Shanti Ashrama is a spiritual retreat located in the Upper San Antonio Valley in unincorporated

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, United States as a branch of the

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. It is approximately east of downtown San Jose.

History

The retreat resides on of oak-studded

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near Upper San Antonio Valley Road, about southeast of Mount Hamilton. The land was gifted to the

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at the turn of the 20th century, as a place for meditation and contemplation. A meditation cabin there serves as the site for annual retreats.Vedanta Historical Society of Northern California, Shanti Ashrama Annual Retreats
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Map of Ashrama, California
Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Santa Clara County, California Spiritual retreats {{SantaClaraCountyCA-geo-stub