Kanye West’s Plan Of Retreat In Hindu Ashram

Hindus Welcome Rapper Kanye West’s Plan Of Retreat In Hindu Ashram In India

Hindus have welcomed Grammy winner American singer-rapper-musician-producer Kanye West’s reported decision to escape to a Hindu ashram (hermitage) in India for about a month to seek spiritual guidance.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, welcoming West’s reported plan to stay in Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry to reassess his life and turn it around, urged him to immerse in the rich philosophy of Hinduism while he was in India, taking it seriously.

Rajan Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, suggested that when he came back to USA after Ashram stay, West should put into practice what he learnt at the Ashram. If he needed any help in further exploring Hinduism once he was back home, he or other Hindu scholars would gladly guide him, Zed added.

Kanye Omari West (Graduation), 32, was crowned by MTV as the “Hottest MC in the Game”. Death of West’s mother in 2007 after surgery complications reportedly left a lasting impression on him. He recently cancelled his joint tour with American recording artist Lady Gaga. Last month he stage-crashed at MTV Video Music Awards and US President Barack Obama called him “jackass”. Ashram trip would come as a long needed break for him.

This Ashram is located in a small coastal town in South India. In Sri Aurobindo's (philosopher-yogi who died in 1950) view, Man, at present, lives mostly in his surface mind, life and body. There is an inner being within which pushes him to a constant pursuit of a greater beauty, harmony, power and knowledge.

Hinduism is the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents and moksha (liberation) is its ultimate goal.

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