Why Sannyas?
Written by OMTimes Radio on October 23, 2025
Why Sannyas?
Air Date: Thursday, 30 October 2025 2024 at 11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST

Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati at Parmarth Niketan discusses the following topics and answers questions from seekers from around the world during her Satsang from the banks of the holy Ganga River:
~ Why Sannyas?
~ The Inner Call for Liberation
~ Help a Loved One Find Their Path
~ How Do We Love Ourselves?
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Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Ph. D., was raised in an American family in Hollywood, California, and graduated from Stanford University. She completed her Ph.D. in Psychology when she left America in 1996 to live at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. She has lived there for 24 years and is engaged in spiritual practice and service.
Sadhviji was officially initiated into the order of Sanyas (monastic renunciation) in the year 2000 by her Guru, His Holiness Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, one of India’s most revered spiritual leaders and the President of Parmarth Niketan.
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji resides at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, for most of the year, where she delivers daily spiritual discourses and Satsang, teaches meditation, provides counseling, and oversees a multitude of charitable and humanitarian projects.
Sadhviji leads discourses and question-and-answer sessions on topics ranging from Indian spirituality to the intersection of science and spirituality, to the keys to true happiness and meaning in daily life. She also teaches meditation to seekers from every corner of the globe. She travels worldwide, giving spiritual discourses, question-and-answer sessions, and meditation courses. Her talks blend the knowledge and logic of the West with the insights, spirituality, and wisdom of the East.