Bhrugu Aranya: A Point of Light Pointing Towards the Light by Dr.Barry Rathner

Here nestled in Southern Poland, about 600 meters high, far enough from Warsaw to be mostly unaffected by the political events in Poland , yet close enough to Krakow to avail ourselves of the cultural offerings there, we continue our march into Spring.

I understand now the greater emphasis on monitoring weather here than in say, Southern California or India. It changes on a dime and grey often being the colour de jour here in winter, the sun is appropriately praised when making an appearance.

Note that I am writing after 7 months here, 6 1/2 of which have been winter and a very short autumn. Read more in 5 1/2 months after which a Spring and Summer, the likes of which travel journals wax poetic, will have manifested.

Anyone with the slightest amount of subtlety can attune to the remarkable energy permeating this place. Some of us feel it as we get within a kilometre of the place. Others need to first arrive on the property. Whichever, entering this Point of Light--one of the three on the planet (Goshala, Maheshwar, India and Elqui Valley, Chile being the other two)--is akin to entering a jacuzzi after a difficult day, getting a deep tissue massage, spending a relaxing hour in a sauna, ALL AT THE SAME TIME!

As we have been trying to practice and teach the concept of, "Believe what you experience," for many years, those of you with peaked interest are surely invited to explore opportunities to visit here. The visit could be in the form of a one-day or weekend seminar or workshop or a longer visit. Longer visits may include volunteer programs.

We are a working Homa organic farm (especially April through October) and always a place where opportunities to learn and practice yoga, meditation, sound therapy, Homa Psychotherapy, mandala drawings, herb lore, homa organic gardening and farming et al abound. Those of you unfamiliar with Homa, please check out our website, www.homatherapypoland.org

We are becoming a prototype of survival into the 21st Century. As our planet no longer can guarantee levels of balance, happiness and sustainability that it appeared to some short decades ago, setting up places of refuge--ARKS OF FIRE, if you will--is no longer a luxury.

If stress sickens and kills, then we now live on a sickening and killing planet. Those of us blessed with the knowledge and experience of Agnhotra and other aspects of Homa Therapy and Fivefold Path, seem to have a responsibility that runs concurrent with these blessings. SHARE IT, SPREAD IT, SHOUT IT. It would be shameful, one might say, were we to keep such valuable, stress reducing tools to ourselves. It might be analogous to withholding life-saving drugs from a dying patient.

So, slight hyperbole aside, do come. We at Bhrugu Aranya are waiting for you. We are waiting for you new people and for those of you who have been around for awhile, but have not experienced this bit of Heaven on Earth. We even have dozens of apple trees and if your name is not Eve, eat all you want.