2016

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2016

December

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Day

”

If we want to be torchbearers of peace, we must first become rivers of love, dousing all flames of discord in the water of our own compassion and serenity.

“

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ondayTuesday

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4

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h U

nit

ed R

elig

ion

s In

itia

tive

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ill S

win

g, B

ish

op o

f C

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ia

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. Mar

c H

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us,

UR

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xecu

tive

Dir

ecto

r V

icto

r K

azan

jian

, ren

own

ed a

uth

or a

nd

spea

ker

Dr.

Bru

ce L

ipto

n, a

nd

Mar

gare

t T

hor

nto

n a

t G

race

Cat

hed

ral

Epiphany (Christian)

The best way to honor God in our lives is through serving humanity.

“ ”

Ral

lyin

g fo

r G

anga

’s R

igh

ts a

t th

e 20

13 K

um

bh M

ela

in A

llah

abad

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

Saturday

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11

12

13

14

15

16

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

pre

sen

ts D

r. A

PJ

Abd

ul K

alam

ji, F

orm

er P

resi

den

t of

In

dia,

wit

h a

sac

red

Ru

drak

sh s

apli

ng

in h

onou

r of

his

ser

vice

to

the

nat

ion

Paush Purnima (Hindu)

Tu B’Shevat (Jewish)

The essence of spirituality is service.

“” Birthday of Guru

Gobind Singh (Sikh)

Lohri (Sikh)(Hindu)

Makar Sankranti

(Hindu)

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

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18

19

20

21

22

23

Sen

ior

Dir

ecto

r of

FIC

CI

Sh

ri N

iran

kar

Sax

ena

and

Exe

cuti

ve C

oun

cil M

embe

r of

th

e G

loba

l O

rgan

izat

ion

of

Peo

ple

of I

ndi

an O

rigi

n (

GO

PIO

) In

tern

atio

nal

Sh

ri M

un

ish

Gu

pta

join

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

in

a p

ledg

e fo

r se

rvin

g M

oth

er G

anga

an

d W

ater

, San

itat

ion

& H

ygie

ne

(WA

SH

)

The waters of Ganga are always pavitra (pure),but we must pledge and work to keep them also swatcha (clean).

“”

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

(US)

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ondayTuesday

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25

26

27

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30

We must learn to give, give and give like the Sun and like Mother Ganga – with no hesitation, no expectation, no vacation and no discrimination.

“”

A u

niq

ue

con

fluen

ce o

f sp

irit

ual

ity

and

scie

nce

du

rin

g th

e 16

th A

nn

ual

In

tern

atio

nal

Yog

a Fe

stiv

al w

ith

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

, Pu

jya

Sh

anka

rach

arya

Div

yan

and

Teer

thji,

Dr.

Van

dan

a S

hiv

a,

and

Sad

hvi

Bh

agaw

ati

Sar

asw

atiji

Republic Day (India)

Sankashti Chaturthi(Hindu)

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

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2

3

4

5

6

Birth of Guru Har

Rai(Sikh)

World Interfaith Harmony Week

Be happy, be peaceful. Embrace all, include all, exclude none.

“ ”

Glo

bal I

nte

rfai

th W

AS

H A

llian

ce (

GIW

A)

lead

s di

stin

guis

hed

lead

ers

from

man

y fa

ith

s in

a

his

tori

c pl

edge

to

wor

k fo

r a

sust

ain

able

wor

ld a

t th

e D

elh

i S

ust

ain

able

Dev

elop

men

t S

um

mit

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8

9

10

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12

13

F ebruary

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

A W

ater

Ble

ssin

g C

erem

ony

at G

IWA’

s h

isto

ric

Wor

ship

to

WA

SH

an

d W

omen

for

WA

SH

Su

mm

its

at P

arm

arth

Nik

etan

Mauni Amavasya(Hindu)

Vasant Panchami

(Hindu)

Ash Wednesday(Christian)

Engage yourself in Karma (good, selfless work), under the shade of Dharma (righteousness), with an awareness of Brahma (God).

“”

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d P

ujy

a S

atya

mit

ran

andj

i

Flowers blossom under the warm rays of the sun, and the flowers of our lives will blossom only under the warm rays of our love.

