{"id":576,"date":"2013-09-02T12:28:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T06:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/?p=576"},"modified":"2013-09-02T12:28:06","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T06:58:06","slug":"spiritual-retreat-khopoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/576","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Retreat @ Khopoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving their busy schedules and worries behind, around 150 devotees from Pune and nearby areas joined in for a One Day Spiritual Retreat in the SSY ashram at Khopoli. Devotees started the journey towards the place in buses form Nigdi Ashram, chanting the Divine names of the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>Guided meditation and\u00a0 chanting were conducted in the presence of Swami Prajnanamritananda and Swami Vidyamritananda. There was also a Yoga session for the participants.<\/p>\n<p>There was an interactive Question &amp; Answer session where the Swamis clarified on some of the doubts and spiritual questions raised by some of the seekers. Both Swamis also spoke on the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>The day concluded which Bhajans. Overall, it was a nice short retreat for aspirants to regain and\u00a0 maintain their focus on\u00a0spiritual progress.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-577\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/576\/mak_9520-sr\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-577\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-577\" alt=\"Devotees listening to Swami Prajnanamritananda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9520-SR-450x298.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9520-SR-450x298.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9520-SR-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9520-SR.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Devotees listening to Swami Prajnanamritananda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-578\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/576\/mak_9583-sr\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-578\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-578\" alt=\"Guided Meditation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9583-SR-450x298.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9583-SR-450x298.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9583-SR-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9583-SR.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guided Meditation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/576\/mak_9595-sr\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-579\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-579\" alt=\"Devotees in Seva for participants\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9595-SR-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9595-SR-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9595-SR-265x400.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/files\/2013\/09\/MAK_9595-SR.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Devotees in Seva for participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving their busy schedules and worries behind, around 150 devotees from Pune and nearby areas joined in for a One Day Spiritual Retreat in the SSY ashram at Khopoli. Devotees started the journey towards the place in buses form Nigdi Ashram, chanting the Divine names of the Lord. 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