Santi Mandala Villa and Spa
We start our journey at Santi Mandala Villa and Spa. This hotel was built by a margi, brother Sudarshan, in the nineteen eighties. He used to train all his staff for three months before they started working at the hotel. They did paincajanya, asanas, kiirtan and sadhana twice a day and learnt everything about Ananda Marga - Yama and Niyama, 16 points, Neo Humanism, Bio psychology etc.
When you arrive in this hotel you will be greeted with a warm "Namaskar" and you can also join the staff for Dharma Cakra every Tuesday if you like! We stay here for three nights to recharge after the long travel and use it as a base for visiting the Ashtaungika Center, Kupu Kupu Learning Center, the Holy Water Temple and Ubud.
Visit to Ashtaungika Center
Ashtaungika Center was built 2016-2017 and consists of three buildings. There is a large octagonal building which is dedicated to only spiritual programs - there is no sleeping, eating or lectures given in this building. It has a large coloured glas window pratik and a strong dignified, spiritual vibration.
The second building is the school building, this is a traditional Javanese building - a Limasan. This building is the home of Kupu Kupu Learning Center.
The last building is a smaller 28 m2 building which is the office of the resident Didi.
Kupu Kupu Learning Center
Kupu Kupu Learning Center started with a handful of children in January 2017 and is now a thriving afternoon school with nearly 100 children registered. The focus is on learning English, through a neohumanistic approach, with a large variety of classes, activities and programs.
During our visit we will meet with Didi Ananda Kanika, the teachers and the children at the Kupu Kupu Learning Center and hear about their work and school. Kupu Kupu means butterfly in Indonesian.
We will also visit Wood school, another thriving Neohumanist school in Bali.
In Parama Purusas presence, the moon, the stars and even the brilliant sun becomes lustreless. Electricity has no light before Him, what to speak of fire. All these shining objects derive their brilliance from Him. Their existence depends entirely on His existence. He is an embodiment of effulgence. He is the source and foundation of all life in the universe. All entities shine with His radiance. One will have to accept Him as the only object of one’s mind.
- Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
Temples in Bali - Tirtha Empul
In Bali every day starts with a prayer. When you arrive at work you start with a prayer. Everything is infused with the thought and presence of the Supreme being. Every house has a family temple and every village has at least a few temples. Spirituality is a deeply integrated part of life and God
guides every step.
We will visit a few of the famous temples in Bali as well as see many smaller ones. Tirtha Empul - the holy water temple is a temple near Ubud that has a mystical, beautiful atmosphere. We also visit Uluwatu and watch the famous Kacak fire
dance performance.
Lakeview Hotel
The Lakeview Hotel is situated on the side of Mount Batur overlooking the beautiful Batur lake in the middle of the crater. We will stay at the hotel one night and enjoy the marvellous nature scenes.
Mount Batur is 1717 meters high. While we are staying at the Lakeview Hotel, there is also an opportunity to climb the mountain in the early morning and see the sunrise from the top. It is a spectacular experience! You will climb with experienced mountain guides that Didi have known for many years. The trip starts early in the morning. After the climb, everyone enjoys a trip to the natural hot springs.
Batur Natural Hot Spring
Mount Batur is a volcanic mountain where there was a huge eruption many thousands years ago that created an enormous crater which is now lake Batur. There are two thermal hot springs near the lake and we stop here for a few hours to enjoy a bath before we continue to the north.
Ananda Kuranja Master Unit Bali
Dada Sutapananda came to Bali around the year 2015. The Master Unit was then quite run down and not given much attention. Dada slowly and steadily started to hold activities and have since then built many new buildings, started a children's home and became a very vital point in the life of Singaraja City.
At the Master Unit, Dada and the children grow plenty of vegetables, have lots of papaya trees, runs a kindergarten and they also have many goats to take care of. Here we stay three nights to visit the Master Unit as well as see Singaraja, the neohumanistic school nearby and visit margis in the area.
Visit to Lembongan
In Lembongan we stay at a hotel near the beach where the sound of the ocean waves lulls
you to sleep each night.
These days are for swimming, relaxing, reading, walking on the beach and to discover the interesting island of Lembongan.
Here we will do kiirtan and sadhana on the beach while enjoying the beautiful sunsets.
Adi Dharma Hotel
Adi Dharma Hotel is a hotel in the heart of Kuta and 5 minutes to one of the famous white sand beaches of Bali. Here we will stay comfortably for a night before we fly home. It is quite near to the airport.
Also Adi Dharma was built by margi brother Sudarshan and have been a successful hotel since the seventies. The hotel have a very nice Dharma Cakra hall.
Some of the staff working here has attended LFT training and they have regular Akhanda Kiirtan and Dharma Cakra at the hotel. Even here you will be greeted with a warm, friendly Namaskar!
There are only place for 15 people on this trip so make sure you contact Didi as soon as possible if you are interested to join this tour.
You can contact Didi on email: samprajina@icloud.com or Whatsapp: +46 709964897
Well, you dont need much. Bali is always quite warm but perhaps a light sweater could be a good idea for the stay in the mountain. There may be some rain in January - which is usually welcomed in the heat!
You will buy your own flight ticket arriving in Bali, Denpasar on 25th January 2025.
There will be a specific amount to pay which covers all stays, transport and
almost all food.
Contact Didi directly for more details regarding the amount and payment.
You fly to Denpasar, Bali. It can be a cheaper alternative to fly into one of the big hubs in Asia such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore and from there fly AirAsia to Denpasar.
Arrival is any time on 25th January. You will be leaving from Europe on 24th January.
Departure is on 6th February and you will be arriving again in Europe on 7th February.
The group will not be bigger than 15 people so make sure that you book on time. We will accept registrations on first comes first basis.
Yes, it is possible to stay longer if you like. Please contact Didi to discuss variations from the presented itinerary.
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Itinerary