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Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary Archives

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May 19, 2021

Love Drives Creation

Seven years ago my wife and I bought a piece of land in a little beach village called Nosara in northwestern Costa Rica. The vision, which I had prior to leaving my life as a Hindu monastic, was to create a Hindu spiritual sanctuary. We did not know where this place would be. We had a few criteria which we were clear about and were not willing to compromise on. The rest I was leaving up to inner ...

Jul 17, 2019 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Selfless Service

A very special thank you to my dear friend Nick Bloor who flew from the Gold Coast in Australia to come help with our Siva Ashram project in Costa Rica for the second time. I cannot even begin to express how grateful we are to this man for his immense contribution of knowledge, e
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Jul 16, 2019 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Update on Siva Ashram

Last week I got back from Costa Rica after having spent 9 days there working on the next phase of the development of our Siva Ashram project. The trip that we make this time of the year is primarily focused on planting trees as part of creating our botanical garden. I was very bl
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Aug 15, 2017 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Siva Ashram Update - June 2017

In early June, I headed down to Siva Ashram by myself for a quick, five-day visit for Phase 4.2 of our landscaping. It was amazing to see how the grounds had gone from being almost completely brown in April when we were there during the dry season to being lush green in just two
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Aug 8, 2017 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Siva Ashram Update - June 2017

In early June, I headed down to Siva Ashram by myself for a quick, five-day visit for Phase 4.2 of our landscaping. It was amazing to see how the grounds had gone from being almost completely brown in April when we were there during the dry season to being lush green in just two
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Jul 14, 2017 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Siva Ashram Update - April 2017 Part 2

This is Part 2 of our April 2017 update on the work that we are doing to develop Siva Ashram in Costa Rica. If you missed the Part 1 update, you can read and watch the video here. After our friends Nick and Tracey left, another set of friends arrived. Jeremy, Jasmine and their da
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Jun 27, 2017 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Siva Ashram Update - April 2017 Part 1

In April, we headed down for the fourth year since acquiring the land to work on Siva Ashram. This year we focused on infrastructure, layout and the maintenance of the gardens versus just planting. We were joined by Nick and Tracey Bloor, our intrepid friends who “swung” over fro
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