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ondayTuesday

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F ebruary

Pu

jya

Sri

Moo

ji an

d P

ujy

a S

wam

iji s

har

e a

lovi

ng

mom

ent

duri

ng

thei

r vi

sit

to P

arm

arth

’s

gorg

eou

s O

rgan

ic G

arde

n

Ratha Sapthami

(Hindu)Valentine’s Day (US)

Bhishmashtami (Hindu)Parinirvana-Nirvana Day (Buddhist)

Presidents’ Day (US)

”“

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

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22

23

24

25

26

27

Lau

nch

ing

of t

he

Inte

rnat

ion

al E

diti

on o

f th

e E

ncy

clop

edia

of

Hin

duis

m i

n L

ondo

n b

y th

e H

on’b

le

Pri

me

Min

iste

r of

th

e U

K M

r. D

avid

Cam

eron

, his

wif

e, M

rs S

aman

tha

Cam

eron

, an

d m

any

oth

er

dign

itar

ies

F ebruary

Maghi Purnima (Hindu)

Live in Peace, not in Pieces. If you are in peace, you will exude peace, manifest peace and spread peace. If you’re in pieces, you will manifest pieces and spread pieces.

“ “

28

29

1

2

3

4

5

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

Saturday

Mor

e th

an 1

000

part

icip

ants

fro

m 6

0 co

un

trie

s pl

edge

to

take

Yog

a of

f th

e M

at a

nd

join

tog

eth

er f

or

impr

oved

WA

SH

for

all

at P

arm

arth

’s a

nn

ual

In

tern

atio

nal

Yog

a Fe

stiv

al

F ebruary

March

World Wildlife Day

Go to God. Whatever name, whatever form you worship is no problem. Just go to Him. He accepts all names and all forms. If God can be worshipped only in one way then He is not God!

“

”

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

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7

8

9

10

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12

M arch

Wit

h t

he

wom

en o

f D

ivin

e S

hak

ti F

oun

dati

on’s

live

lih

oods

tra

inin

g ce

ntr

e in

th

e flo

od r

avag

ed v

illa

ge

of T

riyu

gin

aray

an, 2

5 ki

lom

eter

s fr

om K

edar

nat

h

Mahashivaratri(Hindu)

International Women’s Day

Giving is living, living is learning, learning is knowing, knowing is growing, growing is giving and giving is living. That is the cycle of life.

“ “

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ondayTuesday

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17

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19

M arch Daylight

Savings Times (US)

St. Patrick’s Day (Christian)

Prayer is the broom which sweeps out our heart, making it clean and divine for God.

“

”

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ondayTuesday

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21

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M arch

Hola Mohalla (Sikh)

Palm Sunday

(Christian)Spring

Equinox

Good Friday (Christian)

Holi (Hindu)Purim (Jewish)

International Day of Forests

World Water Day

If you cannot be huggy-huggy (full of love) here on Earth, do not expect that hugs will be waiting for you in Heaven. Learn to be huggy-huggy here on Earth first and then this Earth will become your Heaven.

“

”

Hol

y H

oli

cele

brat

ion

s w

ith

Yog

a G

uru

Pu

jya

Sw

ami

Ram

dev,

wor

ld-f

amou

s pe

rcu

ssio

nis

t S

ivam

ani,

an

d yo

gis

from

ove

r 60

cou

ntr

ies

at I

nte

rnat

ion

al Y

oga

Fest

ival

at

Par

mar

th

M arch Sunday

Monday

TuesdayW

ednesdayThursday

FridaySaturday

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

April

Sac

red

Nee

m s

apli

ngs

dis

trib

ute

d at

th

e N

atio

nal

an

d R

egio

nal

Edi

tors

’ Mee

t fo

r G

IWA

, or

gan

ized

by

UN

ICE

F in

Lu

ckn

ow

Easter Sunday

(Christian)

In true giving, there is no suffering. One does not forsake anything. The giving itself becomes its own reward.

“”

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ondayTuesday

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4

5

6

7

8

9

April

Vasant Navratri(Hindu)Do not wait for miracles. You ARE the miracle!

Never forget the miracle of yourself!“ ”

Gan

ga A

arti

cer

emon

y on

th

e In

dian

fes

tiva

l of

colo

urs

, Hol

i, w

ith

Pu

jya

Pre

m B

aba

and

man

y ot

her

gu

ests

fro

m a

rou

nd

the

wor

ld

Mah

a S

anga

m A

arti

at

the

2013

Ku

mbh

Mel

a in

Alla

hab

ad

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

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11

12

13

14

15

16

April

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d P

ujy

a M

orar

i B

apu

giv

e P

ujy

a B

aba

Ram

dev

a sa

cred

Ru

drak

sh s

apli

ng

on

Inte

rnat

ion

al Y

oga

Day

Ram Navami(Hindu)

Vaisakhi (Sikh)

Bolo jivan kaisa hai? Jaisa banalo vaisa hai. Chahe isko swarg banalo, chahe isko nark banalo. What is life? Life is what we make it. Do we want to make it Heaven or Hell?

