Two Eternal Monuments
Ganga Darshan

People have been asking what will happen after Sri Swamiji's Mahasamadhi. They ask, now that Sri Swamiji is not present, what will be the future of the institution, of yoga, of Munger, of Rikhia? To these questions I have one answer - Sri Swamiji left Munger and the yoga work in 1988, and all these years I took on the mandate to carry on the work of yoga and develop Ganga Darshan. Then, in 2008, I handed over the charge of Ganga Darshan and yoga propagation to Swami Suryaprakash. For twenty-five years of my time and for two years of Swami Suryaprakash's time the ashram has continued to grow, thrive and propagate the vision and mission for which Sri Swami Satyananda had established this monument of yoga, Ganga Darshan.

He created Ganga Darshan because that was the instruction, the mandate, received by him from his guru: "Spread the message of yoga from door to door and shore to shore." In Munger he said, "You have given the instruction to propagate yoga. I shall work for yoga, I shall create a monument of yoga and I shall dedicate that monument to you, as it is the accomplishment of your mandate. I am following your mandate. I am following your order."

The modern world has not seen a visionary like Swami Satyananda. Sri Swamiji left the responsibilities of Munger and Ganga Darshan twenty-seven years ago. He became free. However, the further developments and accomplishments in yoga that have taken place through Ganga Darshan in the last twenty-five years have definitely been unique and unparalleled, and this trend and pace will continue.

Rikhiapeeth
Rikhiapeeth has been under the care of Swami Satyasangananda for the last twenty years, and she has been managing it very effectively and efficiently at all levels. Sri Swamiji's physical presence and inspiration were there, but the entire management and development of Rikhia has been done by Swami Satyasangananda.

After establishing and dedicating Rikhiapeeth to Sri Swami Sivananda, Sri Swamiji appointed Swami Satsangi as the Peethadishwari or acharya of this place. He saw in her the potential to carry forward to greater heights the work that he had started. After seeing her commitment, dedication and devotion, he gave her the initiation of Paramahamsa, and today, Swami Satyasangananda, is sitting before you as Paramahamsa Satyasangananda.

She will be carrying forward the vision given to her by our guru, Sri Swami Satyanandaji, to maintain, propagate and live the teachings of Sri Swami Sivananda, to serve, to love and to give. Therefore, the people of Rikhia Panchayat should never think 'What will happen to us'. Sri Swamiji has made complete arrangements here - not only so the people are looked after, but also to instal a person who can fulfil his wishes and his vision. Therefore, Rikhiapeeth has not been orphaned, but has been strengthened with Swami Satsangi.

Swami Satsangi will now be travelling to different parts of the country and the globe to give the message of spiritual life to aspirants and seekers.

As far as Munger and Rikhia are concerned, the work is not going to stop. With Sri Swamiji's blessings and grace, this work will move forward every day and cover more ground. For this was the blessing that our guru had, and today we also experience this blessing in the form of God's grace. The mission of both ashrams will continue to thrive and they will continue to propagate the yogic and spiritual vision of Sri Swami Sivananda and Sri Swami Satyananda.

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