New Moon Meditation
Swami Ritavan Bharati, the Spiritual Guide of AHYMSIN and Ashram Pramukha of Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, has shared that the New Moon Meditations will continue in 2024 as before. We will continue to use the Saumya-Tara Mantra for the New Moon Meditations.
You are lovingly invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said, “Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise…”
New Moon Meditation Schedule
Swami Ritavan Bharati will join the New Moon Meditations at 6 PM IST from Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama. As much as possible, you are invited to sit for your meditation and connect with Swami Ritavan, members of the AHYMSIN Spiritual Committee, the Ashram community, and others at the same time.
| 2024 | |||||
| JAN 11 | FEB 9 | MAR 10 | APR 8 | MAY 7 | JUN 6 |
| JUL 5 | AUG 4 | SEP 2 | OCT 2 | NOV 1 & 30 | DEC 30 |
| 2025 | |||||
| JAN 29 | FEB 27 | MAR 29 | APR 27 | MAY 26 | JUN 25 |
| JUL 24 | AUG 22 | SEP 21 | OCT 21 | NOV 19 | DEC 19 |
Saumya-Tara Mantra (2019-2022)
सौम्या सौम्यतराशेष सौम्येभ्यस्त्वतिसुन्दरी ।
परापराणां परमा त्वमेव परमेश्वरी ॥
तारे तुत्तारे तुरे स्वाहा ॥
Saumyā saumyatarāśeṣa saumyebhyas tvati sundari.
Parāparāṇāṁ paramā tvameva parameśvarī.
Tāre tut tāre ture svāhā.
She, of the lunar aspect, moonlike, peaceful and kind, is even more beautiful than all lunar-like forces and peaceful entities combined in the entire universe.
Thou are the supreme Lady. Thou alone art the supreme Lady who transcends all transcendent realities and immanent forces.
I prostrate to the Liberator, Mother of all the Victorious Ones.
Editor’s Note
You may want to read the invitation for joining the New Moon Meditation for World Peace by Dr Mohan Swami.
Saumya-Tara Mantra Recitation by Pandit Priyadarshan (Pierre Lefebvre)
For more information about the Saumya Mantra, please see:
- “Sangha Practice for the Next 3 Years” by Swami Ritavan Bharati
- “Advancing Guidance in Yoga Sadhana” by Swami Ritavan Bharati
- “Saumya Mantra Explanations”
- “The Importance of the AHYMSIN Community Saumya Practice” by Swami Ritavan Bharati
- “Three Year Mantra Practice, 2019 to 2022”
- AHYMSIN March 2019 newsletter
You may contact the AHYMSIN Spiritual Committee at adhyatmasamiti@gmail.com for further guidance. You may also want to read more about the global Full Moon Meditations.