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Jun 18 2016

Green Tribute to the 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

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In remembrance of the tragic ‪#floods that ravaged ‪#Uttarakhand in 2013, three years ago, a special prayer took place in Parmarth Niketan. The prayer ceremony also marked the completion of the three day, on-going ‪#GangaDussehra celebrations, in which HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh), consistently emphasized the critical importance of protecting and preserving our ‪#environment and our sacred ‪#rivers. During the ceremony, a beautiful lamp was lit and ‪#tree saplings were bestowed to all participants, who held them in loving memory of the lives taken by the...

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Jun 09 2016

Biography of Pujya Swamiji

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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati (called Pujya Swamiji or Pujya Muniji by disciples), is the President and spiritual head of the Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India, one of India's largest spiritual institutions. He is also the founder and spiritual head of the Hindu Jain Temple in Pittsburgh. Swami Chidanand Saraswati is credited with conceiving the idea of and laying the foundation for the 11-volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism beginning in the year 1987. His biography is called By God's Grace: The Life and Teachings of Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati and was published by...

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May 24 2016

World Humanitarian Summit 2016 Wrap-Up

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The first World Humanitarian Summit on 23-24 May 2016 in Istanbul convened 9000 participants from 173 Member States, including 55 Heads of State and Government, hundreds of private sector representatives, and thousands of people from civil society and non- governmental organizations. The United Nations in its 70 years has never come together at this scale, with this many different stakeholders, to discuss the pressing challenges that are resulting in so much suffering today....

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May 19 2016

Open-Defecation Free India Sankalp

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Part 3: A grand assembly of prominent religious leaders representing many faiths came together for a historic first time at the Ujjain KumbhaMela, to appeal for a Swachhta Kranti (CleanRevolution) for Mother India through a Sadbhavana Sankalp. In so doing, they implored the people of India to rise together so that India may shine as a global example of cleanliness. For this, they harmoniously said that we must do all we can to ensure that our lands and rivers are kept open-defecation free through the use of eco-friendly toilets....

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May 19 2016

Thousands Unite to Pledge for Mother India

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Thousands of citizens from various backgrounds came together for an incredible and colourful Rashtra Raksha Maha Kumbha Yatra in the Ujjain Kumbha Mela, under the able leadership of Mananiya Shri Indresh Kumarji, senior RSS leader, with the inspiration, vision, blessing and graceful presence of HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh), Co-Founder, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance. Pujya Swamiji led an inspiring pledge to action which was focused on protecting Mother India from violence and terrorism, making it free from open defecation and pollution as well as any form...

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May 06 2016

स्वच्छता क्रांति संकल्प

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परम पूज्य स्वामी चिदानंद सरस्वती जी महाराज के पावन सान्निध्य में सिंहस्थ कुम्भ में आये विभिन्न धर्मों के धर्मगुरुओं ने स्वच्छता के लिये सामूहिक संकल्प द्वारा देशवासियों का आह्वान किया। राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर ‘स्वच्छता क्रान्ति’ के लिए कमर कसें- धर्म गुरु। सांस लेने लायक हवा तथा पीने लायक शुद्ध जल की उपलब्धता का धर्म निभायें देश वासी। सभी धर्मों के धर्म गुरुओं नें अपने अनुयायियों से स्वच्छता क्रान्ति एवं पर्यावरण संरक्षण के लिए जागरूकता अभियान चलाने का किया आह्वान।...

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May 05 2016

Swachhta Kranti Sankalp

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Interfaith leaders join forces on the banks of the River Kshipra during the 2016 Ujjain Kumbha Mela for a heart-felt vow for a clean and healthy India. Leaders of many faiths joined hands at the Datt Akharda Ghat to lead and inspire a pledge to end pollution of our sacred fresh water sources, end open defecation, encourage sanitation practices such as washing our hands before and after meals and to work together in ensuring our communities are once again clean and green for all....

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drops of nectar

  • Don't worry so much about giving your children cars. Worry about giving them Sanskaras!

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • We must not only light the oil lamp in our temples, but also light the lamp in our own hearts.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Do not wait for miracles. You ARE the miracle! Never forget the miracle of yourself!

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Come to nature, be with nature, and change your nature.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Be happy, be peaceful. Embrace all, include all, exclude none.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Always cultivate an attitude of gratitude.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Accept whatever comes as Prasad from God. Whatever He gives us, a hut or a castle, is His divine gift.

    - Pujya Swamiji

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