“Holi Phagwa is the Hindu festival of colors. It celebrates the coming of spring, fruitful harvests, unity, joy, and a tale from the Bhagavad Gita. It is traditional to celebrate by, among other things, throwing vibrantly colored powder (Holi Gulal) at one another. In addition to the throwing of colored powder it is traditional to…… Continue reading Spring Festival
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El Salvador: Culture empowers change
El Salvador is living a very delicate part of his history facing a social challenge where young people are exposed to violence and death on a daily basis. It is remarkable that people maintain a joyful mood and a welcoming attitude even if in their heart there is so much fear and despair. As the…… Continue reading El Salvador: Culture empowers change
Guatemala – A place for all-round service
The last week of the year is a very auspicious time for distribution of cloths and other items. In Colinas de Minerva where the jagrti of Ananda Marga is located in Guatemala the neighbors know the dadas since many many years. This week of distribution was a good way to rekindle the relationship and have…… Continue reading Guatemala – A place for all-round service
Guatemala opportunity by Ac. Vimaleshananda Avt.
Guatemala is a land of spiritual opportunities. The Mayan spirituality is very alive and the land carries a powerful spiritual vibration. In the Ananda Marga spiritual family in Guatemala we have at present four active Mayan spiritual guides and it is quite remarkable their knowledge and experience which are bringing from their ancestral tradition. Ananda…… Continue reading Guatemala opportunity by Ac. Vimaleshananda Avt.
Ananda Marga – basic words and meaning
BABA NAM KEVALAM This is a universal mantra which has as meaning the largest possible thought. It is in Sanskrit which is the most ancient and root of all languages. BABA means Father as Universal Father or Creator NAM means name KEVALAM means only (EK in Sanskrit is the number one) “Only the name of…… Continue reading Ananda Marga – basic words and meaning
Barefoot doctors by Eduardo Beltran
Money can buy almost anything and health has become a commodity too which is for sale at a cost that most of the time is not affordable by common people. In western world health care is becoming a huge business where patients are just customers. But what happens with those who are not wealthy, or even rich enough…… Continue reading Barefoot doctors by Eduardo Beltran
Preface to “Yogic Treatments and Natural Remedies” book
Preface The object of the art of healing is to cure a patient, both physically and mentally. So the main question is not to uphold any particular school of medical science; rather, the key task is the welfare of the patient. Just as diseased body organs can be restored to normal by administering medicines internally…… Continue reading Preface to “Yogic Treatments and Natural Remedies” book
Story of the Uniform
Version 1.2 August 2008 By Bhaeravii Devi with Ac Bhaskarananda Avt Even though all the talk in virtual forum regarding acarya uniforms and the repercussions of wearing them in public or not has concluded, this has given me rise to gather more information about what is the full uniform and what it represents. They are…… Continue reading Story of the Uniform
Sanscrit, the Language of Taraka Brahma
By Ac Bhaskarananda Avt and Bhaeravii Devi PARAMA NIRDE’SHAH Yah va’radvayam’ niyamitaru’pen’a sa’dhana’m’ karoti, mrityuka’le Paramapurus’asya katha’ tasya manas’i ja’garis’yati ja’garis’yatyeva’ tatha’ sa muktih pra’psyati pra’psyatyeva – tasma’t pratyekam A’nandama’rgiin’a va’radvayam sa’dhana’ avasya kartavya’ – ayameva Paramapurus’asya nirdeshah. Yama-niyama vya’tireken’a sa’dhana’ anus’t’ita’ na bhavati, tasma’t yama-niyamayoh pa’lanam Paramapurus’asya eva nirdeshah. Asya nirdeshasya avama’nana’m na’ma kot’ikot’ivatsarasya…… Continue reading Sanscrit, the Language of Taraka Brahma
Nalanda University – Amartya Sen
The new campus of Nalanda University, to be built in the town of Rajgir, Bihar, India, a few miles away from the original university, which was founded in the early fifth century and destroyed in the 1190s India: The Stormy Revival of an International University