LEISURE                                                                             Français  Ideal Society Version Francaise
Leisure activities are an opportunity to explore nature and uncover new ways of living in harmony with the environment. IDEAL Society has promoted many student trips to Asia, Europe and North America where participants are guided into different cultural aspects of each country by specialists
in religion, architecture and philosophy. Apart from being unique and unforgettable,
these experiences enhance the awareness of humanity as being one family.
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Field trips, hiking, trekking, and other activities enhance our appreciation and respect for our environment and develop our sense of mutual collaboration and self awareness within the group.
In 1999, a group of 30 students
from many nationalities travelled across India and Nepal
during 6 weeks, following a careful and detailed study program.
This included visits to universities and monasteries with specialized guides, lectures on subjects such as medical science, psychology, astrology, history, architecture, geometry, education and ethnography (customs, behaviours and lifestyles) and visits to a Sanskrit school and an astrology centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
The students put together a video of what they learned during their trip, as well as a collection of photographs.
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"The beauty of the Indian and Nepalese people
who we learned to know and love is the first thing that struck
me. We visited places and monuments, ashrams and natural reserves.
We discovered the wealth of stories, legends and celebrations of a people
whose traditions and customs translate a deep age-old devotion to beauty."
Fernande Roy
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"...after a short boatride we reached the caves of Elephanta near Bombay.
Away from the heat of the sun we discovered ancient basalt carvings of Shiva,
the dancing god. These silent and barren caves were once a busy religious site ,
and my imagination struggled to grasp how artists thousands of years ago carved
these temples with their hands out of the living rock...".
Slavka Kolesar
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