Hello there :) , How are you doing ?

I haven't posted on here in about 9 months now, but I suddenly felt motivated to write again.
Seeing as it's been 2 weeks since my exams for my second year of university finished and my summer holidays officially started, I have much more time on my hands.

Tomorrow  (8th June) the people of the United Kingdom will be voting for which party we think should take lead, and essentially voting for our Prime Minister in the General Elections.
So I thought what better idea than making that the topic of my blog post today?





Although I'm not too interested in  politics and anything of its likes,  I do have an opinion on who I want to vote for and have my own reasons for it.
I believe that everyone who is registered to vote should use that vote and have their say , especially young people, as we are the ones who will live to see these chabges through.   I know many 18-25 year olds are probably thinking that they don't think their vote will count, but trust me, if enough of us young people stand up to what you believe in and vote, it will definately make a difference.


I am going to talk a bit about my own opinions now. This is not to persuade you to think in the same way as me, but to just show you my view on it all and maybe help you realise what your own opinions are.
So I am chosing to vote for the Labour Party tomorrow and this is mainly because they propose to abolish all tuition fees for University Students and this will obviously affect me and my fellow and prospective students. This will also allow anyone to attend university and their level of income will no longer be a barrier or obstacle in helping them to reach their goals.

Another one of Labour's policies is to stop the privatisation of the NHS (National Health Service).  This will mean that millions of people across the country will continue to have access to free health services like they have for so many years. Stopping this will mean that so many people may not afford to pay to get treated for their illnesses.


I know that this whole blog post might not make much sense and sound like  a bit like I'm waffling on but hopefully it will at least help you remember that people in the past have fought and died for your right to vote, do not waste it !!!
You voting tomorrow is definitely worth it... so lets stand together and make this country a better place to live in for all :)

Thank You soo much of you are still reading this, I really appriciate your support as I'm not really sure who will still be reading, haha.

See you agian next time ,
Saranka xxx


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Hi there :)

How are you doing? 

Here in the UK,  2 days ago, it was  election day. London voted for who they thought should be their new Mayor and Assembly Members.

I am not really that into politics but I do like to know what is  going on in my country and also that I can have a say in who runs it.

So I thought this would be a great opportunity to talk about my opinion on voting and elections. I feel like voting is being able to have your individual say amongst the millions of others that make up your country.

I know many of you may be thinking that it wouldn't make a difference if it is only you who doesn't vote, but the truth is that there will be many others who think the same, in which case it will make a huge difference.

I've also noticed that so much of the younger generation (18- 24 year olds) do not vote either because they are not that interested in politics or because they do not see that it could make a big difference.

However, I do feel as though it will show the government what the young people of their country want from them.

I as a 19 year old am happy that I have already had the chance to vote in the elections twice because I feel as a part of my country and I know that I had played my part in deciding who will lead the country or my city and how it will be run.

So even if you don't feel that you want to be that involved in politics you could just briefly look up each of the parties and see which mostly meets what you want from your country or interests you the most. This will also help you be informed and up to date with what is going on. This is your country so you need to make sure you are heard.

Especially if you are a woman, people have died in the past, hoping that we may get the right to vote. So the least we can do is respect them by voting for who we think our country needs.

You never know, if most of the people who are not voting now vote it may have a massive impact in how the country is run.

I would just like to add that all of this applies to whatever country you live in, not just the UK (, although I do not know exactly how governments and elections work in other countries).

I am not writing this to urge anyone to vote, I am just saying what my opinion is about this topic in general because the elections happened here in the UK a few days ago.

So if any of you do agree with me, we can together make sure that our generation's voices are heard on our countries.

Today's Quote: "Be passionate about everyone and everything that enters your life" - Dr Wayne Dyer

Thanks so much for reading !

Saranka xx

Hi everyone :)

I hope you are all doing great !

A few weeks ago now, I asked you guys to ask any me questions so I could answer them on a Q&A blog post.  

One of the questions was how I got to know Paramahamsa Nithyananda - my Guru. 

So I thought , seeing as it was one of the only questions I got and that quite a lot of people will have no idea about what I am talking about, that I would explain this answer in a blog post of its own.

So who exactly is this, you ask ?

Paramahamsa Nithyananda (known as Swamiji by his devotees ) is a Living Incarnation- an Enlightened Master of Hinduism. He is the spiritual head (Maha Mandeleshwar) of the Ancient Apex Body of Hinduism (Maha Nirvani Peetham).
He is the most watched spiritual leader on Youtube with over 21 million views and has written over 500 books in over 27 different languages.

Swamiji is known for having easily healed thousands of people from diseases such as cancer and any problems they have had in their life.
Thousands of people have also been able to not only read  but have also been able to do so many other everyday things such as drive with their eyes closed  after Swamiji's initiation of the third eye.

Please see this video of 10 year old girl Ma Yogamata demonstrating her powers with the third eye.




Swamiji conducts 21 day programs in India known as "Inner Awakening". As he describes in his own words  "Inner Awakening is not a program, it is a tremmendous possibilty".
Through  these he aims to spread his teachings to devotees around the world and also initiate thousands and thousands of children and adults into these extraordinary powers, not just the third eye but many many more.
He has an Ashram (Religious Monastry) in a village called Bidaadi in Bengaluru, India where he stays and also where thousands of his devotees stay and/or visit everyday. He also has a religious school (Gurukul) on this campus for children aged 7-14.

Keeping on the topic of powers, Swamiji promises to initiate over  5000 people into 70 powers in an upcoming 38 day program called "Shudhadvaitam"(meanining pure togetherness) in the Simhasta Kumbh Mela this coming May.
Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage held once every 12 years. There are 4 different Kumbh Melas some of which are more frequent than others. It is the worlds largest religious gathering ever.
The 2016 Ujaiin Simhasta Kumbh Mela has been said to be the climax of a concious shift which started at the end of 2012.
So as you can imagine this is something that most of us Hindus are looking forward to and talking about.

I first got to know about Swamiji around June time in 2015, when my Mum and older sister went to one of his weekend programs here in London. Imidiately after this they decided to fly off to their first Inner Awakening program in Varanasi, India in July 2015.
I first met Swamiji in one of his 21 day programs later that year in December 2015, in Phuket Thailand.
After I got to know Swamiji and had met him, I have found that I  am much more interested in my religion and aware of its teachings and ancient traditions. I am also excited to share what I learn with the people I know as I am aware that many Hindus in my generation are not into their religion that much.
This program has also made me feel much happier and realise that I can acheive anything I put my mind to, regardless of any obstacles I may face.

I really hope this  post has been imformative  if you had any questions and interesting to read. If you have any more questions and want out find out more about Swamji and his programs please visit the links below:

http://innerawakening.org
http://www.nithyananda.org/#gsc.tab=0

For more information if you are new to Hinduism and/or want to another perspective from Swamijis devotees of our generation please see this blog written by these two lovely girls who I met in December 2015 in Phuket.

http://www.themodernhindus.com


Today's Quote: Breathe AIRE
Authenticity
Integrity
Responsibility
Enriching


If you are still here, thanks so much for reading this , I really appreciate it as it took me some time to actually sit down and start planning out this post.
I will see you next time !!

Love Saranka xx

Hi there and welcome to my blog.