"Fools, dwelling in darkness, wise in their conceit and puffed up with vain knowledge, go round and round, staggering to and from, like blind men led by the blind." -- Mundakopanishad
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA, Inc. (HSS) concluded its eighth
annual “Health for Humanity Yogathon” on February 2nd, 2014. During
the two-week Yogathon, thousands of participants across the United States
participated in daily repetitions of the yoga routine known as the Sun
Salutation, or Surya Namaskar. Several places also conducted Health for
Humanity Yogathon or also called as Surya Namaskar Yajna Marathon.
HSS launched the Health for Humanity Yogathon as an annual
event in 2007 to create awareness about yoga and its advantages in achieving a
healthy body, mind, and spirit. The Surya Namaskar yoga routine integrates
simple postures of well-balanced movements in ten steps with an easy breathing
technique to provide immense health benefits for everyone, from beginners to
yoga enthusiasts.
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA concluded its yearlong festivities to celebrate Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary. 55000 participants participated in over 400 various events in 37 states.
A published report on these celebrations provides a glimpse on various events held from January to October 2013. It captures in words and pictures the nationwide success stories of our very unique children’s competition “Dharma Bee,” poster exhibition on Swami ji, campus activities by Hindu YUVA, culminating events of “Dharma and Yoga Fest,” and more.
‘My dear sisters and brothers of America’ were the famous words that introduced Hindu Dharma to the West by Swami Vivekananda. In celebration of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA Inc. (HSS) is taking initiative to organize day long Dharma & Yoga Fest throughout America during the months of August, September and October. Visit http://www.dharmaandyogafest.org for more information.
At the Art Institute of Chicago, children speaking in American accents with matching orange T-shirts posed for photos and stood where the man they'd spent months studying, called for interfaith tolerance and understanding, said a recent article in the Chicago Tribune.
The occasion was a field trip. The event was National Dharma Bee contest. The contest was part of SV 150 celebrations, marking the 120th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s trail blazing speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago and the 150th birth anniversary of the famous Indian monk. Dharma Bee, the first national contest of its kind in the U.S., which drew well over 3,000 children from around the country, concluded in Chicago on June 15.
Dharma Bee competition - Level 2 round concluded
successfully in the last week of April, in 35 places across the United
States. Total 1108 students between
grades K-8 participated in this round. 3,308 kids spread across 37
states are taking part in this unique competition organized by the Hindu
Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) as a part of the yearlong celebrations of the 150th
birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a 19th century Hindu monk who brought
the concepts of Dharma and Yoga to the West.
More than 2400 children in grades
K-8 enthusiastically participated in the Level 1 exam at local test centers for
the Dharma Bee national competition. This exam was conducted in 37 states and 629
cities, at 156 test centers across the United States. Built upon the past success of the national competition “Kaun
Banega Ramayan Expert,” or KBRE as it was popularly known, HSS has developed
the Dharma Bee to provide a fun avenue
for children to learn about Hindu
culture and heritage. The topics of the competition are Sri Krishna (early
childhood stories) and Swami Vivekananda (life and message).
