Kailash Ashram

Kailash Ashram Kailash Ashram is a traditional meditation๐Ÿ™ & yoga retreat centre in the Grampians, Western Victoria

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„When awareness becomes clear,the world reveals itself differently.Life swarms, dances, interdepends...
19/02/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„

When awareness becomes clear,

the world reveals itself differently.
Life swarms, dances, interdepends

A breathtaking intelligence unfolding without effort.
To witness this is to feel peaceful awe.

Not separate from lifeโ€ฆ

but held by it.
This is one of the quiet gifts of practice.

I was once told something that changed everything:โ€œStart at the top.Start with the Soul.โ€In finding home in the Soul,my ...
16/02/2026

I was once told something that changed everything:

โ€œStart at the top.

Start with the Soul.โ€
In finding home in the Soul,

my sense of home in body and mind eventually followed.

Not quickly.

Not easily.

But truly.

This is the path of Himalayan Meditation

Where connection to the Soul comes first,

And the rest organises itself in time.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ โ€” ๐—”๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒThe mind can be a great allyโ€ฆand a real troublemaker.Used poorly, it pulls us against the flo...
12/02/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ โ€” ๐—”๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ

The mind can be a great allyโ€ฆ

and a real troublemaker.
Used poorly, it pulls us against the flow of life.

Used well, it guides us into alignment.
You can tell when alignment is happening

The sense of ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ quietly returns.

This is a subtle dance.
And yoga teaches us how to feel it.

๐Ÿชท Home Is Not What We are ToldHome isnโ€™t built through income, status,or the promise of a better future through โ€œmanifes...
09/02/2026

๐Ÿชท Home Is Not What We are Told

Home isnโ€™t built through income, status,
or the promise of a better future through โ€œmanifestation.โ€

Itโ€™s far more humble than that.
Home is found in recognising life as it is
Real, Raw, Unfiltered.

No agenda.
No grasping.
And that, strangely, is very hard.

Home.A patch of earth. A place to rest.Or something quieter, deeper.What does home mean to you?Is it a physical placeโ€ฆor...
05/02/2026

Home.

A patch of earth. A place to rest.

Or something quieter, deeper.

What does home mean to you?

Is it a physical placeโ€ฆ
or an inner feeling that comes and goes?

Often we only understand home
by remembering what it feels like to be away.

When was the last time you felt like a stranger?

๐Ÿค ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜There is no greater gift you can give your loved onesthan a peaceful you.In troubled times, may we al...
02/02/2026

๐Ÿค ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜

There is no greater gift you can give your loved ones

than a peaceful you.
In troubled times, may we all find the courage to pause, to soften,

And to return to what is essential.
We pray for peace, dignity, and wellbeing for all Souls.

May compassion guide us beyond division.

๐ŸŒ… ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บMeditation is not numbing out.It is not avoidance.It is not spiritual bypassing.True meditat...
29/01/2026

๐ŸŒ… ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ

Meditation is not numbing out.

It is not avoidance.

It is not spiritual bypassing.
True meditation asks us to sit with ourselves!

To meet fear, grief, anger, and pain

with awareness and compassion.

We have seen this simple practice help people heal from profound trauma and navigate life with dignity and grace.

Peace begins within...

And it radiates outward.

๐Ÿง˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€When rooted in self-knowledge,Action becomes calm, measured, and appropriate.Fo...
26/01/2026

๐Ÿง˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€

When rooted in self-knowledge,

Action becomes calm, measured, and appropriate.
For some, right action is advocacy.

For others, a letter, a conversation, or quiet service.

For those on the yogic path,
It may be prayer, silence, and holding peace in the heart.

Stillness is not passivity.

It is the foundation of wise action.

๐ŸŒŠ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ตEmotions are powerful... but they are not permanent.They arise, move, and pass like the wind...
22/01/2026

๐ŸŒŠ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต

Emotions are powerful... but they are not permanent.

They arise, move, and pass like the wind.
When we mistake emotion for absolute truth!

We become reactive, divided, and hardened.

When emotions are used wisely,

They become a doorway to self-knowledge.
The goal is not to suppress feeling...

But to see clearly ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต it.

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดThe Buddha observed that the root of suffering is ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.Not ignorance of world events..But ig...
19/01/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

The Buddha observed that the root of suffering is ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

Not ignorance of world events..

But ignorance of who we truly are.
Knowledge (๐—ท๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ) is not a slogan.

It is a lived discipline.

The moment we try to live by higher values,

We are confronted with our shortcomings.
And itโ€™s tempting to look outward and blame the world.

But every genuine path says the same thing:
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป

๐Ÿช” ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ?In every age, we choose our heroes.Do we look to perpetually restless voices?Forever ...
15/01/2026

๐Ÿช” ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ?

In every age, we choose our heroes.

Do we look to perpetually restless voices?

Forever pointing outward at whatโ€™s wrong?
Or do we take inspiration from the great souls of history

who showed that no matter the outer chaos,

inner peace is always possible?
We become what we admire.

This choice matters more than we realise!

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ตModern life is full of good intentions.Everyone supports a cause. Everyone has an opini...
12/01/2026

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต

Modern life is full of good intentions.

Everyone supports a cause. Everyone has an opinion.

Yet the old wisdom still stands:

๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.
Why are we so quick to judge?

So eager to fight?

So certain that ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ outrage is righteous?

The yogic traditions remind us of something confronting...
A person does not need the world to be peaceful in order to live in peace!

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