Jun
04
2013
In the service of God and humanity
In the service of God and humanity
As people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day this week with gifts of chocolate and roses, as symbols of their love and devotion, it is the perfect time to renew our commitment to our Mother Ganga. Children all over the world will make Valentine’s Day cards for their mothers. Here in India, every day, not only February 14, should be an opportunity to show love and devotion to our Mother Ganga. Standing on the banks of the Ganga at this year’s Kumbh Mela, my heart is filled with gratitude to a...
The Ganga Sansad (Ganga Parliament), which ran from the 21st to the 23rd, gathered in the evening at the Ganga Action Parivar camp in the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad. Participants in the Sansad included Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, retired General Shri V.K. Singhji, Jal Purush ("Water Man") Shri Rajendra Singh, Pujya Swami Harichetanandji, and Shri D.N.S. Subbaraoji among other esteemed guests....
Here is the Star News coverage of the Clean Sangam campaign so far at the Kumbha Mela. on Makar Sankranti day, Ganga Action Parivar --with so many pilgrims and devotees from all over the world -- cleaned the trash on the banks of Mother Ganga. Then, we went back the next day with the boatmen to pack it all into sacks and bring it to shore to be properly disposed of....
Beautiful, vivid portrait of Pujya Swamiji's divine life for 60 years...
Pujya Swamiji explains that Mother Ganga belongs to all so we must all come to together to preserve and restore Her. He explains that whether we are in the village or city, we can all take a pledge to serve Mother Ganga. In the villages we can stand together to prevent pollution of our local water bodies. In the cities we can create and preserve mixed forests in our local parks. Doing so will help us preserve our environment as well as our personal and public health. He reminds us...