Yoga & Philosophy Tag

The Divine is Everywhere

In this answer to the question of the connection between God and Religion, Sadhviji explains beautifully how religion is not necessary to have God in our lives, but -- at its ideal -- it reminds us to make time for God and gives us a...

Read More

Love is Experience

Sadhvi Bhagawatiji reminds us that love isn't just a mere mental conception, but rather a deep experience. As years go by in an individual’s life, the definition of love doesn't change, but rather the interaction of an individual with different forms of love changes. In...

Read More

Essence of Purity

Sadhvi Bhagawatiji explains that in the Indian spiritual tradition, there’s not the same sense of purity vs sin that exists in Judeo-Christian-Western traditions. There is no damnation or salvation, but rather liberation – freedom from that which is blocking our innate purity. She uses the...

Read More

Living in the Present

Sadhvi Bhagawatiji explains the meaning of being indifferent and contrasts it with the concept of non-attachment. She emphasizes the fact of having very little control over anything that happens in life and also urges us to do all with full commitment and full sincerity. Once...

Read More

“Return to the roots”, The Pioneer

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...

Read More