Jul
20
2021
In the service of God and humanity
In the service of God and humanity
Today we are speaking so much about “immunity boosting” but we must also remember our “humanity” and our “community”. We must help people in need. We must be together. And, we must pray to God to guide us through the challenges of tomorrow - through climate change, through water scarcity, through environmental degradation. We will need His help!...
The message and blessings of HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji – Muniji on the festive occasion of Harela are filled with inspiration and motivation, as He so beaufifully urges us to take a pledge to plant more and more trees, and to take care of the ones that are already growing. Since Harela is the Day of Green, it makes a "save the environment" slogan an even more poignant appeal, particularly as this start of the monsoon season is the perfect time to plant trees! "We should celebrate...
In the Divine Ganga Aarti Pujya Swamiji inspired us to take a Pledge to remember our responsibility towards our Divine Mother Ganga. To protect her from pollution and trash; to keep Her waters clean & free flowing; to avoid single-use plastic; and to plant more & more trees....
On International Plastic Bag Free Day, the day each year when the world reminds itself of the over-usage of plastic in everyday life, Pujya Swamiji offered his inspiring insights about the threat caused by plastic pollution to the natural environment. He shared, "There is always a plan A or plan B but there is not any Planet B. We have only one Planet. So we must preserve and protect it. If we want to save our future, we have to honour our culture - and that culture says save...
In a beautiful message about our sacred Mother Earth and environment, Pujya Swamiji so eloquently shares that “we should remember that Trees, Mountains, seas, oceans, water and human beings are all interconnected and interdependent. We are all family. The universe is our home." In this video, Pujya Swamiji also shares if we want to save our future we have to honour our culture - and that culture says save trees, save water, save the Earth. Pujya Swamiji's divine message can serve to motivate us to Plant more and more trees for...
The recent International Plastic Bag Free Day commemoration was the perfect opportunity for HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan, to remind us that "plastic pollution is a global crisis! The environment is being polluted and, unfortunately, this pollution is man-made. The solution, though, will also be man-made. "Over 500 billion plastic bags are used globally," Pujya Swamiji continued. "So many plastic bags are spreading on our Earth and, due to this pollution, biodiversity is in catastrophic crisis. Plastic is fouling and defiling our waterways, and toxins are increasing...
In a beautiful message about our sacred Mother Earth and environment, Pujya Swamiji so eloquently shares that “we should remember that Trees, Mountains, seas, oceans, water and human beings are all interconnected and interdependent. We are all family. The universe is our home." In this video, Pujya Swamiji also shares if we want to save our future we have to honour our culture - and that culture says save trees, save water, save the Earth. Pujya Swamiji's divine message can serve to motivate us to Plant more and more trees for every...
Parmarth Niketan's President Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji Maharaj has started a new initiative entitled "Mission Oxygen", in which people who have recovered from Covid-19 are being bid farewell from Rishikesh hospitals with a gift of plants! Soon, this campaign hopes to extend to Covid-care hospitals and centers throughout the state. Speaking about the new initiative, Pujya Swamiji said that there are many who have returned after defeating Covid who continue to struggle for their breath. We all understand that with no breath, there is no life, and so by planting trees...
Today on World Oceans Day Day, Pujya Swamiji shared, "Water is the most important of all the resources found on Earth. Natural is considered to be the purest form of water, but now it is getting polluted due to excessive use of plastic and other harmful elements. We must take a pledge to treat the oceans humanely. Every person must make a voluntary contribution to preserve the oceans and prevent them from getting polluted." Life without water cannot be imagined. Today, on World Ocean Day, take a pledge to treat the...