In-person
Satsang
During the presential Satsang, there is a connection, a contact and a direct work of the Grace with each person, that is the Master’s Presence.
Marcos Gualberto
…he just wanted to celebrate, he asked me to dance, he laughed at all my sins, he didn’t leave my side…
Whether in short events or in extended retreats, being in front of a Satguru means finally being able to rest. Through gentle eyes and words of pure intelligence and simplicity, and yet challenging, he brings us back to ourselves.
The Grace is inviting you
The proposal of a Realized Being has always been the same throughout the times: the illusion of the “person” must disappear in order for you to meet God, who is your own Being. In the words of Master Gualberto:
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Those who have never heard it, will hear it for the first time, and those who have already heard it, it is never too much to hear again: you have only one thing to realize in this life, that is the truth of what you are, the Truth of your Real Nature: you are here to realize God. To do this, the present “person” must disappear.
In this contact with a Real Master, it is clear the “person” is only a set of thoughts and beliefs, and this is suffering. Thus, the invitation of a Realized Being is indeed an invitation to Real Happiness.
Satsang is basically
Consciousness of Being
Satsang is to be aimless and purposeless, and that means “disarming”; it is “falling into the trap”. Indeed, what falls into this trap is just the belief that there was a “someone” prior to Satsang. In Satsang, it becomes clear that there never was a “someone”. There never was anyone, there never was a mind to be silenced. So, all these answers are not important, as the inquirer disappears.
Marcos Gualberto
Comfort and refreshment in the Ashram
Ramanashram is a space specially built for the contact with the Master, allowing a deepening in self-investigation. Placed in the city of Gravatá, Pernambuco State, in the northeastern part of Brazil, it was designed to comfortably accommodate the participants and offer a greater integration with the Master.
Being in the Ashram is a rare opportunity to interact with the one who realized the Being in a perfect atmosphere for real meditation and silence.
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Check for open (free) Satsang meetings on Master Gualberto’s events calendar. It is a great opportunity to meet him and to find out if Satsang is for you.
How is the in-person event at the Ramanashram?
- Arrival at the Ashram and overnight stay
The closed event participants should arrive at the Ashram preferentially on the day before the event – between noon and 11pm – or on the day of the event – 90 to 30 minutes before the starting time (usually at 9am) – and they should leave the Ashram until 10 pm on the last day of the event. Participants in the open/free event must be at the Ashram between 90 and 30 minutes before the starting time and must leave the Ashram as soon as the free meeting ends. Contact us if you need to change your arrival / departure day or time.
- Identification
To enter the Ashram, everyone (including children) must carry a photo identification document matching the data provided on the form. People missing the document or whose identification document do not match the information provided will not be accepted to the premises of the Ashram and will therefore not be able to participate in the event.
- Schedules
Generally, breakfast is served from 7 am to 8 am in the cafeteria. At 8:45 am, everyone is expected to be in the meditation hall waiting for the Master, who arrives approximately at 9:00 am. Satsang stops during lunch time, from 12 pm to 1 pm, and returns from 3 pm to 6 pm. Dinner is served as soon as the meeting is finished.
- Meals
Meals are included in the paid event fees. Breakfast includes several options, such as bread, butter, ham, cheese, fruits, eggs, couscous, hominy, among other options. To drink, juices, milk, coffee and tea are offered. For lunch and dinner, usually rice, vegetables, salad and one or two types of meat are served. In the early afternoon, next to the meditation hall, coffee, tea and cookies are served. There are lactose-free and gluten-free options – inform your needs in the registration form. Participants in the open (free) event will be able, upon prior consultation, to have breakfast and lunch at the Ashram, paying for each meal.
- Clothes
Comfortable and discreet clothing with a long trim should be worn. Shorts, short skirts, low-cut blouses or tights are not allowed outside the accommodations. It is not allowed to be naked or half naked in any common area of the Ashram, which includes the dorms.
- Accommodations
The 3 house-rooms are equipped to accommodate up to 12 people each, usually separate by gender. They include bunk beds, pillows, lockers, air conditioning and hot showers. Please, bring your bed sheets, bath towel, soap, shampoo and toiletries.
- Consumption bans
In the Ashram, the consumption of illicit, hallucinogenic or alcoholic substances is prohibited. Smokers should check with the organizers to leave the Ashram for a smoke.
- Side conversations
Participants cannot chat in the meditation hall. Outside the hall, you can talk normally, with moderation, except during meetings/retreats of silence, when absolute silence is required by the Master.
- Children and babies
Satsang is for all ages and children are welcome, although they can distract the parents during the event. The Ashram has no structure for the overnight stay of children under 3 years old. So, in the need to bring them, you will have to pay for your own accommodation, showing up at the Ashram for breakfast or up to 30 minutes before the event starting time.
- Cell phones
As it is usually a great distraction, participants’ cell phones are collected on the first day morning of the event and returned as soon as it ends. If strictly necessary, the participant must inform the organizers the need to use it.
- Is there any kind of ritual?
There are no rituals to be followed, but rather rules to live in community. Those who have been with Mestre Gualberto for a long time usually stand up, press the hands together with the palms touching and fingers pointing upwards, thumbs close to the chest (“Namaste” gesture), although not required.
- Songs
Master Gualberto’s devotees use to play music, either in the presence of the Master or during the event breaks. In certain occasions, the Master himself offers the disciples the Grace of playing an instrument or of singing with everyone.
- Photos, videos and audios
Filming, photography or audio recording is not is allowed inside the Ashram.
- In the meditation hall
Shoes are not allowed in the meditation hall. The hall is equipped with regular upholstered chairs, meditation chairs and cushions, at your choice. After the Master arrival, the Satsang follows a not preplanned course – there are neither prepared speeches nor pre-selected subjects. Check on Youtube for some Satsang videos.
- What can I ask the Master?
During the meetings, the Master usually opens some time for questions and comments. Feel free to speak at these opportunities. No subject is so private and no problem is so serious that Master Gualberto has not already heard from his devotees and that he cannot help you to investigate deeply in yourself.
