I was fortunate to get an opportunity to visit the Ramakrishna Mission at Muhlheim yesterday. It was one of the three centers in Germany and also the smallest one. Muhlheim is a suburb some 20 kms from Frankfurt and it takes barely 22 minutes by train from the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, the Central Station.
I started early in the morning and reached Hauptbahnhof at 8:30 am to catch a train to Muhlheim at 9 am. It barely took me 20 odd minutes to reach the Muhlheim am Main station. From the station, it was another 15 minutes walk to the Ashram building. For sometime I was completely flummoxed since I didn't see anything structure that would look like an Ashram ( as we see in India). I was in the friendly neighborhood with single houses though Google Maps was suggesting that I has reached the destination. On looking carefully, I saw a very small signboard which made me realize that the building I was looking at was the Ashram itself.
I entered and was greeted by Swami Bhaswatananda ji. Swami Bhaswatanandaji is the resident Swami of the Ashram and has been living in this Ashram building for the last 9 years. He is from South India and speaks fluently in German and English. He showed me the shrine of the Master, Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsha Dev and was also kind enough to let me take a picture.
I had a brief conversation with the Swamiji over tea and took his leave. Swamiji had informed me that there will be Satsang in the evening, from 4:30 pm. I came back to Frankfurt by noon and again took a trip to the Ashram in the afternoon. I attended Satsang for 3 hours before returning back to Frankfurt again by late evening.
More details on the Ashrama is available here.
I started early in the morning and reached Hauptbahnhof at 8:30 am to catch a train to Muhlheim at 9 am. It barely took me 20 odd minutes to reach the Muhlheim am Main station. From the station, it was another 15 minutes walk to the Ashram building. For sometime I was completely flummoxed since I didn't see anything structure that would look like an Ashram ( as we see in India). I was in the friendly neighborhood with single houses though Google Maps was suggesting that I has reached the destination. On looking carefully, I saw a very small signboard which made me realize that the building I was looking at was the Ashram itself.
I entered and was greeted by Swami Bhaswatananda ji. Swami Bhaswatanandaji is the resident Swami of the Ashram and has been living in this Ashram building for the last 9 years. He is from South India and speaks fluently in German and English. He showed me the shrine of the Master, Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsha Dev and was also kind enough to let me take a picture.
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| The Shrine of the Master at the Ashram |
More details on the Ashrama is available here.
Namaste,
ReplyDeleteThis is Aditi Dey from India. I will be visiting Frankfurt in december 9th to 12th 2016.Please let me know how do I reach the Ashram,would want o visit.Thank you. Warm regards.
Here is the url of the Ashram. http://www.vedanta-germany.org/en/muehlheim_ashrama.html.
ReplyDeleteThis is on the outskirts of Frankfurt. Please call up the Ashram before going there.
Respected swamiji.... my son got internship at frankfurt .if you can give shelter him or enable him to find out accomodation for six month ....we will be grateful to thakurji...Dr. vijay wadhai pune india..
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