January "Perform all work carefully, guided by compassion." - Ved Vyasa (The Bhagvad Gita) 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 Rampersaud Yajmaan 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Saphala Ekadashi Puja to bless incoming Executive 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Makar Sankranti 14:05-17:38 Yoga, Meditation Program 16:00 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Pt. Munellal Yagna - Rahayla Ramkishun Pt. Munellal Yagna - Rahayla Ramkishun Pausha Purnima 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sakat Chauth 21:32 Pt. Munellal Yagna - Rahayla Ramkishun 01 02 NOTES
February "God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your God. The soul is your temple" - Chanakya 350 BCE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Shattila Ekadashi Discourse on Ratha Saptami 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Mauni Amavas Vasant Panchami Kumbha Sankranti NTHM Vasant Panchami Puja Tatha Saptami 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Bhishma Ashtami Jaya Ekadashi Discourse on Bhishma Ashtami 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Guru Ravidas Jayanti Lalita Jayanti Sankashti Chaturthi Discourse on Yashoda Jayanti 29 01 02 03 04 05 06 Shabari Jayanti 07 08 Notes:
March "To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss." - Bodhidharma, 500 29 01 02 03 04 05 06 Vijaya Ekadashi Vaishnava Vijaya Ekadashi 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 NTHM Maha Shivaratri Ramakrishna Jayanti Discourse and Bhajans building energy for Shivratri Guest Speaker 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NTHM HOMA conducted by Pt. Mahendra 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Chhoti Holi 19:36-21:59 Holi 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 NTHM Holi 04 05 Notes:
April "When your last breath arrives, Grammer can do nothing." - Adi Shankara, 788 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NTHM Raam Navami / Chaitra 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Tithi begins 21:50 Hanuman Jayanti Tithi ends 00:23 NTHM Hanuman Jayanti 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 Salil Chowdhury Tribute Performance 02 03 Notes:
May "The river that flows in you also flows in me." - Kabir 1440 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti Mother's Day 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Shankaracharya Jayanti Sita Navami 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Narasimha Jayanti 17:32-20:18 Buddha Purnima Tithi begins 14:11 NTHM Sewa: Spring Clean up 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Notes:
June "As long as I live, so long do I learn" - Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 Shani Jayanti 01:19-21:59 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Gayatri Jayanti Tithi begins 20:56 Gayatri Jayanti Tithi ends 23:24 Father's Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 Notes:
July "Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone." - Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Independence Day Ratha Yatra 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Swami Shashwatanand Giri Ji Maharaj, Interactive discussion starting at 10:30 AM 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Guru Purnima Tithi begins 18:10 Guru Purnima ends 17:56 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NTHM Guru Purnima 01 02 Notes:
August "When the mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence." - Sri Aurobindo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Yagna with Acharya Arun Yagna with Acharya Arun 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Tulsidas Jayanti Yagna with Acharya Arun 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 India Independence Day Raksha Bandhan Gayatri Japam Discourse on Raksha Bandhan 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NTHM Krishna Janmashtami Lily Foundation Annual Dinner 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 Notes:
September "Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become." - Paramahamsa Yogananda 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Radha Ashtami Tithi beggins 17:48 Radha Ashtami Tithi ends 19:41 Ganesh Chaturti Puja 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ganesh Chaturti (12:08-14:35) Shraddha Shraddha 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Shraddha Shraddha Shraddha Shraddha Shraddha Shraddha Shraddha 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 Shraddha Shraddha Shraddha Shraddha Shraddha 03 04 Notes:
October 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 "Difficulties do come in life, but to overcome difficulties, one needs to be strong & strength comes only through spiritual knowledge." - Sri Sri Ravishankar 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NTHM Diwali 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 Gowardhan Puja Govatsa Dwadashi Vasu Baras Notes: Dhan Teras, first of five day Diwali observance Bhut Chaturdashi Lakshmi Puja (19:29-21:13), Diwali Puja Discourse on Diwali Diwali Snan, Diwali Devpuja
November "Anger is meaningless, because it is always about something that has already passed." - Sri Sri Ravishankar 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 Bhai Dooj NTHM Annual General Meeting 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Discourse Kartik Purnima Tithi begins 11:47 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Kartik Purnima Tithi ends 07:42) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 Notes:
December "Life gives you both positive & negative. Focus on the good & move ahead with commitment." - Sri Sri Ravishankar 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 Vivah Panchami 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 Notes: