Barnashram

Photos

Where we live we have named Barnashram. It is a slight word twist on the Sanskrit word Varnashram - which refers to the four social and four spiritual orders of society, i.e. everybody. In many parts of India, the V and B are relatively interchangeable. And since we live in a Barn and it is an Ashram (community, hermitage, village, shelter), we have called it Barnashram.

Recently, we have undertaken to revitalize the gardens. Below are a number of pictures, primarily of the gardens, but also of other features of Barnashram - some of the cabins, etc. Most of the photos are fairly recent. We hope you'll come visit.

The first set of photos represent some of the before and after photos as the renewal of Simplicity Gardens takes shape. These are all taken in May/June of 2008.

The above is what much of it looked like - Covered with blackberries, until we hired a tractor man to clear.

Then we began our work in seriousness.  Adding beehives, fixing the old greenhouse.

And then the rootballing of the blackberry roots and the making of beds and planting.

As you can see, we've added a small lawn tractor to which we added ATV tires for traction.

Here are a couple of recent pictures of the same basic space (taken July 23rd)

Below are Panoramic Composites taken from approximately the same place:

Beginning of May

Beginning of June

Beginning of July

Beginning of August

The following pictures are less recent, but show various dwellings, areas and people of Barnashram Dham.

Below are the "Homa Hut" - now just a cabin; the main house....

"Vyasa's" Cabin, and the Vortex (Classroom and small apartment)

And these are your hosts:

Abhaya & Aja

The Mama & Papa of Barnashram

Heads of "Team Thomas"

Swami Mommy & Aja Baba

The Fearless One and "The Old Goat"