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Jul 28 2014

Historic Memorandum of Understanding Between UNICEF and GIWA

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India’s Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Representative of UNICEF in India, Louis-Georges Arsenault and H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Co-Founder of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and President of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, one of India’s largest interfaith organizations. The agreement signed today at UNICEF Country Office in New Delhi, follows the launch of GIWA on 25th September 2013, at UNICEF Headquarters in New York, under sponsorship of USAID and the Government of the Netherlands. At the signing ceremony, H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji...

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Jul 24 2014

Water Blessing Ceremony at House of Commons to Pray for Thames, Ganga and all Rivers of the World

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London: For the first time in British history, an interfaith Water Blessing Ceremony was performed on the lap of River Thames to give thanks for the ancient, life-giving river and to pray that all people, all over the world should have access to safe, sufficient water. The event also was organised to raise awareness of water scarcity across the globe which has reached unprecedented dangerous levels. When Their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla, came to India in November 2013, they visited the Parmarth Niketan ashram in Rishikesh (Himalayas), presided over...

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Jul 18 2014

Thames River Clean-Up

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On Friday18th July in Central London, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and Ganga Action Parivar (GAP) joined forces with Thames21, London’s lead Thames waterway charity to clean up the rubbish strewn banks of the River Thames. This unique collaboration saw HH Pujya Swamiji Chidanand Saraswatiji, the President of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh (India), Founder of Ganga Action Parivar, India and co-founder of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance , mobilise dozens of volunteers of all ages who, in searing heat, donned wellies and gloves to dig up countless discarded plastic bags and...

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Jul 15 2014

Kedarnath Katha

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Two special kathas were held in memory of those who lost their lives during last year’s devastating floods in Uttarakhand, and in honour of their families who struggle to rebuild their lives from the tragic loss. It was Pujya Swamiji’s inspiring vision that the kathas would be both a sacred occasion to bathe in the divine stories of the Creator as well as an opportunity to honour the divine Creation, filling the listeners with renewed peace and hope. One katha was delivered in Augustmuni, Rudraparayag, near the center of last year’s...

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Jul 13 2014

Guru Purnima 2014 in London

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Here is a beautiful album of pictures from the Guru Purnima function in London on the 13th July, with the theme of “Living in the Light.” The function began with a beautiful show by the young children, speaking on all the ways that Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati has touched, taught and transformed their lives and the lives of so many. There is also a slide show of the event. The slideshow is to the live singing of the Hanuman Chalisa, a prayer of the glories the greatest, most divine devotee whose strength,...

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Jul 06 2014

Berlin Yoga Festival: Pledge for all Rivers

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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji were chief guests for the opening keynote lectures at the 10th annual Berlin Yoga Festival, celebrated and hosted by Lernen in Bewegung e.V. at Cultural Park Kladow of Berlin, Germany from July 4th – 6th, bringing together more than 5,000 yoga seekers. Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawatiji gave a special satsang, shared discourses and hosted question and answer sessions on living yoga, both on and off the mat. They are deeply committed to spreading the message and practice of living yoga in...

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Jul 02 2014

Spiritual Retreat in the Swiss Alps

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Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawatiji led a spiritual retreat in the Swiss Alps, in a beautiful location called Waldhaus Sils, near St. Moritz. The retreat was organized by divine soul, Lily Bafandi, and devotees came from Switzerland, London, Portugal and other parts of Europe as well as from the USA for three days of satsang, discourses, meditation, question-answer and silent meditative mantra walks in the Alps. The theme of the retreat was “Come to Nature, Be with Nature, Change your Nature” and focused on ways to truly see why we act...

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Jun 30 2014

Presentation of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism Short Clip

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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Founder/Chairman of India Heritage Research Foundation and of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism project, shared the journey of the Encyclopedia project and His divine vision and mission to bring it to the world in an inspiring and moving speech during the Encyclopedia of Hinduism Presentation Ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on the 23rd June, 2014. He explained that, “the wisdom, truths, teachings and insights of Indian and Hindu culture are not limited to or applicable to only Hindus or Indians. Rather they belong to the world and...

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drops of nectar

  • Don't worry so much about giving your children cars. Worry about giving them Sanskaras!

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • We must not only light the oil lamp in our temples, but also light the lamp in our own hearts.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Do not wait for miracles. You ARE the miracle! Never forget the miracle of yourself!

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Come to nature, be with nature, and change your nature.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Be happy, be peaceful. Embrace all, include all, exclude none.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Always cultivate an attitude of gratitude.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Accept whatever comes as Prasad from God. Whatever He gives us, a hut or a castle, is His divine gift.

    - Pujya Swamiji

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