Madhuban -- Sri Aurobindo Ashram, where I am one with nature, and all the different parts of my being work in harmony.
Madhuban is my favorite summer destination. It is an Ashram retreat spread over a mountain, overlooking a valley. Wherever you stand in Madhuban, you see the same panoramic view. A beautiful valley, dotted with huts and a small river flowing through it. The river has run almost dry over the years. The estate is an orchard and usually the plum and apricot trees are fruiting in summer when we arrive and we help in the plucking. This year there were early rains, temperature dropped and so the fruits did not ripen during our stay. As you walk around you see flowers everywhere. You see flowers of all colors and sizes. For example around Sri Aurobindo’s Samadhi there were huge spherical balls made of small purple and blue flowers. There were white and yellow lotuses blooming in a pond. Outside Prashanti, the workshop hall, the highest block of buildings in this campus, were red roses. One of my favourite places in the ashram is the swing in the space below the dining ...