Premananda
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Biography
Premananda was born in Bangor, Wales and started very early questioning life and the essence of life.
After his studies, while staying in Japan, he learned about Osho and in 1976 he found himself in the Ashram in Pune where instinctively he knew that his questions would be answered. He remained there for 15 years.
After Osho's death, Premananda went to Lucknow and after three weeks in the presence of Papaji he recognized "who he really was". For five years he stayed in Papaj's sangha, and then he started giving satsang in Australia.
Since 2003 Premananda has been touring many places in Europe, inviting people to satsang and conveying the essence of Advaita in public meetings, intensive weekends and retreats, with the central question: "Who am I?"
Nowadays, Premananda lives and give satsangs in the Open Sky House Community in Hitdorf, a place next to the Rhine River between Cologne and Düsseldorf in Germany.
Teachings
Premananda's teachings are a well-expressed blend of Advaita with Osho's aproaches.
Premananda has a unique capability of explaining difficult Advaita issues in simple yet well-tuned words.
Premanada puts a special emphasis on the "Who Am I?" self inquiry method of Ramana Maharshi (and consequently of his disciple and Premananda's guru Papaji) and encourages you to "Be as you are", abide in your being, in the "I Am" rather than in "I am that or this".
Locations
Open Sky House is Premananda's community for conscious awareness.
There is a weekly program including mantra singing and music, films, daily meditations, workshops and a regular Monday evening Satsang.
Premananda also offers weekend intensives and longer retreats.
The Monday evening Satsang is available, via telephone, to everywhere in the world.
You can just visit the place or stay as a guest or a volunteer for some time.
As a visitor, you can join the residents for lunch or dinner, and attend the daily meditations.
Rheinstr. 54,
Hitdorf on the Rhine, 51371, Germany
(Located between Cologne & Dusseldorf)
By car from Cologne -
- If you come from Cologne center, take A57 direction Krefeld, then A1 direction Dortmund until motorway cross "Leverkusen-West", If you come from Cologne east, take the A3 direction Oberhausen, then A1 direction Koblenz / Düsseldorf, take the next exit (cross "Leverkusen-West")
- At motorway cross "Leverkusen-West" take the A59 direction Düsseldorf
- Take the first exit (Nr. 27) Rheindorf/Hitdorf, then turn right direction Hitdorf
- In Hitdorf 100m after the Bft petrol station turn left at the sign "Fähre Köln-Langel"
- Take the 2nd right (Wiesenstr.), about 200m straight along the rhine until Nr 54. You can park on the left side at the yacht harbour.
By car from Düsseldorf -
- A59 direction Leverkusen
- At motorway cross "Monheim-Süd", take the exit "Hitdorf", then turn left direction Hitdorf (Langenfelder Str.)
- After 3 km in Hitdorf go straight ahead across the main street (Hitdorfer Str.) until you come to the Rhine.
- Turn right until Nr 54. You can park on the left side at the yacht harbour.
By train -
- S6 from Cologne (17 min.) or Düsseldorf to Leverkusen-Mitte
- Bus Nr. 233 direction Monheim (17 min). After 8 pm or on the weekend first take bus 211 until Rheindorf-Pützdelle", usually wait 5 minutes and then bus 233.
- Exit in Hitdorf, bus stop "Werftstrasse"
- turn down Werftstrasse towards the Rhine, then turn left along the Rhine
- After approx. 50m house nr. 54.
- You can also get out of the train S6 in Leverkusen-Rheindorf and call us, we will pick you up.
By boat -
- from Cologne tram N°12 until termimus Merkenich
- Bus 121, 10 minutes until terminus "Köln Langel Fähre"
- Ferry (4 min.) 1 Eur/Person or 3 Eur/car with one Person (until 8pm, in winter until 7pm)
- turn left and have a nice 5 minutes walk.
By plane -
Cologne Airport (Köln-Bonn) or Düsseldorf international
Easter Retreat 21-24 March 08 a silent Satsang retreat
Whitsun Retreat 9-12 May 08 Satsang retreat
Summer Arts Festival 19-26 July 08 lots of creativity workshops: dance, music, painting, improvisation
Summer Retreat 27 July - 10 August 08 Satsang retreat
any time. Volunteers are welcome for 1 week minimum.
There are a dining room and a bookstore in the center with a collection of books from Premananda, Ramana Maharshi, Papaji and Osho.
You can have a computer with internet access, there is a free WLAN and a telephone
Food is vegeterian and mostly organic.
Accommodation options include a very beautiful dormitory, single room with en-suite or double room with en-suite.
View Video
Books & Media
(Paperback)
Arunachala Talks consists of eight talks given spontaneously at Premananda s Arunachala Retreat in Tiruvannamalai, South India. These talks begin the demolition of the prison created by the mind, removing anything in the way of any seeker who wishes to step out of the illusion. Premananda lovingly and humorously guides us to see that we are not the experience my life , but rather the awareness in which the experience happens. The talks discuss the effects of Devotion, Trust and Destiny, bringing us to Presence.
(Paperback)
Papaji Amazing Grace is a book of fifteen profoundly beautiful interviews, conducted by Premananda, with people who had an Awakening with Papaji. They are stories of a housewife, a businessman, even an officer of a nuclear powered aircraft carrier. Each person, whatever their background, had the common longing to discover the eternal Truth of who they are. When this longing is strong enough a Master appears.
(Audio CD)
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