Making Indiaʼs brand name

Swami Maheshwarananda Puri explains to R.C. Ganjoo some of the finest and sensitive facets of yoga which help individuals to explore the path of "Light" within and beyond.

Swami in Croatia Vi s h w a g u r u Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwaranandaji with his intellectual and spiritual strength has been spreading the message of Yoga In Daily Life earnestly in Western countries vigorously . His visits to foreign countries to attend Yoga In Daily Life camps , delivering speeches at official functions organised for him by respective nations are well planned , keeping auspicious days in his yearly schedule . His message for peace, love, Yoga, spiritualism and emphatically on environment has been well received by Western community.

A short account

In Zagreb

In Varazdin , Yoga for children, practice of pranayama , meditation, lectures and workshops, were part of the two-day Yoga EXPO under 'Yoga and Ayurveda for wellbeing'. In his sermon he said , "It is important to have good physical, mental, social and spiritual health, so that we can reflect on the world, on where we are, and in which direction this world is going.
We must protect our environment and wildlife, such as bees and birds, because nowadays we are destroying the beauty of nature. All this we can accomplish by leading a balanced life and harmony achievable through Yoga and Ayurveda. The greatest benefit of Yoga is the harmony of body, mind and spirit that enables us to achieve the highest level of consciousness that we call Liberation".
After Varazdin, Vishwaguruji continued his Croatian tour , visiting Rijeka. The "city that flows" (as Rijeka is often called). Here participants enjoyed asanas, pranayama, yoga nidra, meditation besides seminar where auction of photos of the Himalayas in order to raise for the Gyan Putra project of Yoga in Daily Life in India, which supports the health and education of children in rural Rajasthan.
Vishwaguruji in his speech ,vividly explained the importance of the connection between Yoga and Ayurveda through a simple analogy: "Yoga and Ayurveda are like two wings of a bird. Ayurveda will keep you healthy for a long life, so that with regular yoga sadhana you can fly directly to Brahma Loka."

In Hungary - Debrecen In March last in Zagreb the capital of Croatian . Vishwaguruji opened his lecture with chanting of Vedichymns: Ganapathi Prarthana and Samana Suktam. Then with some well-known stories about yoga, Vishwaguruji blessed all those present with such joy and pleasure that no one in the audience could deny.
While in Georgia. yoga students and others attended Vishwaguruji's lecture on 'How to get to happiness through yoga'. He simplified in one line "Relax, and for 5 minutes think over: what does happiness mean for you; what does it mean for you to be happy", and continued with "All creatures are the light of God, but humans have a special blessing, intellect. This we can and should use for good things. To protect other creatures, and to achieve wisdom and liberation."
"Within you is the fountain of joy and the ocean of immortality. Just look within you. We always look outside.
We have to learn to look within us to find our original happiness." "Whatever we do is karma. Every action creates a reaction, and the reaction again leads to some action. It is an endless circle. When you do bad actions, the reaction will be negative. Good actions will lead to pleasant reactions. Good thoughts and feelings bring happiness to ourselves. We ourselves create happiness or unhappiness. All is within us, nowhere else."
"Try to make somebody happy every day - some person, any creature, or even a tree, a flower, a plant. Make others happy, then happiness will come back to you more and more!"
"It is a long way. Don't think that tomorrow you will be Self-realized. Do good, be good, purify your consciousness through practice of yoga, prayer and meditation. Don't kill, don't torture or hurt any creatures.
Don't kill and eat animals!" "We should understand for what we are born, from where we have come, and to where we will go. Our origin is not only from this mother or from this country. We earn money and

"Meditation is the way to enter into your inner space. Then you will recognise that you are not a victim, but the creator. That you are immortal atma - not this tiny, limited and mortal being."

make business, for what? This joy which you want to enjoy eventually brings less joy than sorrows. At the end we cannot take anything with us. We have to give up all! It is our illusion, our ignorance, that makes us unhappy. Happiness is within us, but we search it outside. We are like the lady who has lost her needle in her sleeping room, but is searching in the yard. That's our case. Don't search outside - look within you! Then you will find true and lasting happiness." "Meditation is the way to enter into your inner space. Then you will recognise that you are not a victim, but the creator. That you are immortal atma - not this tiny, limited and mortal being."
Highly conscious on environment protection, Vishwaguruji on his visit to Kev capital of Ukraine in April last, planted a Peace Tree on behalf of the Sri Swami Madhavananda World Peace C,ouncil in the Botanic Garden of Kiev, along with the vice-director of the Botanic Garden Vishwaguriji expressed his wish for the Ukraine society to live in peace and harmony with nature and said that the tree was planted as a symbol of protecting the environment and maintaining peace. Vishwaguruji also delivered a lecture on 'Spirituality in Modern India' to the students of the National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

