Glad to share this special interaction with #youth on World #NoTobacco Day! Pujya Swamiji interacts with local youth and teachers recently in a simple yet profoundly powerful way about the harms of tobacco usage. He shares World Health Organization (WHO) statistics of how globally we have over 8 million smoke related deaths worldwide, in India more than 1.2 million deaths alone. He speaks about the different forms of tobacco that are being used in India and the harms it has on our bodies, the health of our environment and our...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji speaks about the taboo topic that is menstrual hygiene and says that by educating, uplifting and empowering our divine mothers & sisters we can ensure that no girl will need to drop her eduction due to shame and embarrassment. Let us break the silence by standing together & taking a pledge to ensure menstrual hygiene education and empowerment of women throughout our nation! ...
Inspiring message by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji to raise awareness and break taboos around menstruation, improve Menstrual Hygiene & empower the divine feminine. Watch & share this incredible and inspiring message now! ...
A beautiful interview by the China Global Television Network (CGTN) with HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President, Parmarth Niketan, by their South Asian Correspondent Ms Shweta Bajaj, entitled Dialogue of Asian Civilizations: Talk with Religious Leaders is now online! In the interview Pujya Swamiji shares about the vision and meaning of Parmarth and the world famous International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, held annually in the first week of March. He also speaks about how Hinduism is a religion that embraces and includes all and how to utilise its core...
During the Harmony Fest in Mumbai, as The Yoga Institute celebrates 100 years, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji shares and inspires everyone poetically in His panel "Dharma- A Duty Driven Life" that leading a life of #dharma & #yoga allows one to be super at all times. ...
This article was published in The Times of India, here. By Swami Chidanand Saraswati Many years ago, before the severe violence in Jammu & Kashmir, we travelled to Kashmir to spend a few days meditating on the Dal Lake. All the members of our group enjoyed themselves so much that we delayed our departure date and remained there for one month instead of a few days as was planned earlier. Each week we would postpone our departure from that heavenly, pristine, glorious environment. “Just one more week,” the devotees would cry, so...
This article was published in The Speaking Tree, here. Forgiveness means that we must release the pain, anger, and grudges that suffocate us, wrenching out our life force. Forgiveness allows us to breathe, live, and love freely. When someone hurts us – knowingly or unknowingly, purposely or accidentally – we have three ways of dealing with that hurt. Expression: We can express our anger, hurt and pain if we can do so calmly, articulately, peacefully, and in a productive way. But, typically, the expression of anger quickly degenerates into shouting, tantrums, and revenge. ...