May
02
2016
In the service of God and humanity
In the service of God and humanity
Interview of Chidananda Swami President and Spiritual head of the Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh...
"Climate Change and You" was presented at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah from Oct. 15th-19th. The culprits of climate change and environmental destruction are typically thought of as industry, governments and transportation. Yet, now more than ever, we as individuals have a much greater potential and opportunity to mitigate climate change, environmental destruction, and even global poverty through the choices we make.In this panel, religious leaders and experts will share startling insights into ways that each of us can make significant impacts on the...
Pujya Swamiji urges and reminds us during Ganga Aarti, 'There can be a PLAN A and PLAN B but there can not be a PLANET B.' He gives the example of Sao Paulo, Brazil and California having less than one year of fresh water left. He asks us, 'how many Californias and Sao Paolous will we create until we realize that we have to act now to preserve and save our water resources and our Earth.' He urges everyone to take the green pledge and plant at least one tree...
Pujya Swamiji talks about His concerns for the current state of the River Ganga. He shares several suggestions on how best to protect Her from pollution and encourages the people of Patna, Bihar to be the first to start a Jal Andolan (a revolution for Clean Water)....
Pujya Swamiji gives us solutions to clean up the River Ganga. He says our society will change only when we stop expecting things to happen for us but become the medium through which change happens. He emphasises that the key is to remember not what "for me" but what "through me"....
Pujya Swamiji talks about how He would like to hold a tree plantation programme in schools this monsoon. If every child plants one tree in his school, there will be enough trees for us to enjoy and enough fruits for the monkeys to enjoy....