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The daily routine here begins at 3:30 a.m. with collective prayer followed by special “Gayatri Mantra chanting and Sun Meditation” and Akhand Deepak (lamp) darshan. Yagna is also performed every morning, which reminds one of the Vedic days in the ashrams of the Rishis. Two meals are offered free of cost here to every visitor and resident. Morning and afternoons are scheduled for lectures/discourses and practical and field work under different kinds of courses/training programs. Two special kinds of meditations are also performed – one (the Jyoti Avadharan Sadhana) in the afternoon and the other (Nad Yoga Sadhana) in the evening for 15 minutes each. Apart from the trainees, Shantikunj is visited by thousands of other people from all walks of society. The spiritually purified and energetic ambience here attracts and impresses everyone who has ever visited this place. | Daily Routine | April – September | October – March | | Awaking prayer & freshening | 3.30 a.m. | 4.00 a.m. |
Morning-Aarti | 4.00 a.m. | 4.30 a.m. | | Collective Morning Meditation | 4.30 a.m. | 5.00 a.m. | Akhand-Deep Darshan, Pranam of Poojya Gurudev’s &
Vandaniya Mataji’s Charan Padukas | 5.15 a.m. | 5.45 a.m. | | Yagya and all Sanskaras | 5.15 a.m. | 5.45 a.m. | | Collective Jap (Recitation) | 5.15 to 6.00 a.m. | 5.45 to 6.30 a.m. | | Meeting – discussions with Sharaddheya Dr. Pranav Pandya & Sharaddheyaa Shail Jiji | 7.00 a.m. | 7.30 a.m. | | Morning sermons and discourses | 8.30 a.m. | 8.30 a.m. | | Meals – Rest | 10.00 a.m. | 10.00 a.m. | | Akhand-Deep Darshan, Pranam of Poojya Gurudev’s & Vandaniya Mataji’s Charan Padukas | 12.00 to 1.30 p.m. & 2.00 to 4.30 p.m. | 12.00 to 1.30 p.m. & 2.00 to 4.30 p.m. | | Jyoti Avdharan Sadhana | 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. | 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. | | Noon classes, Meetings | 2.30 to 4.00 p.m. | 2.30 to 4.00 p.m. | | Evening Meals | 4.30 to 6.00 p.m. | 4.30 to 6.00 p.m. | | Evening Aarti | 5.00 to 5.30 p.m. | 5.00 to 5.30 p.m. | | Naadyog Meditative cult – Congregational music | 6.00 to 6.15 p.m. | 6.00 to 6.15 p.m. | | Collective Jap | 6.15 to 7.00 p.m. | 6.15 to 7.00 p.m. | | Discourses or Video | 7.00 to 8.30 p.m. | 7.00 to 8.30 p.m. | | Night-Rest | 9.00 p.m. | 9.00 p.m. |  |
