There are an infinite number of ways to connect with the Divine. We may prefer praying in front of a beautiful murti of Lord Krishna or reading the sacred scriptures or chanting a mantra or taking a snan in Ganga. These can all lead...
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Parmarth Niketan · How To Start To Love God There are many ways to accomplish a goal, whether the goal is a materially successful life or a deep relationship with the Divine. In many traditions, imagery is an important part of the worship of God. But,...
Read MoreThere are many ways to accomplish a goal, whether the goal is a materially successful life or a deep relationship with the Divine. In many traditions, imagery is an important part of the worship of God. But, we understand that those images are not...
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Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati at Parmarth Niketan discusses the following topics and answers questions from seekers from around the world, during her daily Satsang from the banks of the holy Ganga River: Overcoming FOMO – The Fear of Missing Out Exactly Who Am I? Facing the...
Read MoreToo frequently we believe that our prayers and our japa (mantra recitation) are ways of bargaining with God to ensure a boon or a good result. We sadly tend to think of the Divine like a vending machine -- we go, put in the...
Read MoreWe tend to see the world in terms of good and evil. Historically and even scripturally we know there are forces of what we call good, and forces of what we call evil. And, of course, we want more of the good...
Read MoreSpiritually we are instructed to be "detached," to embody the virtue of vairagya, detachment. We are instructed to do your duty, but don’t be attached to the fruits of your labour...
Read MoreWhat exactly IS freedom and how to attain it? We have so many definitions for and illusions of what exactly ultimate freedom, Moksha, is. People think freEdom is simply the ability to go wherever we want and do whatever we want, whenever we...
Read MoreThe sacred yagna, or havan, or homa fire is one of the most sacred and ancient rituals in the Hindu tradition. Fire is the divine purifier and as we place offerings into the fire we symbolically offer to the divine fire all within ourselves that...
Read MoreWhy do we feel so separate? So separate from each other? So alone? The root cause of this suffering, and all suffering, is due to ignorance. The core, root ignorance is not knowing who we are. We are Divine, soul, spirit, truth, consciousness,...
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