Kumbh Mela: An Ultimate Spiritual Experience
The Kumbh Mela, which goes on 24 hours a day, is intense only in the measure it is received by each participant. You simply cannot escape yourself. And while this may seem difficult at times (and it was for me), it is also filled with moments of supreme inner freedom...
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Navaratri Daily Practice #3: Maha Saraswati
April 12-14, 2019 Maha Saraswati is the knowledge and wisdom of the entire universe. Holding a stringed instrument, Maha Saraswati embodies all facets of knowledge from arts and music to education and language. The embodiment of spiritual wisdom, Maha Saraswati is the...
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Navaratri Daily Practice #4: Victory Day
April 15, 2019 (India time) After nine days of intense sadhana, Victory Day invites us to become aware and celebrate the inner transformation that has occurred. It is the victory of Light, of Mother, and of Love. Throughout Hindu mythology, Victory Day marks when...
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Navaratri Daily Practice #2: Maha Lakshmi
April 9-11, 2019 Maha Lakshmi offers the limitless abundance and prosperity always available for each of us. Adorned with gold ornaments and seated atop a lotus flower, Maha Lakshmi represents perfection and the majestic beauty of life. In the energy of Maha Lakshmi,...
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Navaratri Daily Practice #1: Maha Kali
April 6-8, 2019 Maha Kali brings us fearlessness and strength to slay the inner demons created by our mind. We are often trapped by the patterns, stories, and attachments we create. Mother Divine as Maha Durga descends in the form of Kali, the great warrior Goddess,...
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The Mantra
What is a mantra and why do you need one? The mantra heals and calms the mind...activates inner wisdom and knowledge...promotes the realization of your true purpose. Mantras humbly disguise themselves as simple tools to focus the mind during meditation. Yet, mantras...
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The Power of Navaratri and the Sacred Fire with Lalita Shree Dasi
Watch this video from Lalita Shree Dasi as she shares about the significance of the Hindu Holiday of Navaratri and the opportunity to go deeper in our spiritual practice. Corresponding with Navaratri, Her Holiness Sai Maa is creating dynamic yagyas...
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Dayananda Brahmachari Shares the Inner Significance of the High Holy Days
In this brief video, Dayananda Brahmachari shares about the journey of inner freedom we can take during the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as we contemplate “how do I wish to show up in the world?”
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Everything in Life Comes from Love or Fear
Achyutananda & Becky explain that everything in life comes from two states: love or fear. Imagine what it would be like if every human on the planet chose to live every moment from a place of love and expansion.
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Honoring the Nobility of Women
I think we can agree that there is an imbalance in the world today; an imbalance in masculine energy and feminine energy. For millennia, inherent male traits have grown in dominance over female traits. Many facts reinforce this reality for the state of women around...
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A Divine Evening with Sai Maa
A crowd of close to 800 students, friends and family from around the world came together at Pier 60 in the heart of New York City to celebrate the embodiment of all that is divine and honor the 65th birthday of Her Holiness Sai Maa. Event organizers Doug Hanover and...
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6 Ways to Prevent Jet Lag when Traveling Internationally
I travel a lot. Over the past few years, I’ve averaged 70,00 to 120,000 miles of air travel each year—that’s the equivalent of going around the circumference of the earth 3 to 5 times! When I first started traveling internationally, I suffered tremendously from jet...
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