Welcome

Namaskar!

It is a momentous occasion for Mayo College, Ajmer to host the 2009 International Round square Conference. We welcome you all to Incredible India, a unique land, an amalgamation of diverse cultures, ethos, traditions, religions and languages.

India is full of variety, a vivid kaleidoscope of landscapes, magnificent marvels of history, royal cities, misty mountains, colourful people and rich festivities. Rajasthan is a riot of colour known for its resplendence, regal splendour, timeless tradition – all, a conscious, deliberate attempt to make up for the arid, colourless landscape.

We meet with the resolve to dispel the darkness of ignorance. ‘Tamaso Maa Jyotir Gamaya’ – ‘O, Lord, lead me from darkness to light’ is true prayer—the seeker’s admission of his sense of limitedness and his heartfelt cry for assistance in transcendence. Ignorance, like darkness, obscures true understanding. In the darkness of our ignorance, we believe ourselves to be bound and limited.

We welcome you all in the spirit of the verse in the Taittiriya Upanishad that says ‘Atithi Devo Bhavah'  which when translated means ‘Our guest is blessed, our guest is divine, our visitor is God’!