From Friday, August 28, Sri Neem Karoli Baba Mandir will be closed for two weeks. Hanuman Chalisa and Kirtan will not take place during this time — but Brindavon Ashram in Ulm opens daily for aarti at 6 pm. On Friday, September 11, Baba Mandir will open again with Nirvan Divas celebrations.

Review of Vesakh

On Vesakh, we celebrate the festival in honor of Lord Buddha - his teachings were a great inspiration for Ma on her path to liberation.
Together we sing Buddhist mantras for many hours and flower by flower we lay a beautiful mandala - immersing ourselves in Ma’s presence. Everything feels like one big, constantly flowing stream.

Festive puja in honor of Lord Buddha
Festive puja in honor of Lord Buddha

Ma wrote these words on a prayer flag and thus places them close to our hearts:

The Buddha says:

Overcome anger with love

Overcome evil with good

Overcome the miser through giving

Overcome the liar with truth.

— MA