Festivals
Mar. 3 |
This falls on the 13th (or 14th) day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March). The name means “the night of Shiva”. The ceremonies take place chiefly at night. This is a festival observed in honour of Lord Shiva. Shiva was married to Parvati...
Mar. 3 |
Jai Gurudev !
Om Namah Shivaya !
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Mar. 3 | Swami Sivananda
Siva is known by the name ‘Girisa’, as He is the Lord of the Mount Kailasa.
Siva is called ‘Tryambaka’, because He has a third eye in His forehead, the eye of wisdom (Jnana Chakshus).
The word ‘Hara’ is derived from the root...
Mar. 3 |
By Swami Krishnananda
We conceive God as glory, as creativity and as austerity. Vishnu is glory and magnificence; Brahma is creativity force; and Siva is austerity and renunciation. You might have heard it said that God is the embodiment of six attributes...
Mar. 3 |
Mahasivaratri is one of the holy days that my guru, Swami Sivananda observed with great intensity and devotion.
There are numerous stories in our myths and legends to illustrate the popular belief that Lord Siva is pleased with even unintentional and...
Feb. 1 |
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Dec. 27 |
The Lord Vishwanath Temple
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In India, there is a tradition and common practice to have a family deity or Kula-Devata. So, we find a temple in most of the Ashrams and the main Deity of the temple is like the presiding Deity...
Dec. 25 |
Dattatreya – The Divine Trinity
By Sri Swami Chidananda
( Dattatreya Jayanti Message from the book Awake! Realise Your Divinity!)
Worshipful homage unto Dattatreya, the trimurti avatara, the divine son of the austere and illumined Sri Atri Maharshi...
Dec. 23 | –Swami Sivananda
Christmas is known to all men the world over historically as the memorable day of the birth of Jesus, the Saviour. Though it is true that Christmas is thus celebrated as the day of the advent of Christ into this world, yet it also...
Dec. 23 |
Swami Chidananda
Light of the World, my heart’s adoration to Thee, Lord, and prostrations again and again in utter lowliness of spirit! Glory be to Thee for ever and for ever!
Lord Jesus the Christ IS; here and now! Christ is Eternal. He has proclaimed...