The GPS System For Our Lives
These days in the West all the new cars have “GPS” navigation system where the computer in the car gives directions on how to reach your destination. As you sit
My Guru – His Holiness Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji
I was 25, a Stanford graduate and Ph.D. student. I was a scientist, an academic, a straight A student. I thought I understood it all. Or most of it, anyway.
Guru Purnima Blessings
There is a famous story in our scriptures of Eklavya who dreamt of becoming a great archer. He went to the best and most famous Guru of archery, Dronacharya, and
Ram Navami Blessings
Ram Navami is the birthday of Bhagwan Shri Rama. On this beautiful birthday of Bhagwan Rama, let us ask ourselves the meaning of his birth. What lessons do we learn
To Give is Divine
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,
Transcendence: Divinity, Not Drugs
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 Meaning of Diwali
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
The Times for a Spiritual Life is Now
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
Krishna Janmasthami Blessings
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
Desires & Desirelessness
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