Jul
14
2009
Converting Holidays into Holy Days (Part 1)
Pujya Swamiji cantillating devotional hymn in front of his disciples. ...
Pujya Swamiji cantillating devotional hymn in front of his disciples. ...
Each evening as the sun’s last rays reflect off the boundless waters of Mother Ganga, we gather for Ganga Aarti. This divine light ceremony is filled with song, prayer, ritual and a palpable sense of the divine. The “aarti” – an ornate oil lamp, lined with dozens of flames burning in pure ghee – is offered to God. The essence of the aarti ceremony is that all day long God offers us light – the light of the sun, the light of life, the light of His (Her) blessings. Aarti...
Q - "How do you get happiness and love?" A - "If you don't want to have a pain in your heart; travel light. Become desireless and you become fearless."...
Pujya Swamiji sings "Govinda Jaya Jaya " at the Gita Bhavan Mandir, Manchester, UK 2004....
Pujya Swamiji answers questions on how humans fell from grace, on the earth before mankind, on free will, choice, attraction, dedication and liberation....
Pujya Swamiji answers questions on how humans fell from grace, on the earth before mankind, on free will, choice, attraction, dedication and liberation....
Pujya Swamiji sings His divine opening Vedic prayer....
One of the greatest plagues of human beings is our insatiable desires. We truly never feel satisfied. We never feel that we have had “enough.” We are always looking for more and more and more. This pertains to almost every area of our lives. Obesity, diabetes and heart disease are sky-rocketing because we always want “just one more” ladoo, gulabjamun or piece of chocolate cake. Our bank accounts are getting fuller but our lives are getting emptier because we are always striving to close “just one more deal” or to...
Divine Souls, This month, I want to talk about the difference between what we do on the outside and how we really are on the inside. I want to talk about external actions versus internal transformation. In the Western world, February is the month of love, the month of Valentine’s Day. Across the world, people spent billions of dollars on cards, chocolates, flowers, balloons and other external expressions of their love. Although Valentine’s Day is not a traditional Indian holiday, it has become almost universal these days. So, since it has become such...