“”

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d P

arm

arth

Ris

hik

um

ars

lead

pra

yers

bef

ore

sen

din

g of

f a

tru

ck f

ull

of r

elie

f m

ater

ial

to r

emot

e ar

eas

deva

stat

ed b

y th

e U

ttar

akh

and

flood

s

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ondayTuesday

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18

19

20

21

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23

April

Mahavir Jayanti (Jain)

Birth of Guru Angad Dev (Sikh)Birth of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)

Earth DayHanuman Jayanti (Hindu)

Passover Begins (Jewish)Theravada New Year

(Buddhist)

Come to nature, be with nature, and discover your true nature.

“ ”

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

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25

26

27

28

29

30

Pra

yers

, son

gs a

nd

pled

ges

of u

nit

y at

Dev

pray

ag, t

he

sacr

ed c

onflu

ence

an

d be

gin

nin

g of

G

anga

Riv

er, w

ith

peo

ple

from

Isr

ael,

Au

stra

lia,

Spa

in, U

SA

, an

d m

any

oth

er c

oun

trie

s

April

Passover Ends

(Jewish)

One of the keys to a spiritual path is to annihilate the ego, to become humble, to surrender oneself to God.

“ ”

Always cultivate an attitude of gratitude.“ ”

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

Saturday

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2

3

4

5

6

7

May

Yom Hashoah (Jewish)

Ascension Day(Christian)

Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev(Sikh)

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d S

adh

vi B

hag

awat

iji d

iscu

ss b

rin

gin

g G

IWA’

s w

ork

into

Sou

th A

fric

a fo

r im

prov

ed

WA

SH

wit

h H

is E

xcel

len

cy t

he

Pre

side

nt

of S

outh

Afr

ica

Mr.

Jac

ob Z

um

a

We must learn to cultivate divine vision. We must pray for the sight that shows us God in everyone and in everything.

“”

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

May

Lau

nch

of

Ban

ega

Sw

ach

h I

ndi

a (M

akin

g In

dia

Cle

an C

ampa

ign

) w

ith

Hon

’ble

Ch

ief

Min

iste

r of

Utt

ar

Pra

desh

Sh

ri A

khil

esh

Yad

av, B

olly

woo

d A

ctre

ss V

idya

Bal

an, a

nd

Form

er U

nio

n M

inis

ter

of D

rin

kin

g W

ater

an

d S

anit

atio

n S

hri

Jai

ram

Ram

esh

Parashuram Jayanti

(Hindu)

The fruit of prayer is faith. The fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is devotion. The fruit of devotion is service. The fruit of service is peace.

“

”

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

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16

17

18

19

20

21

May

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

rea

ches

Nep

al ju

st a

fter

th

e tr

agic

ear

thqu

ake

to le

ad a

nd

guid

e re

lief

eff

orts

, w

ith

th

e In

terf

aith

Hu

man

itar

ian

Net

wor

k’s

Rel

ief

& R

ehab

ilit

atio

n T

eam

, com

pris

ed m

ostl

y of

act

ive

Nep

ali

Wom

en

Buddha Purnima

(Buddhist)

Pentecost (Christian)

We must learn to be noiseless amidst the noise.

“”

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

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23

24

25

26

27

28

May

Birth of Guru Amar Das

(Sikh)

Nob

el P

eace

Pri

ze w

inn

er K

aila

sh S

atya

rth

i is

lovi

ngl

y h

onou

red

wit

h a

sac

red

Ru

drak

sh p

lan

t

Make every day a holy day; start every day with prayer. Fill every day with prayer. End every day with prayer.

“

”

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ondayTuesday

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ThursdayFriday

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30

31

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2

3

4

MayJune

Memorial Day(US)

Birthday of H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati

God’s presence in your life can turn stones to diamonds, but without God, your diamonds are as worthless as stones.

