benfits from sankalpa

sankalpa.. how much do poeple benfit from being part of sankalpa and what do they want from it in the future?

Sankalpa benefits the people in it that want to get drug free and want to move on with their lives. Sankalpa helps people to get drugfree by giving them support in many different ways eg. councelling, Nutrition and Holistic therapies. Sankalpa helps people to get back to education.

Thanks Elaine for positing this question. Thanks Cleanfreak for your comments. What do others think?

i find sankalpa a great pleace and ppl and staff are great suport i like sankalpa a lot

wat you put in you get out!!! sankalpa can work if ou want it to. its not wat u recover from its how u do it.... once yu hit rock bottom then the only way is up.

Sankalpa is a way of thinking, not just a building!

Tom O Brien wrote:Sankalpa is a way of thinking, not just a building!

great quote

What do you mean a Sankalpa is a way of thinking?

deaf joe wrote:What do you mean a Sankalpa is a way of thinking?

Traditionally in Hindu religion before performing any work we undertake sankalpa which is a kind of declaration to ourselves and to the God within us. The Vedas says that the whole Universe is evolved through a Sankalpa of Lord SriManNarayana.

Sankalpa is a Sanskrit word meaning a resolution, free will or determination. The word sankalpa itself means good intention, an oath or a resolution to do something, a solemn pledge to do something good. In Sanskrit ‘San’ means good and ‘Kalpa’ means a Shastra, or a Veda. Sankalpa means proposing to do something good in a Vedic or a Shastric way. In any religious ceremony/ritual generally we observe a person takes a sankalpa (a firm resolve) to achieve the purpose of the ceremony. Sankalpa literally means taking a firm decision to accomplish one particular thing in spite of facing troubles in its achievement.

Sankalpa cannot come all of a sudden. It is conception of a deep routed strong desire formed in the inner heart of hearts that gets manifested. All Yagnas and worships are accomplished after taking a vow for its performance. Sankalpa is nothing but the expression of the feeling which the Saadhaka (doer) has for the accomplishment of a Saadhana (task). By making a pledge a person becomes committed towards the accomplishment of his goal. Taking an oath means becoming committed to something

Im currently a participant of Sankalpa and really enjoy being there. It's great structure for me to get up and go there every morning. I really enjoy the groups that are I'm involved in there, very informative. It's great to have a keyworker helping me out through my recovery. i enjoy the holistice side of the programme, I've gotten Rekie, acupuncture and massage. These holistice therapies help a lot when your detoxing and drug-free. I've gotten some fetac certifiicates in maths and computers, I'm currently working on my ceramics Fetac Cert.

I am currently attending a Community Addictions Studies Course and hope to get a Fetac 5 certificate in that. I would like to go onto college one day. I hope to work in an area helping people through addiction.

I would like to stay drug-free and get an education and a good job. Sankalpa can help me with this.

Coming into a place like Sankalpa from outside, and having been in other rehabilitation facilities, I think the place is a lovely space to be in - it always smells nice and has a very calm atmosphere! I like the way you do ceramics and I'd love to sit in on a class sometime. The meditation also seems like a really good idea. This is just from an outsider's perspective!

ainekav wrote: I think the place is a lovely space to be in - it always smells nice and has a very calm atmosphere!

I agree with you although I have not been in any other places this seems to me to be well regarded

i hear a lot of stories about the old millennium and how its gone strict now... fair play

before i came to sankalpa i tought there was notting could help the doctor said sankalpa was not for me but my life was falling apart so i gave it a go now im nearly of the molly i take no tablets now i feel i can do anything i learn maths computers ceramics histroy personal development and more. iv got my selfresprct back. and im around good people sankalpa saved my life:affraid:

dayo wrote:before i came to sankalpa i tought there was notting could help the doctor said sankalpa was not for me but my life was falling apart so i gave it a go now im nearly of the molly i take no tablets now i feel i can do anything i learn maths computers ceramics histroy personal development and more. iv got my selfresprct back. and im around good people sankalpa saved my life:affraid:

It's inspiring to see how much sankalpa can help people

any one from cabra over there... heard it was a strict place?

deaf joe wrote:any one from cabra over there... heard it was a strict place?

I believe there are some cabrarians here joe,

and what is your definition of strict?

Hey deaf joe, can you hear me

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Tom O Brien wrote:Hey deaf joe, can you hear me

This is the 500th post on this forum. Don't be so negative! See what can happen when you create a positive movement.

What are you doing to make the world a better place?

Don't be a cynic Join the revolution!

this is spot on, thanks tom