How to be a good guide for this world Human beings should be able to understand the feelings of others. Without this capacity, no matter in what caste they were born, they will have low qualities. First of all, they will lack the ability ...
A great task in this life Swamiji, you have been given a great task in this life. Is there also a task for me? I also want a task. You have asked a nice question. You want work so I will ask the Divine to please give some work...
Premananda Centre News Our Sri Premananda Centre of Koszalin, Poland The Sri Premananda Centre of Koszalin is located in a yoga school run by Dharini, the Centre Coordinator. The school is situated near the city centre in t...
Swamiji and Mahashivaratri The lingam is the symbolic form of Lord Shiva. For more than forty years, lingams manifested through Swamiji’s body and emerged from his mouth on the auspicious nights of Mahashivaratri. This phenomen...
Guru Poornima around the world Guru Poornima is celebrated in Sri Premananda Ashram in India and in the Sri Premananda Centres, Groups and Youth Groups around the world. Typically on Guru Poornima we perform a pada puja , the worsh...
The benefits of observing the night of Mahashivaratri Swamiji gave many satsangs about the benefits of observing the sacred night of Mahashivaratri. He advocated staying awake all night, fasting and chanting the mantra, Om Namah Shivaya, which means, “I ...
What is Navaratri? What is Navaratri? “We are all entangled in worldly illusions; our minds are involved in this maya. To get rid of this illusion, people celebrate the festival called Navaratri.” Swami Premananda Every...
Krishna Jayanti This month we celebrate Krishna Jayanti, Lord Krishna’s birthday. Here is a short story told by Swamiji about the relationship between Lord Krishna as the guru and his disciple, Arjuna… “Lord Krishna ...
Buddha Poornima – 29 May Lord Buddha said, “Don’t worship me – the world inside me will protect you. Realize the Truth.” – Swami Premananda On the full moon day in May we celebrate the birth, enlightenment and samadhi of Lord...
Celebrating Swamiji’s Birthday Taking Swamiji on procession The Ashram celebrates Swamiji’s birthday in a very grand way each year. This will be the second year that we will take the statue of Swamiji out of Swamiji’s samadhi templ...
Swamiji and Guru Poornima Swamiji gave many satsangs about the necessity of having a Guru if we want to progress well on the spiritual path, about the Guru-disciple relationship, how we benefit from having a spiritual master, ...
Youth weekend in France From October 29th to November 1st, the French Premananda Youth organized a delightful spiritual get-together. It was a time packed with fun activities for all ages that included walks, games, yoga, bh...