-studded chaparral scrubland near Upper San Antonio Valley Road, about 18miles southeast of Mount Hamilton. The land was gifted to the Vedanta Society at the turn of the 20th century, as a place for meditation and contemplation.[1] A meditation cabin there serves as the site for annual retreats.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://sfvedanta.org/the-society/history/shanti-ashrama-history/ Vedanta Historical Society of Northern California, Shanti Ashrama History
  2. https://sfvedanta.org/the-society/history/shanti-ashrama-historical-overview/ Vedanta Historical Society of Northern California, Shanti Ashrama Meditation Cabin
  3. https://sfvedanta.org/shanti-ashrama-retreat-photos/ Vedanta Historical Society of Northern California, Shanti Ashrama Annual Retreats