News Archive

Gurupurnima is the festival of spirituality, a celebration of the principle of a Master, a Guru. Gu means darkness and Ru means light and Guru is the one who leads us from darkness to light. 

On 11th June 2009 the Yoga Union of Slovenia has been presented with a special award at Brdo near Kranj in the framework of the competition titled "The Best Voluntary Project of the Year", organized by the National Youth Council of Slovenia. 

 His Holiness Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda started his peace tour in Ukraine on May 25. His Holiness Swamiji arrived to Kiev, Ukraine on Monday and gave an evening lecture in Cherkassy Drama Theatre in front of 600 people.

With the peace lime tree Maribor joined six Slovene towns, Ljubljana, Kranj, Novo mesto, Piran, Celje and Domžale, where H. Holiness Swamiji already planted the trees as a symbol of peace endeavours, which are a part of a wider project - peace in humans, peace among people, peace among all living beings, peace in the world.

A "World Peace Mammut Tree" in Linz, Austria was planted in a beautiful ceremony in presence of Town Councillor Mrs. Susanne Wegscheider and 1st Secretary of the Indian Embassy at Vienna, Mr. Aggarwal.

On 15 May 2009, the Federal Province and the City of Salzburg, Austria, bestowed extraordinary honours and acknowledged H. H. Swamiji's longlasting and outstanding efforts for good health, protection of the environment and world peace in Salzburg, in Austria and worldwide.

His Holiness Vishwaguru Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, Mahamandaleshwar of Maha Nirvani Akhara, began his 37th World Peace Tour in beginning of March 2009 from Europe travelling to USA where in New York he was invited to take part in discussions about the global economic crisis at the headquarters of the United Nations. His Holiness conveyed that that the solution to this global problem is possible through spirituality, yoga and inner peace whilst living according to the Vedic culture.

From 20th to 22nd of February 2009 an international seminar of Yoga in Daily Life, led by His Holiness Vishwaguru Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda took place in Strilky/Czech Republic

From 20th to 22nd of February 2009 an international seminar of Yoga in Daily Life, led by His Holiness Vishwaguru Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda took place in Strilky/Czech Republic, a beautiful venue with the medieval castle and untouched surrounding nature. About thousand disciples and practitioners of YIDL attended and thus took a short retreat from their daily routine.

Our dear Swamiji’s vision for a YIDL Ashram in Birmingham inspired us to start the yoga classes in a city centre community church last Spring, as well as look for a property for a more permanent YIDL home. Like all YIDL Ashrams it will be a centre for spiritual practice, community health programmes, environmental conservation, humanitarian aid, and educational activities; a place with opportunities for cultural interaction, personal growth and, above all – selfless service.