“When Lord Indra sent torrential rains to punish the people of Goverdhan for not worshipping Him," HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji shares on this sacred day of Govardhan Puja, "it was Lord Krishna and Mother Nature that protected them. This divine act shows us how God protects all devotees who take singular refuge in him.
"Our mountains, our trees, our animals – all are part of the divine creation. And, just as God protected the people of Goverdhan, we must protect that creation. To honor the natural world for its protection...
On this beautiful Festival of Light, Deepawali, HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji so beautifully says: "Instead of asking Maha Lakshmi for the bounty of wealth, let us instead ask how we may restore that bounty for the world. In planting a tree, we are planting the grace of Maha Lakshmi. In cleaning our rivers, we are cleaning Her glorious form. In stopping any instances of violence against women and girls, we are protecting Her.
"Each diya that we light tonight not only brings individual light, but it also can be used...
"We must clean out our hearts," declares HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji on the auspicious occasion of Choti Diwali. "We must rid them of darkness and bitterness; we must make them clean and sparkling places for God to live. We must be as thorough with ourselves as we are with our homes. Are there any dark corners in our hearts we have avoided for so long? Are we simply 'sweeping all the dirt under the rug?' God sees all and knows all. He knows what is behind every wall of...
"The festival of Navaratri," shares HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji is a glorious time of the year, filled with joy, celebration, and also with great lessons for our lives. Navaratri means “nine nights".
"Indian tradition is one of the few traditions in which the Feminine aspect of the divine is worshipped with as much reverence as the Masculine aspect. Throughout India you will see thousands of temples dedicated to various manifestations of the Divine Mother. You will find hundreds of thousands of people who are 'Shakti worshippers.'
Shakti is the energy...
Pujya Swamiji so beautifully shares Pitra Paksha itself is very important which is performed on the Banks of the river and at the Holy place for the peace of the souls of the departed ancestors.
He also shares - It is very important for our younger generation to understand the spiritual and scientific aspect of Indian tradition beliefs and develop an advanced culture and civilization associated with its values. At present, the new generation is also associated with traditional beliefs for the sustainable survival and development of future generations so that...
Best wishes and blessings on the birth anniversary of Siddhivinayak Shri Ganesh ji.
Pujya Swamiji shares His blessings on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. He urges us to find a balance between observing our traditions and protecting Mother Nature. He shares let us maintain the beauty and simplicity of our cultural practices and rituals by celebrating our festivals as clean and green festivals. He also shares how we must return back to our roots, encouraging us to make gobar (cow dung) or clay Ganeshji's and not ones made of Plaster...
As we prepare to celebrate Shri Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday, HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji shared a beautiful message encouraging all devotees to adopt innovative traditions to celebrate our festivals. "Let us make our festivals the journey of a new creation. Let us celebrate them in creative ways, in new innovative ways so that our environment will be saved, our traditions will be saved, nature will be saved and our future generations will be saved."
He reminded us that, in the past, the Ganesh murtis that we submerged after worship...
On this Shravan Shivratri, HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji reminds us that "Lord Shiva is wonderful, indestructible and omnipresent. Shiva leads human beings from darkness to light through true knowledge," and leads us in a beautiful mantra to Mahadev:
हे पार्वतीवल्लभ महादेव! हे चन्द्रशेखर! हे महेश्वर! हे त्रिशूलिन्! हे जटाजूटधारिन्! हे विश्वरूप! एकमात्र आप ही जगत्में व्यापक हैं। हे पूर्णरूप प्रभो! प्रसन्न होइये, प्रसन्न होइये। ॐ नमः शिवाय
भगवान शिव अद्भुत, अविनाशी व सर्व व्यापक हैं। शिव मानव मात्र को सत्य ज्ञान द्वारा अन्धकार से प्रकाश की ओर ले...
Join us, as HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji performs a divine Rudrabhishek in honour of tomorrow's Shravan Shivratri holy day.
Shivratri - the Night of Lord Shiva - is a sacred and beloved holy day each month in the Hindu calendar. But, Shivratri in the month of Shiva, Shravan, becomes an especially powerful and auspicious occasion, when the awakening of the inner spirit and the destruction of all evil in the Self is an even greater event of realization and awakening.
Performing Rudrabhishek in the month of...
"Be calm and move on," encourages HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji. "Do not react. This is the Buddha’s message.
के पावन अवसर वैश्विक परिवार को संदेश: बुद्ध बने, शुद्ध बने। व्यक्ति का चित्त जब शांत और स्थिर होता है तब उसे सत्य का दर्शन होता है।
बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि।
धम्मं शरणं गच्छामि।
संघं शरणं गच्छामि।
सत्यं शरणं गच्छामि।
"The Buddha represents fullness. He was born on a full moon. He attained enlightenment on a full moon. He departed his body on a full moon. When we are full inside, then nothing outside can affect...
