O Thou who abidest in our hearts,
most Merciful and Compassionate God,
Lord of Heaven and Earth,
we forgive others their trespasses and ask Thy forgiveness of our shortcomings.
...We begin the New Year with pure heart and clear conscience, with courage and hope.
Help us to fulfil the purpose of our lives under Thy divine guidance. back to top  It may be a new dawn for the new year but it is only a full circle being completed by our mother earth around the sun. She has done this forever from unknown times. We just ride on her during our life time and forget about her and most people are tormenting her. What can we do for her? Nothing but worshiping her all the time. We welcome the new year with new thoughts, new developments and a new future for us and all people all over the world so that we can have a new world in the New year. back to top 
The wonderful book of life Having read the pages of the wonderful book of life I have realized the following few basic principles: 1. We should learn to forgive ourself
2. Change comes when it comes ... we must be patient
3. If we think good, see only good and pray sincerely the world looks a brighter and better place. The negatives are not "out there" they are "inside us" and we only hurt ourself by seeing and feeling negatively. While the world moves on, we keep bleeding inside feeling hurt and lonely.
4. God is kind and blessings are always there, we only need to be aware of the blessings.
5. Truth is simple, not a complex concept but unfortunately it is not simple to think simple.
Swami Shraddhananda back to top 
New Year's Resolutions "Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." —Ralph Waldo Emerson Make a resolution to practice Gaia Minute daily for at least 9 minutes! back to top Mantra Pushpam This great mantra is taken from Taithreeya Aranyakam (1.22) of Yajur Veda. It is one of the most famous of all veda mantras and remains quite popular till date. It is normally sung in a chorus by all the priests together after performing any Pooja (worship) or Yajna.
The basic message contained in this mantra is that water is the basis of this universe. However, one can experience much deeper spiritual meaning.... read more back to top 15 Minutes of Silence 27 January 2011 Gaia Minute Call will be starting a 15 Minutes of Silence sacred circle on Skype on Thursdays 9:09 am MST (GMT-7), MDT [GMT-6]... Details on how to join this sacred circle HERE
"The highest prayer, is wordless prayer"
Swami Shraddhananda
"Silence is never ending speech.
Vocal speech obstructs the other speech of silence.
In Silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings"
Sri Ramana Maharshi "Only speak when you can improve the silence"
Buddha "In Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves."
Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi "God speaks in the silence of the heart"
Mother Teresa
Gaia Minute Skype Address: gaiaminute Find out more about Gaia Minute Call back to top 
Image: Millennial Gaia sculpture by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart Gaia Minute Countdown~ Reaching 1500 ~~
Targeting the solstice on the 21 June '11
Together, let us spread the word to 1,500 participants 
- Please RSVP "I'm Attending" HERE if you practice the Gaia Minute
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- Invite your friends to this Gaia Minute event
Let's see how close we can get to 1,500 of sincere Gaia Minute practitioners around earth
Swami Shraddhananda:
Just so everybody understands, let me briefly outline the needs: 1. The present efforts are insufficient at this level of existence (mortal/material level). MASS MOVEMENT involving few thousand people who are praying SIMULTANEOUSLY (at the same time in this space-time continuum dimension) is what is required to channelize the healing force. At present, these efforts are getting “scattered” because on non-simultaneous occurrences. 2. To explain why we need this SIMULTANEOUS effort, may I give an example please. Basically the process is very roughly similar to that of focusing a light beam. To get a TIGHT FOCUS, we need simultaneous prayers, more the number, greater is the power.
What we’re asking here is pray, just pray.
Pray… Pray… Pray…
Gaia needs your prayers.
Just pray with total surrender,
in complete faith…
and that prayer collectively done –
at least 1,000 or 1,500 people,
done at the same time,
will generate the positive healing energy for all of us.
Not asking for anyone special,
not even for the betterment of general life.
