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Swami Chidanand Saraswati ji describes what a Yogi means, and how to live a Yogic life. Being a yogi does not mean to practice Yoga only on the mat. Swamiji explains that yoga is lived in every moment, by accepting all situations and conditions we are put through in our lives....
This article was published on The Speaking Tree, here. A complaint I often hear is, “We always fight over little things. Everything is an argument.” This is a matter of ego. Somewhere along the way, both husband and wife have decided that they know best and that they will have it “my way.” This gets nobody anywhere. Our own ego thinks that we are always right, that everyone around us should do things the way we say. Couples often begin to quarrel over trivial issues, which then escalates into a full-blown...
Here are some highlights from the beautiful historic two day Worship to WASH Summit by Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and UNICEF in Leh, Ladakh...
May this New Year Be Clean, Green & Serene Dear Divine Souls, I hope that — by God’s divine grace — this finds you all in the best of health and happiness at this sacred and auspicious time of Diwali, the Festival of Light. Diwali is a holiday of joy; it is the time when we gather with loved ones, celebrating our family, our friends and the prosperity that the light of God has bestowed upon us. And yet, this precious time of Diwali offers us so much more than the lamps, parties...
A bhandara (divine feast for all) happens almost everyday at Parmarth Niketan. However, on #WorldFoodDay here is how we are forging a faith-inspired path to Zero Hunger. Here are some highlights of how in coming together and eating together, on the holy banks of Mother Ganga, we are breaking not just bread but borders and boundaries of caste, colour, creed, race, religion and region. Inspired by HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji these beautiful feasts (bhandaras) bring together saints and sanitation workers, professionals and pilgrims. In so doing, we are doing...
H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji (Pujya Swamiji), President of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, one of India’s largest and most renowned interfaith spiritual institutions, addresses the Closing Plenary at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah which took place from October 15th-19th. ...
""From Worship to WASH" Religious Leaders Come together in the name of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene" was presented at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah from Oct. 15th-19th. Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) leaders from India, in cooperation with UNICEF India discuss the crucial shift amongst religious leaders on promoting sanitation through spirituality and faith - from worship to WASH. Presenters: H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni, Ven. Bhikku Sanghasena, Sadvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Maulana Luqman Tarapuri-a-Deobandi Alim, Shree Madhavpriyadas Swamiji, Imam Umer Ahmed...
Pujya Swamiji and Sadhviji discuss how to live life in a more conscious way. When we live consciously, we then live mindfully. In that mindful living, there is no fear. In this world of ours a lot of things are going on, but we should not forget that spirituality is not only here for practices such as meditation, it is also to provide us with inner peace and we all have it in us. That peace is so important because if we are in peace, then we will manifest peace...
Pujya Swamiji and Sadhviji advise us how to live in the truth of who we are. In Indian culture they say that the core of who you are is pure, perfect and divine. Yet most of us don’t live like, we suffer. This is due to the ignorance- that is due to forgetting who we are and our identification with the body. Pujya Swamiji also reminds us of how we as individuals, by the power of our thoughts and mantras, can make a difference in the world. Remember you spread...
This article was published in The Speaking Tree, here. The key to removing the ‘want’ from our lives is to give more, serve more and sacrifice more. One of the most common Hindu rituals is a yagna fire.Devotees sit in a circle around the sacred fire and place offerings into the flames.With each offering, after each mantra, the priest chants, idam namamah. This means, ‘Not for me,but for You’.The purpose of this is to remind ourselves that everything is for God.We must offer every thought,every action,and every breath at His holy...