Architectural rendering of the new LOTUS.
Integral Yoga Sannyasis and members from around the world join Indian devotees for the blessing of the project LOTUS Asia in 2000.
Sri K. Ramaswamy shows Sri Gurudev proposed site for the LOTUS.
Dr. Aruna (left) with Sri Gurudev as he performs the blessing of the future site of the LOTUS Asia, January 2001.
Donors, Satish and Veenu Daryanani with Sri Gurudev.
LOTUS Comes to Asia
It was also Sri Gurudev’s dream to see a LOTUS built in his Motherland of India and he spoke about this often as he traveled the globe. The spirit of reverence for all faiths is a foundational tenet of Hinduism, whose original name was Sanatana Dharma, meaning “eternal truth.” While modern times have seen strife among the believers of the different religions throughout India, Sri Gurudev hoped that building the LOTUS in India would be a reminder of the Vedic proclamation, Ekam Sat Vipraha Bahuda Vadanti: There is One Truth though sages call it by different names.
The project will go forward under the supervision of Sri K. Ramaswamy (President of the Integral Yoga Institute of Coimbatore and Managing Director of Sri Gurudev’s school, Satchidananda Jothi Nikethan in Mettupalayam) who spearheads all of Sri Gurudev’s service in South India.
The LOTUS project spans generations, cultures and nations. This will be a temple dedicated to every soul’s unique journey to God. LOTUS reminds us that, while God is approached by a variety of paths and represented through a variety of forms, the truth behind all of them is the same. LOTUS will be a permanent monument to interfaith peace and harmony.
A seed has been planted. We welcome your participation to help this blossom into a magnificent LOTUS, a shrine to the Universal Light and an offering to the glorious feet of the Lord.
