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ashram

ash-ram

Explanation

This literally means ‘striving for a spiritual goal’ and has two meanings: 1) A place for practising spiritual disciplines away from society; and

2) A way of living each stage of life with spiritual disciplines that serve society.

Context

The four traditional ashramas in Hinduism are:

Brahmacharya (a young person engaged in study and self-discipline)

Grihasta (a married person with the duties of a householder)

Vanaprastha (a retired person), and;

Sannyasa (someone who has turned away from personal attachments and worldly things).