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Inspiration and Transformation from the Banks of the Ganges - The Musings of an American Sanyasi with Host Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati

Welcome to Inspiration and Transformation from the banks of the Ganges with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, an American Sanyasi living at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. Sadhvi is President of the Divine Shakti Foundation, a charitable organization bringing education, vocational training, upliftment and empowerment programs to women and children. Sadhvi is also Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, and director of the world famous International Yoga Festival. Join the Musings of an American Sanyasi, as Sadhvi shares the wisdom and teachings of her guru H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji.

To send Sadhvi a question for discussion, email sadhviji@omtimes.com

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Episode Date
What is the Importance of Karma Yoga?
Apr 18, 2024
How Do We Change Our Destiny?
Apr 04, 2024
How to Let Go of Guilt and Pain
Mar 28, 2024
How to Open the Third Eye
Mar 22, 2024
What is “Tongue Management”?
Mar 07, 2024
How Do We Get Rid of Fear?
Mar 01, 2024
Staying True to Ourselves Despite the Toxic Energy Around Us
Feb 22, 2024
What is the Most Important Karma?
Jan 11, 2024
How to Grow Spiritually Everyday
Jan 04, 2024
Spiritual Confusion – How to Overcome It
Dec 21, 2023
Is Suffering Part of Being Human?
Dec 07, 2023
How To Deal With Loneliness?
Nov 30, 2023
Why Did the Divine Create Such a Cruel World?
Nov 24, 2023
How Do We Practice Pratyahara?
Nov 16, 2023
Coping When Love is Gone
Nov 09, 2023
Spirituality vs. Escapism
Nov 02, 2023
Becoming Your Parent's Primary Caregiver
Oct 26, 2023
How Do We Stop Being Afraid of Happiness?
Oct 13, 2023
How Do We Deal with Envy and Hate?
Sep 29, 2023
The Rise of the Divine Feminine
Sep 22, 2023
How Do We Quiet the Voices in Our Head?
Sep 15, 2023
Can We Do Bhakti and Karma Yoga and NOT Achieve Moksha?
Sep 08, 2023
Maintaining Your Independence
Sep 01, 2023
Who Can Become a Sadhu?
Aug 25, 2023
What is the Driver of Life? Fate, Karma, or God’s Will?
Aug 18, 2023
Is There a Way to End the Violence in the World?
Aug 04, 2023
Is the Ultimate Reality Form or Formlessness?
Jul 28, 2023
What is the Significance of Kalp-Vriksh, the Wish-fulfilling Tree?
Jul 14, 2023
Fearless Dharmic Enquiry
Jul 07, 2023
A Mental Health Checkup
Jun 30, 2023
How Do We Achieve Meditative States?
Jun 23, 2023
How Do We Bounce Back From Rejection?
Jun 16, 2023
Bhakti Yoga - The Path of Devotion
Jun 09, 2023
Why Do We Crave What’s Bad for Us?
Jun 02, 2023
Staying Joyful Despite the Drama
May 26, 2023
Finding Mental Peace
May 19, 2023
“Why Me?”
May 05, 2023
Tips for a Better Night Sleep
Apr 28, 2023
How Can I Overcome Irrational Fears?
Mar 10, 2023
Can I Heal the Dysfunction in My Family?
Mar 04, 2023
Overcoming the Fear of Failure
Feb 24, 2023
Are You Feeling Trapped in a Relationship? What to Do About it?
Feb 17, 2023
Slowing the Flow!
Jan 20, 2023
Combat the Distractions of Social Media
Jan 13, 2023
Should We Help or Avoid Harmful People?
Jan 06, 2023
Is Luck a Real Thing?
Dec 24, 2022
Why is Forgiveness So Hard?
Dec 09, 2022
What is True Abundance?
Dec 02, 2022
Staying Connected Through the Maya & the Lila
Nov 11, 2022
Self-Sabotaging Behavior & Thoughts
Oct 21, 2022
How Can I Manage Unwanted Thoughts?
Oct 14, 2022
The Three Moral Guidelines We Should Never Break
Sep 30, 2022
How to Get Rid of Anger?
Sep 23, 2022
Why Do We Suffer?
Sep 16, 2022
How Can We Replace Loneliness with Solitude?
Sep 09, 2022
How Can I Deal with My Inner Rage?
Sep 02, 2022
What Are Ghosts?
Aug 26, 2022
How Can I Restore My Faith?