“”

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

J une

Stu

den

ts o

f M

iri

Pir

i A

cade

my

from

mor

e th

an t

en c

oun

trie

s en

thu

sias

tica

lly jo

in t

o cl

ean

an

d gr

een

Ris

hik

esh

Shavuot (Jewish)

Ramadan Begins (Muslim)

World Environment

Day

Put the reins of your life in God’s hands. Let Him be your charioteer. Let Him be your chauffeur. Let Him drive your life!

“”

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

J une

Du

rin

g th

e fir

st e

ver

Indi

a-C

hin

a Yo

ga f

esti

val,

wit

h p

arti

cipa

nts

fro

m 3

1 n

atio

ns,

a b

eau

tifu

l S

hiv

a st

atu

e w

as g

ifte

d by

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

to

the

lead

ers

and

part

icip

ants

fro

m C

hin

a

Ganga Dusshera (Hindu)

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev

(Sikh)

Yoga is not a union of our hands to our feet or our heads to our knees. It is a union of the self to the Divine.

“”

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

J une

Summer Solstice

International Day of Yoga

Th

e M

ayor

of

Lou

isvi

lle M

r. G

eg F

ish

er p

rese

nts

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

wit

h a

“ke

y” t

o th

e C

ity

of L

ouis

ville

, m

akin

g H

im a

n h

onor

ary

citi

zen

of

the

city

I want peace, everyone says. Simply remove the “I” and remove the “want” and you will have “peace.” Peace is not something to search for. It is “I” (our egos) and “want” (our desires) that make peace elusive.

“

”

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

26

27

28

29

30

1

2

J uneJuly

Sac

red

Ru

drak

sh s

apli

ng

give

n t

o M

anan

iya

Moh

an B

hag

wat

ji by

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

, Im

am U

mer

Ah

med

Il

yasi

, an

d D

iwan

Sah

ib o

f A

jmer

Dar

gah

Sh

arif

at

the

lau

nch

of

the

En

cycl

oped

ia o

f H

indu

ism

at

Vig

yan

Bh

avan

in

New

Del

hi

St. Peter & Paul’s Day (Christian)

Lailat al Qadr(Muslim)

If we learn how to love others, really, truly love them, not for who we want them to be, but rather for who they are, then we have learned one of the greatest lessons of life.

“

”

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

J uly

Independence Day(US)

Birth of Guru Hargobind (Sikh)

Hin

du a

nd

Mu

slim

lead

ers

join

tog

eth

er w

ith

Res

pect

ed M

aula

na

Kal

be S

adiq

Saa

hib

an

d P

ujy

a S

wam

iji t

o gr

een

th

e G

omti

Riv

er i

n L

uck

now

Eid al Fitr (Muslim)

Moksha (liberation) is right here, every minute and every moment. When we are free from our desires, our ego, our jealousy, our anger and our attachments then we are living in moksha.

“

”

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

J uly

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

lovi

ngl

y gi

ves

a sa

cred

Ru

drak

sh t

o B

rah

mle

en P

ujy

a S

wam

i D

ayan

anda

ji as

he

grac

es a

nd

bles

ses

the

16th

An

nu

al I

nte

rnat

ion

al Y

oga

Fest

ival

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d ac

tor

Viv

ek O

bero

i cl

ean

th

e ba

nks

of

the

San

gam

du

rin

g th

e t0

13 K

um

bh M

ela

in A

llah

abad

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

J uly

Birth of Guru Harkrishan(Sikh)

Guru Purnima (Hindu)Asala - Dharma Day (Buddhist)

Let us realize that everything is just as it is supposed to be. We are in the lap of the Mother. How can anything go wrong?

“

”

Em

inen

t sc

ien

tist

s an

d en

viro

nm

enta

list

s ga

ther

for

th

e an

nu

al N

atio

nal

Gan

ga-Y

amu

na

Wor

ksh

op

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Hon

’ble

Sh

ri K

rish

na

Kan

t P

aul,

Gov

ern

or o

f U

ttar

akh

and,

an

d h

is w

ife

pled

ge f

or t

he

Ked

ar S

mri

ti

Van

, a s

acre

d fo

rest

in

mem

ory

of t

he

live

s lo

st i

n t

he

2013

floo

ds

J uly

Past tense, present tense, future tense – we are always tense! Through spirituality life becomes tension-free. There is no tension about the past, present or future.

