Celebrating Navaratri by Belgian Centre Coordinators The idea of celebrating Navaratri in our new house grew from our last journey through India. We discussed all the steps of Navaratri with Priya and Kugha, Centre Coordinators in Belgium. They explaine...
Krishna Jayanthi celebrations in the Sri Premananda Centre of Basel, Switzerland Salutations to Lord Krishna, the divinity that symbolizes beauty, joy and everlasting happiness! On 5th September devotees gathered in the Centre of Basel to attend the programmeme for Krishna’s birth...
Our regular programmes in the Sri Premananda Centre of Dordogne, France We celebrate each month, as usual, with an abhishekam to one of the three Centre statues or the lingam, and once a month we do small poojas for the other deities. We always start with the Guru Astotra...
Our Sri Premananda Centre of Koszalin By Dharini (Centre Coordinator) and Bhavadharini 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 i...
Navaratri celebration in the Sri Premananda Centre of Czestochowa, Poland We held a special programme on the ninth day. This was on a Thursday and therefore also the day devotees usually come to the Centre for weekly abhishekam. We performed an abhishekam to both the Centre...
Birthday of our beloved Guru in the Sri Premananda Centre of Carlos Paz, Argentina In Argentina we celebrated the birthday of our beloved Guru on Sunday, November 21. The devotees who were able to attend in person were excited to be getting together again after almost a year and a h...
A spiritual weekend in the Sri Premananda Centre, Switzerland Living in Basel, I am blessed to be not far from the Sri Premananda Centre of Nenzlingen where Kanniga and Bruno live. I’ve visited their place numerous times and have always felt welcomed and more at...
What prevents us from getting close to God? Swamiji, is it we who keep ourselves away from God or is it God who is keeping us at a distance? What is the obstacle or hindrance that prevents us from getting closer to God? You are always with God ...
Meditation! A memory power exists in the body and mind. Memories, thoughts, ideas, impressions and emotions are all connected with the brain and, therefore, with the mind. Normally, you are not fully aware of you...
We take nothing with us when we die! (Extract from a Guru Poornima satsang from the 1980s) Let us make the best of this opportunity to realize God. Repeating the names of God with the tongue while having other thoughts in the mind will n...
How can the modern mind attain wisdom? The Absolute Reality, which is called by many names, is truth and knowledge. The understanding gained by achieving the ultimate state of knowledge is called jnanam, which means wisdom. The spiritual p...