Category: Vaikuntha

Guru Purnima is the day, when the world over, devotees and disciples celebrate the presence of their gurus in their lives. This year, Guru Purnima was celebrated on the 5th of July as a virtual event. Since the lockdown had made it impossible for devotees to make their way to the Ashram, the excitement...

“I realize now, more than ever, that the future of our world rests entirely on our children. On their tender shoulders rests a great nation, a baffling world, and a beautiful planet.” ~ Om Swami The capacity of children to look at life with marvel, exuberance, and purity is often lost somewhere between childhood...

This summer has seen a busy season of planting and harvesting at the Ashram. With the delivery of groceries and logistics taking a hit during the lockdown, self-sufficiency became the mantra. In April, the garden staff and residents took to kitchen gardening with gusto, adding variety by planting tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini, beans, cauliflower, cabbage,...

Sri Hari Chikitsa Kendra, at the Sri Badrika Ashram works relentlessly to support and provide preventive and remedial medical care to the vulnerable rural communities residing in the vicinity. During the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, the Ashram staff, its dispensary the Sri Hari Chikitsa Kendra, and its first resident medical doctor, Dr Geeta...

In continuing our efforts to make triple-layer masks available in hospitals, seamstresses from the Silai Kendra centres at Kotla Barog and Dudham came forward once again, and contributed their time and expertise. Within a short span of 10 days, they made 1250 masks that were then distributed to needy patients and their families at...

The villages surrounding Sri Badrika Ashram are inhabited by simple folk who don’t have easy access to banks and have probably never used an ATM. The nearest bank is almost 20 kms away. The Ashram, continuing in its efforts to improve the lives of the villagers, decided to make commercial banking facilities accessible to...

The Self-Purification Virtual Event was an elegant combination of discourses, chanting, meditations, visualizations, and beautiful music created specially to help us progress on our spiritual journey during the pandemic. Conducted by Swamiji and Sadhvi Vrinda Om, the event focused on the ten emotions that plague us from the moment we start to make sense...

Led by Om Swamiji, this Chaitra Navratri (also known as Vasanta Navaratri), many devotees embarked on a special Sadhana dedicated to Ma Durga. With the sole aim of harnessing divine power towards the manifestation of one single intent, the nine auspicious days from March 25 to April 2, 2020, saw devotees from all over the world...

In its continued endeavour towards facilitating better living for its neighbouring communities residing in adjoining villages, Sri Badrika Ashram on November 28, 2019, had pledged the renovation of the Government Primary School in Shalamu and the construction of public restrooms in Dudham. On February 25, 2020, the Ashram administration successfully delivered on its promise of...

As the global COVID-19 pandemic bears down on cities and towns across the country, the world, state and municipal leaders are scrambling to mitigate the spread and “flatten the curve”. The global community finds itself caught between slowing the outbreak to save lives and introducing interventions to save livelihoods. The villages adjoining the Ashram...