“

”

Pu

jya

Sw

ami

Gu

rush

aran

anan

dji,

Pu

jya

Sw

ami

Ram

devj

i, P

ujy

a S

wam

iji a

nd

Pu

jya

Mad

hav

priy

adas

Sw

amiji

at

the

2013

Ku

mbh

Mel

a in

Alla

hab

ad

”

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ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

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1

2

3

4

5

6

A s

peci

al c

erem

ony

wit

h H

on’b

le S

hri

Har

ak S

ingh

Raw

at, A

gric

ult

ure

Min

iste

r of

Utt

arak

han

d,

hon

orin

g th

e sa

cred

lan

d fo

r th

e K

edar

Sm

riti

Van

(In

tern

atio

nal

Mem

oria

l Gar

den

)

J ulyAugust Let your selfless service

be your prayer and your meditation.“ ”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

August

Tisha B’Av(Jewish)

International Youth Day

Don’t worry so much about giving your children cars. Worry about giving them Sanskaras!

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

August

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d P

ujy

a S

wam

i R

amde

vji

give

a R

udr

aksh

sap

lin

g to

th

e P

rin

cess

of

Bh

uta

n

and

Hon

’ble

Def

ense

Min

iste

r of

In

dia

Sh

ri M

anoh

ar P

arri

kar

Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)

Independence Day (India) Assumption of the Blessed

Virgin Mary (Christian)

World Humanitarian Day

Accept whatever comes as Prasad from God. Whatever He gives us – a hut or a castle – is His divine gift.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

August

Krishna Janmasthami (Hindu)

Once you make God your valentine, He is yours completely. Then, you will never be lonely again.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

28

29

30

31

1

2

3

August

September

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

wit

h r

enow

ned

fai

th le

ader

s at

th

e la

un

ch o

f th

e W

orld

Ban

k’s

flags

hip

in

itia

tive

‘F

aith

to

En

d E

xtre

me

Pov

erty

’ wit

h W

orld

Ban

k P

resi

den

t M

r. J

im K

im

The “I” is the cause of our problems. It is a wall, a barrier between us and others. Learn to bend the “I” and make it a bridge.

“”

A thought leads to an action. An action leads to a habit. A habit leads to a trait. A trait leads to a character. A character leads to a destiny. That is why it is so important to watch your thoughts. They create your destiny.

“

”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

September

Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)Labor Day (US)

H.H

. th

e D

alai

Lam

a w

arm

ly g

reet

s P

ujy

a S

wam

iji u

pon

His

arr

ival

to

the

Nas

ik K

um

bha

Mel

a

We must not only light the oil lamp in our temples, but also light the lamp in our own hearts.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

September

Inau

gura

tion

of

Bri

ghtl

and

Inte

rnat

ion

al S

choo

l, a

proj

ect

of D

ivin

e S

hak

ti F

oun

dati

on, G

loba

l In

terf

aith

W

AS

H A

llian

ce (

GIW

A)

and

Gan

ga A

ctio

n P

ariv

ar, w

ith

Hon

’ble

Edu

cati

on M

inis

ter,

Agr

icu

ltu

re

Min

iste

r, C

hie

f M

inis

ter

of U

ttar

akh

and,

an

d m

any

oth

er e

min

ent

dign

itar

ies

9/11 Observances

(US)

Eid-Ul-Adha (Muslim)

Choose compassion over passion. Choose tenacity over temptation. Choose service over sensation. Choose righteousness over revelry. Choose dedication over decadence. Choose honor over hedonism.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

September

Fou

nda

tion

Sto

ne

for

the

Nep

al B

udd

ha

Tem

ple

is b

less

ed b

y P

ujy

a M

orar

i B

apu

, Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

, D

r. P

ran

av P

andy

aji,

Ach

arya

Bal

kris

hn

aji,

an

d S

adh

vi B

hag

awat

i S

aras

wat

iji

Autumn Equinox

International Day of Peace

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

cle

anin

g th

e ba

nks

of

San

gam

wit

h m

embe

rs o

f th

e bo

atm

en c

omm

un

ity

duri

ng

the

2013

Ku

mbh

Mel

a in

Alla

hab

ad

If you never want disappointment in your life, then never miss your daily appointment with God.“ ”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

25

26

27

28

29

30

1

SeptemberOctober

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

sh

ares

DS

F an

d G

IWA’

s cl

ean

an

d gr

een

sch

ool i

nit

iati

ves

wit

h

Hon

’ble

Sm

t. S

mri

ti I

ran

i, U

nio

n M

inis

ter

of E

duca

tion

Navratri Begins (Hindu)Al-Hijira/Muharram

(Muslim)

“”

The shop advertisement says, “Buy one and get on free.” God says, “Buy me and be free.”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

October

Hon

’ble

Dr.

