Our Manthan Centers, are also called Kutumbakam (originating from the phrase “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” , to denote a place where we all connect as a Kutumb, or family.
The Manthan centers cover many facets of a better world –local and sustainable production and living, wellbeing, traditional knowledge systems, ecology.
Currently, there are two Manthan Centers, which have the full range of our programs:
- Manthan Gurukul in Aranyaani Forests, Sohagpur, MP
- Sahjivan in Solan, Himachal Pradesh
The details of above centers can be seen on their links.
Apart from these, the following centers are there for Manthan meetings, Karm path, and Local production work , and are growing for full fledged programs:
– Dapoli , Konkan
– Kanpur, UP
– Chandigarh, Punjab
– Pauri, Uttarakhand
Centers have capacity to house 40 persons, and conduct meetings or camps, and for volunteers stay. And with mud and local resource made structures, we can easily increase the capacity.
The centers have the following programs or objectives:
1. Sustainable Production Activities from Local Flora
a. Making products from exotic flora
b. Herbal growing
c. Vaidya or traditional wellness
d. Forest growing
e. Eco friendly structures and their courses
2. Manthan Programs:
a. Manthans
b. Bharat camps, Enlighten camps
c. Gurukul Living : Simple gurukul living in forests with involvement in productive activities/ seasonal projects
d. Works affiliated to Karma path programs
Aranyaani Forests Manthan Gurukul
Manthan Gurukul is located in Aranyaani Forests, in Central India, near Bhopal.
Aranyaani Forests, based on most pristine Vedic philosophy as follows:
अरण्यान्यरण्यान्यसौ या परेव नश्यसि |
कथाग्रामं न पर्छसि न तवा भीरिव विन्दती.अ.अ.अन ||
वर्षारवाय वदते यदुपावति चिच्चिकः |
आघाटिभिरिवधावयन्नरण्यानिर्महीयते ||
उत गाव इवादन्त्युत वेश्मेव दर्श्यते |
उतो अरण्यानिःसायं शकटीरिव सर्जति ||
गामङगैष आ हवयति दार्वङगैषो अपावधीत |
वसन्नरण्यान्यां सायमक्रुक्षदिति मन्यते ||
न वा अरण्यानिर्हन्त्यन्यश्चेन नाभिगछति |
सवादोःफलस्य जग्ध्वाय यथाकामं नि पद्यते ||
आञ्जनगन्धिं सुरभिं बह्वन्नामक्र्षीवलाम |
पराहम्म्र्गाणां मातरमरण्यानिमशंसिषम ||
Meaning:
1. GODDESS of wild and forest who seemest to vanish from the sight. How is it that thou seekest not the village? Art thou not afraid?
2 What time the grasshopper replies and swells the shrill cicala’s voice, Seeming to sound with tinkling bells, the Lady of the Wood exults.
3 And, yonder, cattle seem to graze, what seems a dwelling-place appears: Or else at eve the Lady of the Forest seems to free the wains.
4 Here one is calling to his cow, another there hath felled a tree:
At eve the dweller in the wood fancies that somebody hath screamed.
5 The Goddess never slays, unless some murderous enemy approach. Man eats of savoury fruit and then takes, even as he wills, his rest.
6 Now have I praised the Forest Queen, sweet-scented, redolent of balm, The Mother of all sylvan things, who tills not but hath stores of food.
To that the pursuit in Aranyaani forests have remained true. The shakti that has blessed the effort and transformed the place is only to be felt.
This has been the place of a fantastic journey of Sandeep- natural , karmic and spiritual. There are many books and articles, covering Aranyaani and Sandeep.
Manthan here has been a major guiding light and path to consciousness experience for a lot of folks.
We conduct Manthan Camps here in Aranyaani Forest from October to April. And monsoon Camps in August.
Sahjivan in Solan, Himachal Pradesh
(Manthan Center or Kutumbakam)
Nestled in Shivalik Ranges in lower Himalayan zone, Sahjivan is a beautiful, completely naturally made, Kutmbakam center.
Gopal ji’s devotion to nature and reliance on consciousness, is seen at work in this place.
Philosophy: Nature has abundance of resources for everyone’s need. Sustainability of civilizations and cultures depends on an economy supported by a thriving ecology. Everything on earth is an extension of the five elements of which the earth is composed of. By contaminating the Earth, humans are contaminating their own lives.
We conduct Manthan camps here in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, from May to July. Apart from this , the affiliated activities and stays go on all year.
