Arrival at Ananda is an experience
beyond words, as the Palace doors
swing open the feeling is one of
having arrived. A special welcome
includes receiving a beautiful
Radraksha mala necklace and
your very own personal butler to
escort you to the room. The resort
is built around a Maharaja’s palace
and features a restored Viceroy’s
Palace, world-class Spa, 75 deluxe
rooms and suites and 3 villas with
breathtaking views of the Ganges
River but the soul of this place is
the wellness philosophy which they
teach with such service and love
and the people who make all of
this possible but at the heart of this
incredible retreat are the teachings
and principles of the East and the
West.
The focus is on rediscovering
happiness and self-contentment,
something we’re all searching for
everywhere else outside of ourselves
instead of within. Ananda offers a
plethora of treatments, activities,
food choices, wellness techniques,
detox cleansing practices and
yogic teachings of Vedanta,
where I learned that spirituality,
Religion and God is possible within
the material existence and that
achieving success is not against
God but can only be achieved with
God. To create a life that is rich
both spiritually and materialistically
takes great skill. We must all
strive for a better life in every way
possible and through the Vedanta
classes at Ananda, I finally rid
myself of the guilt for wanting to
live with the standards with which I
do.
Frugality is not for everyone, it is
given to a Brahman, not everyone is
here to live like a Gandhi, there are
standards for us all and achieving
that standard is what will bring us
happiness, peace and contentment.