Blessings & Messages

Nav Samvatsar 2076 & Gudi Padwa ki Hardik Shubhkamnayen & Blessings from Pujya Swamiji

A very Happy New Year & a most auspicious beginning to Chaitra Navratri 2019. Pujya Swamiji inspires us to make our celebrations green.

Golden Rule Day Blessings

Today is Golden Rule Day. Let’s make every day a day to follow the Golden Rule for our lives. Thanks to #UnitedReligionsInitiative and #CharterForCompassion for organizing the celebration of this day.

World Water Day Blessings

Pujya Swamiji’s message on World Water Day 2019 for all yogis and yoga lovers across the world about how protecting our water is yoga, union with our divine water. Join us doing Ganga Yoga, coming together to protect our sacred water bodies.

Holi Message by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji

Watch the Divine Holi message by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji – Muniji from the banks of #MotherGanga. Holi is one of the most festive, joyous holidays of the Hindu year. Song, dance and bright coloured powder are the hallmarks of the occasion. Bathe in the colours of the divine on this beautiful holy day! “Let…

Clean & Green Holi Message by Pujya Swamiji

Beautiful Green Initiative to celebrate woodless Holika Dahan explained by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji during our divine Ganga Aarti ceremony.

The Meaning of Holika

During a special evening campfire HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji shares the special significance of the Holi festivities, “There are two different meanings of the word Holi if we look at it purely semantically: First, “Holi” means that which has happened, “Jo hogaya, holi,” has passed. So Holi is a time to acknowledge what has…

Diwali – Dispelling the Darkness

This article was published in The Pioneer, here. Lighting oil lamps are one of the most common daily rituals in Indian tradition. Whether in temples, in homes, in offices or simply in small shrines on a shelf in a dorm room, one will always find a small brass or silver lamp to be filled with…

“Let Diwali’s light fill our hearts with love”, Eastern Eye

“Desires that impel us to remain unsatisfied”, The Times of India

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…

Teacher’s Day Blessing and Message

On Teacher’s Day, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji shares His divine blessings and wishes to all teachers and students. He also emphasizes the qualities of a true teacher, one who teaches us not only how to earn a livelihood but to also how to live. He shares that a teacher is one that gives us speed as well…