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UN 2023 Water Conference - Virtual Side Event

Save the date: Thursday, March 23, 2023, 11am-12:45 pm EDT (3-4:45 pm UTC)

The Sri Swami Madhavananda World Peace Council in collaboration with Yoga in Daily Life USA and the International Day of Yoga Committee at the United Nations is hosting an on-line summit as part of the UN Water Conference 2023 and in honor of the United Nations decade dedicated to water. All are welcome to join!

October 2010 | Peace Tree Planting

Peace Tree planting in Bratislava, Slovakia, 2010

The festive peace meeting at the PEACE TREE in Bratislava, Slovakia in the Town District Bratislava - Nove Mesto, in the recreation area Kuchajda on Wednesday, October 6, 2010

October 2010 | Peace Prayers

Peace Prayer - Umag, Croatia, 2010

After the peace dialogues at the "Day of Non-Violence for World Peace" conference held on October 2, 2010 in Umag (Croatia) and planting a peace tree in the center of Umag, at sunset time, hundreds and hundreds participants lighted candles and let them float into the sea with a peace prayer as symbols of peace that overcomes violence.

October 2010 | Peace Tree Planting

Peace Tree Planting in Umag, Croatia, 2010

After the peace dialogues at the "Day of Non-Violence for World Peace" conference held on October 2, 2010 in Umag (Croatia), HH Swamiji, together with the Vice-Mayor of the city of Umag, Mr. Mauro Jurman and other distinguished guests, planted an olive tree as a living symbol of peace and non-violence in the centre of Umag.

October 2010 | Forums, Conferences, Celebrations

Day of Non-Violence for World Peace, Umag, Croatia, 2010

The one-day-event „Day of Non-Violence for World Peace“ that took place on Saturday, October the 2nd on the UN International Day of Peace was the highlight of the yoga retreat organized from September 24 till October 3 in the historical town of Umag, Croatia at the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

September 2010 | Peace Tree Planting

Planting of peace tree in the city park of Cherkassy, 2010

In ex-Soviet Union, Cherkassy, city of Ukraine, H. H. Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwaranandaji was officially invited by the Mayor of Cherkassy to plant a Peace Tree in the city park.

Council's objectives

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The Council’s main objective is to promote and support the realisation of the UN Millennium Development Goals and values of the Earth Charter Initiative.

Yoga in Daily Life

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The central idea of yoga is to live happily. That happiness is inherent in everybody and everything. Many people however are looking for happiness outside in the external world. In the end they are disappointed.

The System “Yoga in Daily Life” is one of the most famous and acknowledged systems of yoga throughout the world created by His Holiness Vishwaguru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, whose main goal is to help humanity attain physical, mental, social and spiritual health.