The true home of each and every avadhuta is the gutter. Yet, not all avadhutas are to be found at the sides of roads draped in rags and covered in filth.

The avadhuta has no borders with himself at all. He is everywhere. He is everything. And thus, he no longer belongs to himself. Who does he then belong to? He belongs to what he has realised himself as—everything, everyone, the world, the universe. For the avadhuta, these are not just vague words. This is how he actually lives his life. The avadhuta doesn’t just speak about cosmic consciousness, he lives his life as if he were one with the entire cosmos.

In short—a deva bhumi is a place where transformation happens simply by virtue of being there. When we additionally superimpose upon a deva bhumi activities that are benevolent in nature and spiritual practices that are inspired by a genuine longing for truth—then that deva bhumi becomes even more powerful.