Mah

esh

Sh

arm

a, U

nio

n M

inis

ter

of T

ouri

sm, i

nau

gura

tes

the

wor

ld f

amou

s In

tern

atio

nal

Yog

a Fe

stiv

al a

t P

arm

arth

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

Rosh Hashanah

(Jewish)

Pu

jya

Mad

hav

priy

adas

Sw

amiji

, Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d P

ujy

a B

hai

shri

sn

an i

n G

anga

du

rin

g P

ujy

a S

wam

iji’s

60t

h J

ayan

ti c

eleb

rati

ons

Life is about the journey, not the destination. Live in Heaven now. Don’t wait for it to come later. Live in Moksha now. Don’t wait for death.

“”

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

October SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

Navratri Ends/Vijayadashmi (Hindu)

Dussehra (Hindu)Yom Kippur (Jewish)

Ashura (Muslim)International Day of the

Girl Child

Sharad Purnima(Hindu)

Birth of Guru Ram Das (Sikh)

Lau

nch

of

the

Glo

bal I

nte

rfai

th W

AS

H A

llian

ce (

GIW

A)

Ch

apte

r in

Leh

-Lad

akh

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d ac

tor

rAn

il K

apoo

r

Meditation is the best medication for all agitations.

“ ”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

October

Hon

’ble

Sh

ri S

ure

sh P

rabh

u, M

inis

ter

of R

ailw

ays,

an

d h

is w

ife

take

par

t in

pu

ja f

or a

bio

-toi

let

proj

ect

as p

art

of I

ndi

a’s

Cle

an R

ailw

ay C

ampa

ign

Sukkot (Jewish)Balmiki Jayanti (Hindu)

Martyrdom of Guru GobindSingh (Sikh)

Travel light on your journey in life. Your desires and expectations are heavy baggage, which will slow you down and thwart your progress. Let them go.

“

”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Pri

me

Min

iste

r of

th

e U

K M

r. D

avid

Cam

eron

an

d h

is w

ife,

Mrs

. Sam

anth

a C

amer

on, l

igh

t th

e sa

cred

lam

p at

th

e E

ncy

clop

edia

of

Hin

duis

m la

un

ch i

n L

ondo

n

October Shemini Atzeret

(Jewish)

Simchat Torah(Jewish)

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

, Sad

hvi

Bh

agaw

atiji

an

d P

roje

ct H

ope

volu

nte

ers

un

load

rel

ief

supp

lies

for

Utt

arak

han

d flo

od v

icti

ms

God never opens your old files. Whenever you surrender to Him, whenever you go to Him with love and devotion, He immediately accepts you, wherever and however you are.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

sh

ares

a lo

vin

g m

omen

t w

ith

Pu

jya

Rad

han

ath

Sw

amiji

OctoberNovember

Diwali (Hindu)

(Sikh)

Bhai Dooj (Hindu)All Saints’ Day (Christian)

Halloween(US)

All Souls’ Day(Christian)

You have the power to bring the song of peace to the world.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

November

Wor

ld f

aith

lead

ers

at t

he

Un

ited

Nat

ion

s C

hu

rch

Cen

ter

in N

ew Y

ork

Cit

y du

rin

g th

e U

N A

ssem

bly

for

adop

tion

of

the

Su

stai

nab

le D

evel

opm

ent

Goa

ls, e

ndo

rsin

g th

e M

oral

Im

pera

tive

to

En

d E

xtre

me

Pov

erty

, org

aniz

ed a

nd

hos

ted

by t

he

UN

an

d W

orld

Ban

k

Daylight Savings Time Ends (US)

Veterans’ Day(US)

The point of our lives is to realize our own true divine nature, to awaken and unfold into the divinity of ourselves.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

November

Bea

uti

ful m

eeti

ng

wit

h b

elov

ed D

r. J

ane

Goo

dall

talk

ing

abou

t co

nse

rvat

ion

, cli

mat

e ch

ange

an

d pr

eser

vati

on o

f ou

r pl

anet

’s p

reci

ous

reso

urc

es

Kartik Purnima (Hindu)

Birthday of Guru Nanak

(Sikh)

