Meditating at the Ramakrishna Math in Chennai

This gorgeous building is right in the middle of the city in Chennai. It’s an oasis in the midst of a bustling city life. While we stayed in Chennai we came here to meditate in the evenings and it was so perfect. Made us all wish we had buildings like this in our cities! I could imagine living close enough to walk over every night for the peaceful atmosphere.

Meditating here I had the rare but delightful experience of hearing my mantra as though it were being chanted out loud by someone else. I could hear it in my inner ear and it was as though I wasn’t producing it at all. I didn’t have to repeat it in my mind, I only had to listen. It is so nice when that happens!

One day we walked around the grounds and visited other parts of the temple. We passed a friendly monk who said to each of us one at a time “All good things will come to you.” Just one of many blessings I received on this trip!