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Dec 31 2010

The Bhagavad Gita in Our Lives

Dear Divine Souls, Happy New Year! As a new year dawns upon us, as the morn of 2011 brings the eve of 2010 to an end, it is a good time to reflect upon our lives, our paths and our progress toward the ultimate destination of divine awakening and realization. So much in our lives, at times, feels overwhelming, frustrating, unmanageable….but at these times it is most important to remember that we are not alone. God is always with us. There is a beautiful story of a young toddler playing in...

Nov 20 2010

Gangotri Program, October 2010

Hindi, In the Field, Satsangs & Discourses, Videos

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In October of 2010, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji traveled to Gangotri to further His Ganga clean-up program. Outside of Gangotri in Dharali, a special program was held for the bhoomi puja of a new horticultural program by Acharya Balkrishanji and Swami Ramdevji of Patanjali Yoga Peeth. This video includes speeches from that function by Pujya Swamiji, Shradhay Acharya Balkrishnaji, Sadhvi Bhagawatiji, Shradhay Acharya Pradhumnaji, and Shri Surataram Nautiyal....

Oct 03 2010

The Life & Message of Mahatma Gandhi

Articles, English, Inspiring Mass Awareness

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Yesterday we celebrated the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji was truly the saint of the century, and as we pay our tribute to him we must never forget the message of his life. As we reflect on the greatness of Mahatma Gandhiji’s life and the tragedy of his assassination, let us look not only at facts but at meanings. What was the meaning of his life? What was the message of his death? What does he have to teach the world of today? We can answer these questions with the word “yagna.” ...

Jul 26 2010

Encyclopedia of Hinduism Blessing with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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ON APRIL 3, 2010, PARMATH NIKETAN HOSTED A PREVIEW CEREMONY FOR THE NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HINDUISM. THIS 11 VOLUME ENCLYOPEDIA WAS INSPIRED AND BLESSED BY PUJYA SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWITIJI. SAINTS, SCHOLARS, DIGNITARIES AND DEVOTEES FROM ACROSS THE WORLD TRAVELED TO HARIDWAR TO CELEBRATE THIS HISTORIC OCCASION, WHICH WAS CROWNED BY A SPECIAL BlESSING FROM HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA. THIS DIVINE ENCYCLOPEDIA IS A LANDMARK PROJECT OF THE INDIA HERITAGE RESERACH FOUNDATION, OF WHICH PUJYA SWAMIJI IS THE FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN....

Jun 23 2010

Precious Moments With His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Divine moments with Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. All shots were taken at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India and at the Kumbha Mela celebration in Haridwar on April 3 and 4, 2010. Also featured are: Pujya Swami Ram Devji, Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi, PUJYA SWAMI DIVYANAND TEERTHJI, (SHANKARCHARYA OF BHANPURA PEETH, Father Dominic Emmanuel, Pujya Guru Sharananandaji, SANT SRI RAMSHEBHAI OZA, BHAISHREE, Shri Nishankji, Anup Jalota/ For more information about Pujya Swamiji and Parmath Niketan, please visit our website and facebook pages. Blessings to all from...

May 14 2010

Preview and Blessings ceremony of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Haridwar/Rishikesh, April 2010

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H.H. the Dalai Lama came here to Parmarth, on Pujya Swamiji's invitation, for the preview of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism, a historic project of India Heritage Research Foundation (www.ihrf.com) of which Pujya Swamiji is the founder/chairman. The ceremony was a huge, divine, unprecedented event in the Kumbha Mela with H.H. the Dalai Lama, India's most revered saints & dignitaries and thousands and thousands of people...