World Toilet Day

The GPS in our cars stands for Global Positioning System, but our lives also have a GPS: God’s Perfect System. That quiet, still, divine voice within us is our lifelong GPS. If we follow our Divine GPS, we will never get lost or go astray.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

November

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

, Sad

hvi

Bh

agaw

atiji

an

d D

r. K

iran

Bed

i ar

e w

elco

med

by

Ven

Bh

ikkh

u S

angh

asen

aji

and

Ladh

aki

chil

dren

on

th

eir

arri

val t

o th

e 4t

h A

nn

ual

Bu

ddh

ist

Fest

ival

Kalabhairav Jayanti(Hindu)

Thanksgiving (US)Martyrdom of Guru

Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against

Women

Every day you should take the multivitamin of meditation, no reaction and introspection. Begin the day with meditation, practice no reaction all day and end the day with introspection.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

27

28

29

30

1

2

November

3

December

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

in

spir

es a

ll sa

ints

to

com

e to

geth

er a

t th

e N

asik

Ku

mbh

a M

ela

for

a C

lean

an

d G

reen

In

dia

World AIDS Day

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

4

5

6

7

8

9

December

10

Hon

’ble

Sh

ri R

am N

aik,

Gov

ern

or o

f U

ttar

Pra

desh

, an

d h

is w

ife

are

bles

sed

wit

h

Gan

gaja

l (th

e h

oly

wat

ers

of M

oth

er G

anga

) on

th

eir

visi

t to

Par

mar

th

Gita Jayanti (Hindu)

Human Rights Day

Bodhi Day (Buddhist)Feast of the Immaculate

Conception (Christian)

Expectation is the Mother of Frustration. Acceptance is the Mother of Peace and Joy. Never Expect. Always Accept.

“”

It is no problem if your children want to wear jeans, but make sure they don’t forget their genes.

“”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

11

12

13

14

15

16

December

17

US

Am

bass

ador

to

Indi

a M

r. R

ich

ard

Ver

ma

and

his

fam

ily

war

mly

wel

com

e P

ujy

a S

wam

iji

and

Sad

hvi

ji to

th

eir

hom

e

Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet

Muhammad)(Muslim)

Don’t worry if you don’t believe in God. He believes in you. Faith is important for ourselves, for our own peace and spiritual growth. But, God is there with you all the time, whether you believe or not.

“

”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

18

19

20

21

22

23

December

24

A d

ivin

e ev

enin

g of

sat

san

g at

th

e fa

mou

s G

race

Cat

hed

ral i

n S

an F

ran

cisc

o, U

SA

Hanukkah Begins(Jewish)

Christmas Eve (Christian)

WinterSolstice

If we set the divine example, others will follow.“ ”

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sac

red

Wat

er B

less

ing

Cer

emon

y at

th

e P

arli

amen

t of

Wor

ld’s

Rel

igio

ns

for

impr

oved

WA

SH

, ab

atem

ent

of c

lim

ate

chan

ge, a

nd

com

mit

men

t to

wor

k fo

r th

e G

loba

l Goa

ls

DecemberChristmas Day

(Christian)

New Year’s

Eve

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d P

ujy

a S

wam

i D

ayan

anda

ji at

th

e In

tern

atio

nal

Yog

a Fe

stiv

al 2

013

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Wor

ld W

ater

Day

is

cele

brat

ed o

n t

he

hol

y ba

nks

of

Mot

her

Gan

ga w

ith

GIW

A a

nd

Upl

ift,

co

nn

ecti

ng

live

wit

h p

eopl

e in

100

oth

er c

itie

s ac

ross

th

e w

orld

2017 New Year’s Day

Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh)

Epiphany (Christian)Forgive, forget, and move forward.

This is the only way. It is not enough to forgive and forget. One must also move on.

“ “

Pu

jya

Sw

amiji

an

d P

ujy

a S

wam

i D

ayan

anda

ji at

th

e In

tern

atio

nal

Yog

a Fe

stiv

al 2

013

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Div

ine

Aar

ti a

t th

e G

odav

ari

Trim

bake

shw

ar K

un

d w

ith

H.H

. th

e D

alai

Lam

a, P

ujy

a M

.M. S

wam

i G

uru

shar

anan

dji,

Pu

jya

M.M

. Sw

ami

Gya

nan

andj

i, a

nd

man

y ot

her

rev

ered

sai

nts

2017

Lohri (Sikh)(Hindu)

Makar Sankranti (Hindu)

Give, give and give, with every breath.“ ”