Adyar

I have visited many a wonderful land and seen many a famous sight, but there is none to equal the extraordinary intangible something of our Adyar. There is an atmosphere there that does not exist in many a church or temple and there is a Presence there that we expect to perceive in a sacred shrine. One can become either a God or a pitiful sinner. It is a wondrous spot and it must be maintained as though it were a holy temple. — J. Krishnamurti
While we are here we are changed little or much. When we go away something of Adyar goes with us, for one touch of Adyar changes us for ever. — George S. Arundale
Thrice happy are they to whom Karma gives the privilege of coming to Adyar and blessed indeed among their generation if they receive from Adyar what Adyar has to give them. — C. Jinarajadasa
Although Adyar has a magnetism of its own, a tremendously strong atmosphere, according to Brother Leadbeater, the maintenances of that atmosphere depends largely upon those who live and work here. It may be that the influence of Adyar is radiated from each part of the estate, even from its trees and its very ground. For an influence which is spiritual can attach itself not only to human beings, but even more perhaps to such things of Nature as trees, leaves and stones which are more passive than man. Nevertheless much depends on what we do and think when we are here. — N. Sri Ram
The ancient asrama-s were generally guided by holy and wise men whose presence and influence, and not merely their teachings, brought the conviction that it is possible to live differently. The function of Adyar is to foster such a way of living. — Radha Burnier
Long before I travelled to Adyar for my first visit there, Adyar was a living reality not so much in terms of its outer structure, a geographical location, as in terms of an inner awareness of its meaning; it pointed toward a new mode
of living, the possibility of new realizations through the open and fearless pursuit of truth. — Joy Mills
Coming to Adyar is certainly not seeking refuge from one’s responsibilities and duties in the world, but getting added inspiration for discharging those responsibilities and duties — so long as they remain with us — with greater earnestness, and yet without getting tied down to them. — Surendra Narayan