In recognition of his decades of promoting yoga and humanitarian activities, and his first personal visit to Cuba, the Casa de Iberoamerica in the city of Holguin, awarded him a Golden Plaque with the symbol of the city. The Kiev Botanic Garden has an academic research facility for studying tropical plants, including those that are native to India. Visitors were introduced to the local initiative to Save the Birds, as well as a project establishing a gene bank for saving heritage seeds. His Holiness in his lecture aid that pollution is one of the greatest enemies to nature - both in the air and also within the soil and plants. From here Vishwaguruji visit to Vancouver was after 2011 where he had planted "The Peace Tree", a Douglas Fir (one of the largest tree species in Canada), in the Garden City Park, Richmond . had grown to over 7 meters, and is now home to many small creatures and has an abundance of pine cones, ensuring many more future trees. Vishwaguru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda first visit to Cuba in April last was to give further flip to cultural exchanges and the planting of Peace Trees. In recognition of his decades of promoting yoga and humanitarian activities, and this personal visit to Cuba, the Casa de Iberoamerica, cultural center of the city of Holguin, awarded him a Golden Plaque with the symbol of the city. The award was authorized by the highest levels of the Provincial Government. On his last day, Yoga in Daily Life (YIDL) practitioners from Cuba and several other countries joined Vishwaguruji and government officials in planting two World Peace Trees. They will serve as living symbols of peace and understanding among nations.

After the first tree planting in Playa Guardalavaca, a small town near the sea, the group celebrated a joyful outdoor satsang. Vishwaguruji talked about research into the origins of the YIDL Parampara (lineage) and his visit to the ancient Himalayan cave of Sri Alakhpuruji, from whose spiritual lineage he descends.
After the first tree planting in Playa Guardalavaca, a small town near the sea, the group celebrated a joyful outdoor satsang. Vishwaguruji talked about research into the origins of the YIDL Parampara (lineage) and his visit to the ancient Himalayan cave of Sri Alakhpuruji, from whose spiritual lineage he descends.
Hungarian practitioners of Yoga in Daily Life, and many visitors from other countries participated in Yoga in Daily Life program at Debrecen on Vishwaguruji's visit to Hungary in June last. Here the seminar held was on the topic of releasing the inner pressure of vikaras, or ill thinking. Vishwaguruji emphasized that the root of problems in the personality are pride and jealousy. They create the sort of mental pollution that generates wrong lifestyle choices, which can lead to developing physical illnesses, such as stomach and heart problems. He clarified that this is the way mal, vikshepa and avarana (disturbances, impurities and ignorance) are formed Here in Debrecen also a Peace Tree in the Botanic Gardens of the University of Debrecen, of two native

In Australia, 15 million trees have been planted in a project inspired by His Holiness, to support nature and offset climate changes. And both, frequent Peace Tree plantings and larger scale reforesting projects, are maintained all over the world by Yoga in Daily Life and its partners.

trees (oak and maple) were planted in the presence of Asmita Wele, professor of Ayurveda from the university.
In Australia, 15 million trees have been planted in a project inspired by His Holiness, to support nature and offset climate changes. And both, frequent Peace Tree plantings and larger scale reforesting projects, are maintained all over the world by Yoga in Daily Life and its partners.
In India, Vishwaguruji has also been actively participating in initiatives that aim to save the river Ganges from pollution, and he has received official acknowledgement of his work in greening the desert in Rajasthan.
Vishwaguriji paid a visit to the castle park of Voderady village, in the Slovakian countryside. More than a of Yoga in Daily Life and its destiny is to host spiritual seekers. Vishwaguruji then ceremoniously planted a new Peace Tree in the park, declaring that this tree will grant its blessings as a wish-fulfilling tree, for those who circumambulate it 11 times.
Swami Avatar Puri ,a disciple of Vishwaguru Paramhans Swami Maheshwaranand Ji awarded with Gold Award by the IAYP ( The thousand yoga teachers and students from Slovakia and neighbouring countries, gathered to honor this occasion by practising Khatu Pranam, the emblematic practice of the Yoga in Daily Life System, together in the park, along with chanting of the Gayatri and Shanti mantras.
Vishwaguruji told about the significance of the International Day of Yoga for the world, and said that the castle was waiting for the practitioners International Award for Yong People) on 20th July 2017 in New Delhi. IAYP is given to the young people based on their achievements in sports, music, various skills and social service was started in India in 1962 under the auspicious of the Duke of Edinburgh, Scotland . This year the award was given to the 83 participants for more than 240 schools all over the India.
Swami Avatar Puri is recipient of Bronze in 2015 and Silver in 2016