Aug 19, 2022
How Do We Get Rid of Negative Thoughts?
Aug 12, 2022
What is Liberation?
Aug 05, 2022
How Can We Be More Like Prahlad?
Jul 29, 2022
Spirituality & India - Pujya Sadhviji’s Spiritual Journey
Jul 22, 2022
How To Deal With Expectations and Pressure from Family?
Jul 15, 2022
What is Renunciation?
Jul 08, 2022
Why is Being Vegetarian Important?
Jul 01, 2022
What is the Divine Shakti?
Jun 24, 2022
What are the Paths to Self Realization?
Apr 15, 2022
How Do We Quiet the Mind to Do Japa?
Apr 08, 2022
How Does Seva Help Us Feel Fulfilled and Free?
Apr 01, 2022
Are Money & Possessions Important?
Mar 25, 2022
How Can I Control Anger?
Mar 18, 2022
Who Is the True You?
Mar 11, 2022
Simple Steps To Become More Conscious
Mar 04, 2022
Ending the Bondage of Karma
Feb 25, 2022
How to Help Someone To Let Go of a Grudge
Feb 18, 2022
Looking for Connected Relationships
Feb 03, 2022
How Do We Protect the Environment?
Jan 27, 2022
Are You Easily Distracted?
Jan 20, 2022
Freedom from Cravings
Jan 13, 2022
The Power of Mother Ganga
Jan 06, 2022
Is It Love Or Is It Fear?
Dec 30, 2021
The Secret Way to Train the Mind to Do What YOU Want it to Do!
Dec 23, 2021
How to Control Anger
Dec 16, 2021
Simple Living: The Path to Yoga
Dec 09, 2021
Meditation 101: The Do’s and Don’ts
Dec 02, 2021
Role of Spirituality in Physical & Mental Health
Nov 25, 2021
A Path Without a Guru
Nov 18, 2021
Charging Your Spiritual Batteries
Nov 11, 2021
Love What We Do or Do What We Love?
Nov 04, 2021
Materialistic Success & Spirituality
Oct 28, 2021
Role of Spirituality in Physical & Mental Health
Oct 07, 2021
Don’t Drink the Poison of Anger
Sep 30, 2021
The Best Way to Show Gratitude to God
Sep 23, 2021
Obstacles to Feeling Complete
Sep 16, 2021
Steps to Self-Realisation
Sep 09, 2021
When Sex Takes Us Off the Spiritual Path
Sep 02, 2021
Suppressing Unwanted Thoughts
Aug 26, 2021
Spiritual Depression
Aug 19, 2021
Superhuman Expectations
Aug 12, 2021
Dealing With Teen Egos
Aug 05, 2021
Mitigating Our Past Karma
Jul 29, 2021
The Faulty Definition of Success
Jul 22, 2021
Tackling Carnal Desires on a Spiritual Path
Jul 15, 2021
The Impact of Vegetarianism on the World
Jul 08, 2021
Co-Creating Planetary Wellness
Jul 01, 2021
The Vulnerability of True Heart Opening
Jun 24, 2021
Smartphones or Spirituality - Convincing Your Children
Jun 17, 2021
The Clever Ego and Its Disguises
Apr 22, 2021
Letting Go of Toxic Relationships
Apr 15, 2021
Where Real Wealth and Abundance Lie
Apr 08, 2021
Measuring Your Spiritual Progress
Apr 01, 2021
Why Be Vegetarian?
Mar 25, 2021
Can Lying be Justified?
Mar 18, 2021
Feeling Lost & Empty?
Mar 11, 2021
Family Expectations
Mar 04, 2021
Do Children Attract Bad Karma?
Feb 25, 2021
Shifting Out of Lack Mentality
Feb 18, 2021
Immunity for the Soul
Feb 11, 2021
Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation
Feb 04, 2021
Breaking Free From Addiction
Jan 28, 2021
Learning to Trust Again After a Break-Up
Jan 22, 2021
The Essence of Real Love
Jan 14, 2021
Grace Doesn’t Discriminate
Jan 07, 2021
Navigating the Pain of Divorce
Dec 31, 2020
Overcoming FOMO - The Fear of Missing Out
Dec 24, 2020
Clearing Your Karmic Bank Account
Dec 17, 2020
Living Morality in Reality
Dec 03, 2020
How Do I Find Everlasting Happiness?
