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, ...
Preparing for Mahashivaratri The weeks or days before Mahashivaratri are a perfect time to practice purification of our bodies and minds, so that we can be more receptive for and, therefore, more deeply experience the spiritual u...