Jun
12
2016
On the last day, just before the last major Shahi Snan of the Kumbha Mela, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Pujya Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj led a beautiful Sant Sammelan, a gathering of the most eminent and revered saints at the Simhasth Kumbh Mahaparv – 2016, to give their darshan and share their wisdom as the final Kumbha prasad. The programme was just following Pujya Shri Swami Rajendradas Ji Maharaj’s katha at the Prabhu Premi Sangh camp and some of the saints who graced the occasion included: Pujya Swami Satyamitranand...
The Hind Raksha Samiti, under the able leadership of Smt Malini Singh Gaurji, Mayor of Indore, organised a beautiful Kshipra Maha Aarti on the Bhuki Mata Ghat in which several faith revered leaders joined to bless and lead the sacred ceremony. Also present at the event were Shri Bhupinder Singh, Minister for Information Technology, Madhya Pradesh and in charge of the Kumbha Mela as well as Shri Makhan Singhji, Chairman of the Central Committee of Simhastha Kumbha Mela. Pujya Swamiji graced and blessed the occasion, leading the sacred Aarti ceremony as...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati (called Pujya Swamiji or Pujya Muniji by disciples), is the President and spiritual head of the Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India, one of India's largest spiritual institutions. He is also the founder and spiritual head of the Hindu Jain Temple in Pittsburgh. Swami Chidanand Saraswati is credited with conceiving the idea of and laying the foundation for the 11-volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism beginning in the year 1987. His biography is called By God's Grace: The Life and Teachings of Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati and was published by...
Yesterday on the occasion of World Environment Day, the India Eye, International Human Rights Observer (IHRO), the United Nations’ Information Centre and numerous media houses and other organizations came together for a major event on ‘Our Environment: Challenges & Responsibilities’ in Delhi at the prestigious India Islamic Center on Lodi Road. Pujya Swamiji blessed the occasion and was an inspiring leader in the high-level panel discussion, and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, President of the Divine Shakti Foundation and Secretary- General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, was the Keynote Speaker for the...
This article was published in The Speaking Tree, here. There is a beautiful saying which is used frequently by those who spend time in the forests and woods:“Take only memories and leave only foot-prints.”The Earth is here to sustain our life,not for us to extinguish her.Yet, through the way we are polluting the air, the water and the ground that is exactly what we are doing. Everything we use which is not biodegradable — each item,each piece of packaging,each container,each garment — will someday end up taking precious space in our...
"Let us break free from the walls and break through towards a new era.” – Pujya Swamiji A unique gathering of some of India’s most revered faith leaders, in celebration of Pujya Swamiji’s 64th birthday, a sweeping consensus was reached that new traditions must be forged to compensate for the growing threats of climate change, population growth and pollution. The saints, including H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Gurusharananandji Maharaj of Sri Udasin Karshni Ashram H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Asanganand Saraswatiji Maharaj, H.H. M.M. Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami...
A unique gathering of some of India’s most revered faith leaders to celebrate Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati’s 64th birthday as a green birthday dedicated to the environment, in which a sweeping consensus was reached that new traditions must be forged to compensate for the growing threats of climate change, population growth and pollution. The saints who graced and blessed the ceremony were: H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Gurusharananandji Maharaj of Sri Udasin Karshni Ashram H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Asanganand Saraswatiji Maharaj, H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, H.H. M.M....
Today on the UN Peacekeepers Day, Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati blessed Vision2021’s mission for ‘One Million Youth for Peace,’ conceived and led by Ms. Rachna Sharma, by lighting the symbolic lanterns of peace on the holy banks of Mother Ganga during the evening sacred Ganga Aarti ceremony. UN Peacekeepers Day pays tribute to all the people who have lost their lives in the cause of peace out of which the country with the largest number of individuals who have sacrificed their lives for these efforts are from India alone....