Nov 26, 2020
Homosexuality In India & Hindu Spirituality
Nov 19, 2020
Rebelling on the Path of Spirituality
Nov 12, 2020
Moving From Dejection to Activism
Nov 05, 2020
Moving Through a Life of Conflict
Oct 29, 2020
Breakdown to Breakthrough
Oct 22, 2020
What Is a Spiritual Bypass?
Oct 15, 2020
To Travel or Not to Travel - How to Decide
Oct 08, 2020
Can Spirituality Conquer Science?
Oct 01, 2020
Don’t Plant Seeds of Ignorance
Sep 24, 2020
Can Science Be Used as a Point of Meditation?
Sep 17, 2020
Detach From Your Story
Sep 10, 2020
What Is Karma Yoga?
Sep 03, 2020
Why Is Ignorance So Persistent?
Aug 27, 2020
The Meaning of the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
Aug 21, 2020
Having Courage to Live Your Dharma
Aug 13, 2020
Should I Be Religious or Spiritual?
Aug 07, 2020
The Rise and Rule of the Ego
Jul 31, 2020
Paving a New Neural Highway
Jul 23, 2020
Moksha - The Ultimate Freedom
Jul 16, 2020
Is Communication With God Possible?
Jul 09, 2020
Spirituality in the Workplace - a Win-Win
Jul 02, 2020
The Greatest Benefits of Being a Sannyasi
Jun 25, 2020
The Energy of Kundalini
Jun 18, 2020
The Battle for Self Love
Jun 12, 2020
Distractions and the Monkey Mind
Jun 04, 2020
A Path of Renunciation for All Walks of Life
May 28, 2020
Going Within to Align with God
May 21, 2020
Courageous Living
May 07, 2020
Dealing With Insecurity: A Journey From Fear to Peace
Mar 19, 2020
Religion as a Solution to the Environmental Crisis
Mar 12, 2020
Acceptance in Relationships
Mar 05, 2020
Everything Happens for a Reason
Feb 27, 2020
Living in the Kali Yug, the Age of Darkness
Feb 20, 2020
We Are Not the Karma Police
Feb 13, 2020
Maintaining Peace In Relationships
Feb 06, 2020
Spirituality, Service & Sanitation
Jan 30, 2020
Spirituality is Coming Home to You
Jan 23, 2020
Karma, Chakras & Spiritual Growth
Jan 16, 2020
Remaining Positive in the Midst of Disturbances
Jan 09, 2020
Living in Joy and Peace
Jan 02, 2020
Realizing the Highest Truth
Dec 26, 2019
Marriage is Yoga
Dec 19, 2019
Courageous Living
Dec 12, 2019
Spiritual Practices Balance Needs
Dec 05, 2019
Acceptance in Relationships
Nov 28, 2019
Expectation: the Mother of Frustration
Nov 14, 2019
The Influence of Hormones on Your Body & Thoughts
Nov 07, 2019
Does the Soul Lose Purity When It Leaves the Body?
Oct 31, 2019
Human Bonding: Connection Beyond the Physical Body
Oct 24, 2019
Everything Happens for a Reason
Oct 17, 2019
Expanding the Toolbox for Life
Oct 10, 2019
Practicing Detachment and Staying Connected
Oct 03, 2019
Understanding Ego and the Different Types of Selfishness
Sep 26, 2019
Balancing Silence and Solitude with Seva
Sep 19, 2019
The Relationship Between Karma and Disease
Sep 12, 2019
Marriage is Yoga
Sep 05, 2019
Can Marijuana Be Used To Experience Bliss?
Aug 29, 2019
Finding Balance Through Inner Silence
Aug 22, 2019
Religion as a Solution to the Environmental Crisis
Aug 15, 2019
Dealing with Crisis in the World
Aug 08, 2019
The Influence of Hormones on Your Body & Thoughts
Aug 01, 2019
Unfolding in Life with Bhakti, Karma, and Sannyas
Jul 25, 2019
Perspectives on the Obstacles Coming Your Way
Jul 18, 2019
Yoga is Who You Are
Jul 11, 2019
Science and Spirituality in Yoga
Jul 04, 2019
Spirituality & Emotions
Jun 27, 2019
The Look and Feel of Connecting Within
Jun 20, 2019
Dealing With a Challenging Relationship
Jun 13, 2019
Unconditional Loving Requires Seeing the Divinity
Jun 06, 2019
How Do We Deal with Disappointment
May 30, 2019
Practicing Detachment and Staying Connected
May 23, 2019
Illusion: the Nature of Our Mind
May 16, 2019
The Essence of Yoga
May 09, 2019
The Art of Giving
Apr 25, 2019
What is Real Love?
