Yesterday, in addition to Raksha Bandhan, we celebrated the last Somvaar of Shraavan Maas (also known as Shravan Purnima) and World Sanskrit Day. In honor of these auspicious days and of reconnecting ourselves with the Divine, Parmarth Niketan organised a special live stream of a sacred Rudrabhishek that included divine blessings and messages from Pujya Swamiji and Sadhviji and beautiful Vedic chanting from Mataji and our wonderful Rishikumars.
After HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji performed the sacred Rudra Abhishek and tied two Rakhis - the first Rakhi to the Shivlinga and...
Your child will follow your example, not your advice. How to make your kids respect elders? How to make kids meditate? ow to teach them love? How to teach them discipline? Not by giving them orders, but by showing them how to do it, by your example.
Pujya Swamiji tells us how kids need a ‘velvet’ touch instead of a ‘violent’ touch. Our spiritual texts like Mahabharata, Gita and Ramayana teach us the art of living, the art of doing and the art of dying or leaving this...
Pujya Swamiji says, “Investments made on children are investments made for India's golden future. In order to realize the vision of a better and safer India, first of all our children have to be given a safe today.”
On Child Labor Prohibition Day, Pujya Swamiji shared that children are the future of the country, not just for their family but for the future of the country. He added, “Decisions made for the future of children have a multifaceted effect on the future of our nation. Therefore, providing education, health, and safety...
Pujya Swamiji offers a profound and beautiful message on Akshaya Tritiya inspiring us to Stay at Home, not to engage in any mass marriages or large gatherings, honouring the lockdown. He also gives a beautiful message against Child Marriage which is seen a lot during this time and encourages everyone to treat and honour the Girl Child in India as a gift and a blessing from the Divine and NOT as a burden or a liability. He gives the slogan - Say Yes to Education and No to Child Marriage....
On World Toilet Day, Pujya Swamiji inaugurates new toilets that the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance built in a Rishikesh school (just one of the dozens of Rishikesh schools we’ve built toilets for,) and encourages the children to not only use the toilet but to love the toilet and clean the toilet!!!...
On the fifth day of Diwali, we celebrated the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj. This tradition honors the sacred and beautiful brother and sister relationship. In it, sisters apply a tilak on their brother's forehead honoring his presence in their lives and wishing for his long and healthy life. They then perform Aarti of their brothers, further praying for the light to be upon their brother and upon all. The two then exchange gifts and sweets to honor the bond between them. In honor of this beautiful tradition, Pujya Swami...
Glad to close my speech at Dr #APJAbdulKalam ji International #Youth Memorial Conclave today by honouring Kalamji’s legacy on this Earth with trees. Plant a tree, take a green selfie with your tree, share it to inspire others, offering and caring for your tree 🌳 #KalamKoSalaam ! Trees not only green our planet, purify our air, conserve our water resources, prevent soil erosion but can be a tribute to the clean, green and serene leadership of our beloved 14th President of India Dr Kalam who was a teacher and continues...
Watch this special message from Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji on how Early Moments Matter, giving divine, simple yet profound parenting tips for every child so that they can grow and thrive to their fullest potential. Glad to join Global Interfaith WASH Alliance in supporting UNICEF India last month in a campaign to raise awareness on how we can be better parents and cultivate healthier & happier children! June might be gone but parenting is still on- watch and share Pujya Swamiji's divine suggestions now. ...
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...
