A New Beginning (English)

The pages that follow contain the exhortations made by Pujya Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj to the inmates of the Headquarters Sivananda Ashram during December 1990-January 1991. Though these exhortations were spread over several days, there was a continuity in them, a fact which prompted us to edit Swamiji’s talks in the shape of a unified discourse.

The words spoken by Swamiji for a few brief minutes every day during the early morning Meditation Class in the holy precincts of Gurudev’s Samadhi Shrine deeply touched the hearts of those assembled and impressed upon them the total necessity and the imperative urgency to review their own lives in the light of Gurudev’s teachings, so that they could plan ahead for the New Year to come.

It is a call to shape one’s life anew in the light of a careful review of one’s past. Many will find this inspiring booklet a most appropriate gift for presentation to friends not only on New Year’s Eve, but also on Birthdays, Anniversaries and such other occasions.