Apr 18, 2019
Drugs and Spirituality: Can Marijuana be Used to Experience Bliss?
Apr 04, 2019
Pain vs Suffering
Mar 28, 2019
Letting Go - The Greatest Challenge of Parenting
Mar 22, 2019
How Do We Release The Ego?
Mar 15, 2019
Seeing God in Everyone - Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
Mar 08, 2019
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati - Yoga Is Who You Are
Mar 01, 2019
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati - Practices to Stay Rooted in Inner Stillness
Feb 22, 2019
Moving Beyond Our Body: Connecting with Our Soul
Feb 08, 2019
What is the Nature of Our Consciousness?
Jan 25, 2019
Calming the Restless Mind
Jan 18, 2019
Sixth Sense & Intuition
Jan 11, 2019
Science and Spirituality in Yoga Practices
Jan 04, 2019
Is Karma About Reward and Punishment?
Dec 28, 2018
Illusion: The Nature of Our Mind
Dec 21, 2018
The Difference Between Prayer & Meditation
Dec 14, 2018
Karma, Free-Will and the Guru’s Blessings
Dec 07, 2018
The Layers of a Human Being
Nov 30, 2018
The Power of a Still Mind
Nov 23, 2018
Breath as a Powerful Tool of Connection
Nov 16, 2018
Connecting To Our Real Spiritual Identity
Nov 09, 2018
Managing Suffering in the World
Nov 02, 2018
Forgiving Someone in a Relationship
Oct 25, 2018
The Role of a Guru to Remove the Darkness of Our Ego
Oct 19, 2018
How to Deal with Rejection, Dejection, and Heartbreak
Oct 05, 2018
Cultivating the Witness Attitude
Sep 28, 2018
Dealing with a Challenging Relationship
Sep 21, 2018
Dealing with Childhood Imprints and Memories
Sep 14, 2018
Dealing with Toxic and Negative People
Sep 07, 2018
Is Karma About Reward and Punishment?
Aug 10, 2018
How to Quiet the Mind’s Chatter
Aug 03, 2018
Is Evil a Part of the Divine Manifestation?
Jul 27, 2018
Transcending the Calls of Our Body
Jul 20, 2018
What Are We Looking For In A Guru?
Jul 13, 2018
Listening to Your Inner Voice
Jul 06, 2018
The Distinction Between Advaita, Dvaita & Vishishtadvaita
Jun 29, 2018
Negative Thoughts: The Most Fundamental Illness
Jun 22, 2018
Accepting Our Mistakes by Changing Ourselves
Jun 15, 2018
The Difference Between the Divine and the Divine Mother
Jun 08, 2018
Are We a Product of our Genes or Our Upbringing?
Jun 01, 2018
The Importance of Seva for Spiritual Growth
May 18, 2018
How Can There Be a God, When There Is So Much Negativity In the World?
May 11, 2018
Environmental Effects of Meat Production
May 04, 2018
Spiritual Conflict: Dharma vs Desire
Apr 27, 2018
The Concept Of Worshipping God Through Form
Apr 12, 2018
Negative Thoughts: The Most Fundamental Illness
Apr 06, 2018
Being Honest in a Dishonest World
Mar 30, 2018
Breaking the Cycle of Anxiety
Mar 16, 2018
How Do We Release the Ego?
Mar 09, 2018
The Relationship between Karma and Disease
Mar 02, 2018
Connecting with God through Mantra
Feb 22, 2018
Overcoming Fear with Faith
Feb 16, 2018
Eating Harmlessly and as Mindfully as Possible
Feb 09, 2018
Accepting Our Mistakes by Changing Ourselves
Feb 02, 2018
Showing Compassion for Others
Jan 26, 2018
What is Spirituality?
Jan 19, 2018
How to Attain Moksha
Jan 12, 2018
Which is More True - Science or God?
Jan 05, 2018
From Stress Management to Self Management
Dec 15, 2017
Sustaining Our Inner Peace and Happiness
Dec 08, 2017
Running from Death
Dec 01, 2017
Pain vs Suffering
Nov 24, 2017
Expectation and Gratitude
Nov 17, 2017
Understanding the Connection Between Spirituality and Global Challenges?
Nov 10, 2017
What is the Purpose of Life and How to Gain Personal Fulfillment?
