Why Ashrama?

Ashrama is a name which signifies peace, spirituality and prosperity. In yesteryears, i mean thousands of years ago, sages lived in Ashrams where they taught young people the art of life and also traditional education under the name Gurukulam. The name Ashram revives the thought of a place which is serene, spiritual and lets one think peacefully. It's even comparable to an abode of the super power, generally referred to as God. I am a staunch believer of the supreme power God and an anti-atheist. Those who say God doesn't exist have that rational thinking only because of God. They will immediately say "Show me God..", the least that could never be done. A very fine example was given by one of my friends Gopal during a discussion about God. He said "As a child, we have been amazed to see a motorbike or a car go around. we never knew that there was a person driving it. as we grow up, we get to handle the automobiles and can drive them. and still as we grow into an automobile specialist, we know the ins and outs of a vehicle and we can build vehicles that run around." So, it all takes some time to realise the values of any object and it would still take more time to undertsand the supremo called God. Time does matter!!! coming back to the thoughts on Ashrams, the ashrams we hear of nowadays are ashrams run by thugs and unholy self-proclaimed "samiyars" who run the ashram merely for money and fame. I wish we had old age style ashrams!