Nothing…
Just surrender and praying
Swami Shraddhananda back to top 
New Year Around the World New Year festivals are among the oldest and most universally observed. They generally include rites and ceremonies which are expressive of mortification, purgation, invigoration and jubilation over the renewal of life. In some countries, parties are thrown on New Year's Eve which last until the early hours of New Year's Day. It is traditional to greet the New Year at midnight and then celebrate at least the first few minutes in the company of friends and family. Many people make New Year resolutions...a list of decisions about how they will live during the coming year, which may or may not be kept. [source] In countries, which use the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day is usually celebrated on 1 January.The order of months in the Roman calendar has been January to December since King Numa Pompilius in about 700 BC, according to Plutarch and Macrobius. However, Roman writers identified years by naming the year's consuls, who did not enter office on 1 January until 153 BC. Since then 1 January has been the first day of the year, except during the Middle Ages when several other days were the first (1 March, 25 March, Easter, 1 September, 25 December) With the expansion of Western culture to the rest of the world during the twentieth century, the 1 January date became global, even in countries with their own New Year celebrations on other days (e.g., China and India). At present, the celebration of the New Year is a major event worldwide. Many large-scale events are held in major cities around the world, with many large fireworks events on New Year's Eve (31 December). [source] 
Chinese New Year Day is the first day of the first lunar month of Chinese calendar year. The Chinese new year day is always between January 20 to February 20 of the Gregorian calendar each year. The preparation to celebrate the Chinese New Year festival begins around 8th day of 12th lunar month. The last day of the Chinese New Year festival is on the 15th day of first lunar month. That means it’s required about three weeks to prepare the festival and 15 days to celebrate it. Traditionally, a Chinese man works outside for living and his wife takes care everything inside home. A month is not long enough for a housewife to clean entire house, put new interior and exterior decoration, prepare new clothes and gifts for all family members, and food for many events. You can image that Chinese New Year festival combines Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year Day together. [source]
New Year traditions vary in different parts of India! Browse through & enjoy a fascinating New Year's Day celebration tour to India.
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.
- Edith Lovejoy Pierce
For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.
- T. S. Eliot [source] Countdown 2011. Singapore
When: Friday, 31 December 2010
What to expect: Fireworks, party & music. [source] The much-anticipated M-YES or the Malaysia Year End Sale is an event that is eagerly awaited for by most Malaysians. As a part of the popular Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival, the M-YES begins each year on December 1 to last until January 7. Those of you, who are avid shopaholics, will be happy to know that there are even better bargains, promotions, and fun things to do in this shopping extravaganza. [source] 
img src The Saint-Louis End of the Year festival ushers out the old year for the new one with a strong focus on the aspects of culture that make Saint-Louis and its surrounding areas unique, both in the world and in Senegal itself. Expect several other regions to showcase their area's cultural offerings as well, in addition to a light show and other attractions.[source] Religion plays an important part of life in Ethiopia. The Orthodox Tewahedo Church ceremonies are unique and impressive; especially Timket and Meskel festivals which provide colourful ceremonies and celebrations. People dress in traditional costume and celebrate festivals across the country with colourful unique ceremonies such as Enkutatash (New Year), Meskel (Finding of the True Cross), Ledet (Christmas), Timket (Epiphany ) and Fasika (Easter). Islamic tradition also celebrates religious festivals in the Ethiopian calendar, notably, Muharram, Milad-an-Nabi and Eid-ul-Fitr. [source] The New Year begins the next day and is the occasion for joyful gatherings of Jains, with everybody wishing each other a Happy New Year. The fifth day of the New Year is known as Jnana Panchami, the day of knowledge, when the scriptures, which impart knowledge to the people, are worshipped with devotion.[source] Rosh Hashanah, The Jewish New Year takes place around September/October, and is considered one of the most important and serious holidays (or High Holy Days) in the Jewish calendar. As well as being a time for celebration it is also a time for reflection and repentance for sins committed in the previous year. In synagogue, people pray to God to forgive them for their wrongdoings and to give them a good year - during the service a Shofar, or ram's horn, is blown, to alert congregants to the seriousness of the festival and the fact that God is deciding their fates for the coming year - which will be sealed on the Day Of Atonement ten days later. This period is known as The Ten Days Of Repentance and is traditionally a solemn time. [source]
Hindu New Year is celebrated according to the Hindu Lunar Calendar- Panchanga. The popular name of the Hindu New Year is Vikram Samvat. In the Indian Calendar, seasons follow the sun, months follow the moon and days both sun and moon. This era of Vikram Samvat began in 57 BC. To correspond with the solar calendar, 57 years are subtracted from the Hindu Year. Thus, the New Year begin with the first day of Kartik Maas following Deepawali Amaavasya. ... read more
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