Nov 03, 2017
What is the True Philosophy of Life?
Oct 27, 2017
What is Meditation?
Oct 20, 2017
How to Stay Grounded & When to Take Action
Oct 13, 2017
How to Raise Spiritual Children
Oct 06, 2017
Overcoming Struggles on the Spiritual Path
Sep 22, 2017
Overcoming Struggles on the Spiritual Path
Sep 22, 2017
Showing Compassion for Others
Sep 15, 2017
Showing Compassion for Others
Sep 15, 2017
What is Devotion and Bhakti Yoga?
Sep 08, 2017
How Does One Attain Moksha or Salvation?
Sep 01, 2017
How Does One Attain Moksha or Salvation?
Sep 01, 2017
Astrology: Its Importance and Relevance
Aug 18, 2017
The Essence of Service
Aug 11, 2017
Helpful Tools for Our Spiritual Journey
Aug 04, 2017
Why Cannot God Stop All Negativity in the World?
Jul 21, 2017
What is the Positive in Illness and Chronic Disease?
Jul 14, 2017
Sanatana Dharma
Jul 07, 2017
How to Stop Expecting Others to Change
Jun 30, 2017
Pratyahara - Withdrawing From the Senses
Jun 23, 2017
Helpful Tools for Our Spiritual Journey
Jun 16, 2017
What Is The Right Path To Truth?
Jun 09, 2017
Planting Karmic Seeds
Jun 02, 2017
Living Human Values In Our Daily Lives
May 26, 2017
Running from Death
May 19, 2017
Calming and Understanding the Wandering Mind
May 05, 2017
How Do We Deal with Disappointment
Apr 28, 2017
Over-processing and Identifying with the Past
Apr 21, 2017
Which is the Right Path to Truth?
Apr 14, 2017
How To Know When We Attain Enlightenment
Apr 07, 2017
How to Eliminate Anxiety
Mar 31, 2017
The Essence of Service
Mar 24, 2017
The Connection Between Karma and Dharma
Mar 10, 2017
How Do We Deal with Betrayal?
Mar 03, 2017
Which is More True - Science or God?
Feb 24, 2017
Understanding the Law of Karma
Feb 17, 2017
How to Deal with Negativity
Feb 10, 2017
What is the Purpose of Spirituality?
Feb 03, 2017
How to Break Out of Negative Patterns
Jan 27, 2017
How to Have Authentic Relationships
Jan 20, 2017
How to Break Out of Negative Patterns
Jan 13, 2017
The Path Towards Renunciation
Jan 06, 2017
Overcoming Temptations
Dec 30, 2016
Waking up to Our True Self Through Destiny, Purpose, and Karma
Dec 16, 2016
Why is it Important to be Spiritual?
Dec 09, 2016
Success and Spiritual Development
Dec 02, 2016
Suffering as a Means to Get Closer to God
Nov 25, 2016
Dharmic Spiritual Relationships
Nov 10, 2016
How Do You Know You Are Meditating?
Nov 04, 2016
The Essence of Yoga
Oct 28, 2016
How to Eliminate Anxiety
Oct 21, 2016
Why Do We Need a Guru in the Digital Age?
Oct 14, 2016
Inspiration and Transformation - 2016/08/25 Thursday 11:00 AM EST
Aug 25, 2016
Inspiration and Transformation - 2016/08/04 Thursday 11:00 AM EST
Aug 04, 2016
Inner Vision
Jul 21, 2016
Disability and Poverty Are Not Due to Bad Karma
Jul 07, 2016
The Role of the Guru
Jun 30, 2016
On What Should We Meditate?
Jun 23, 2016
God’s Will
Jun 16, 2016
The Role of the Mind
Jun 09, 2016
The Power of Devotion
Jun 02, 2016
Inspiration and Transformation - 2016/05/26 Thursday 11:00 AM EST
May 26, 2016
Inspiration and Transformation - 2016/05/19 Thursday 11:00 AM EST
May 19, 2016
Inspiration and Transformation - 2016/05/05 Thursday 11:00 AM EST
May 06, 2016
Inspiration and Transformation - 2016/04/21 Thursday 11:00 AM EST
Apr 21, 2016
Inspiration and Transformation - 2016/04/14 Thursday 11:00 AM EST
Apr 15, 2016
Inspiration and Transformation - 2016/04/07 Thursday 11:00 AM EST
Apr 08, 2016
Launch of Inspiration and Transformation
Mar 31, 2016