A small, impoverished boy was standing barefoot on the New York City streets, looking wistfully in the window of a shoe store. A well dressed woman, walking down the street,…
Recently a man came to see me at Parmarth. He was an earnest seeker from abroad and was looking for a place to stay for several months to perform his…
The time of Diwali is one of the most festive and beautiful times of the year. Diwali literally means a "Row of Lights." It is a time filled with light…
There was once a disciple of a Guru who went to his Guru and said, "Guruji, I want to live a spiritual life. I want to live in the service…

Dear Divine Souls,
I hope that -- by God's grace -- this finds you and all your loved ones in the best of health and happiness. We are now at the…
One of the greatest plagues of human beings is our insatiable desires. We truly never feel satisfied. We never feel that we have had "enough." We are always looking for…
When I was very young, not long after I came to Parmarth Niketan, a very old, revered saint came to Rishikesh to give his divine satsang at Parmarth Niketan.
However, rather…
Dear Divine Souls,
I hope that -- by God's grace -- this finds you and all your loved ones in the best of health and happiness.
It is the divine time of…
Once a father had three sons whom he feared were going astray. They were beginning to partake of alcohol, drugs and other activities of which their father did not approve.
Every…
On April 5 we celebrated the divine occasion of Hanuman Jayanti.
One of the greatest lessons from the life of divine Hanumanji is fearlessness in the name of God.
Hanumanji flew across…