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New Year Message – Swami Chidananda
Jan. 1 | Worshipful homage to the Absolute Being, the eternal and infinite Reality that is here and now. Precisely because of Its infinitude—encompassing all things, pervading and present everywhere—and because of Its eternal nature— existing at all times—It...
SKANDA SHASTI
Nov. 2 | By H. H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj PROSTRATIONS and humble salutations to Lord Subramanya, the Supreme Being, who is the ruler of this universe, who is the indweller of our hearts, who is the second son of Lord Siva, who is the beloved of Valli and...
Durga Puja or Navaratri
Sep. 27 | SALUTATIONS to the Divine Mother, Durga, who exists in all beings in the form of intelligence, mercy, beauty, who is the consort of Lord Shiva, who creates, sustains and destroys the universe. This festival is observed twice a year, once in the month...
NAMA – RAMAYANAM
Apr. 9 | Baalakaandah Shuddhabrahmaparaatpara Ram Kaalaatmakaparameshvara Ram Sheshhatalpasukhanidrita Ram Brahmaadyamarapraarthita Ram Chandakiranakulamandana Ram Shriimaddasharathanandana Ram Kausalyaasukhavardhana Ram Vishvaamitrapriyadhana Ram Ghorataatakaaghaataka...
The Four Asramas
Mar. 5 | There are four Asramas or stages in life, viz., Brahmacharya or the period of studentship, Grihastha or the stage of the householder, Vanaprastha or the stage of the forest-dweller or hermit, and Sannyasa or the life of renunciation or asceticism. Each...
Gurudev—An Exemplar of Renunciation
Feb. 27 | Loving adorations to revered and beloved Holy Master Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj who was a sage established in the great Reality—a state which did not come easily to him. It came by dint of great effort, great austerity, great penance, great...
