THE GRACE OF MOTHER GANGA The cycle of life is intricately linked to water; it is even, perhaps, embedded in water. From our first nine months swimming in a womb to our ashes being immersed in a sacred river or scattered across the ocean, from the...
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This article appeared in The Huffington Post (India), here. Countless people across the world ask me : "Have you converted to Hinduism?" The question is understandable. After all, people don't often behold an American woman of Jewish ancestry draped in the saffron robes of a Hindu...
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We twist and bend our bodies into the poses demonstrated by the lithe and supple instructors. We exhale and bring our forehead closer to our knees. We balance in shirsanasa — keeping the weight in our forearms, opening across the shoulder blades, elongating our spines.Yoga...
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This article was published on Complete Wellbeing, here. On the spiritual path, it is tempting to assume that having a deep spiritual experience is a sign that we have made it. Sharing her own story, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati tells us why that is a mistake“You are...
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Published in The Speaking Tree (Times of India)23 November, 2014...
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This article was published in The Pioneer, here. The lack of awareness of who we truly are and why we have come to this world leads to suffering and misery in life, writes Sadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiOne cannot possibly be an expert or even properly informed about...
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This article was published in The Pioneer, here. On Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati tells us about the monk and his teachingsSwami Vivekananda brought India’s cultural heritage into international spotlight when he began his speech at the Parliament of World Religions with the phrase, “My sisters...
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This article was published in The Speaking Tree, here. THE UTTARAKHAND flood tragedy has taken the lives and livelihoods of tens of thousands of people, even as a debate rages on — is Ma Ganga’s ‘fury’ natural or aggravated by human intervention? SADHVI BHAGAWATI of Parmarth Niketan,...
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The rains began as we sang the Hanuman Chalisa. Typically if it’s raining prior to the aarti, we set up under the overhead awning. However, on the 16th June, the skies were clear in the afternoon after morning showers, and the rain resumed only once...
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