Year. (Glossary for the Vahinis)

We hail the New Year as ‘Samvatsara’ because it signifies the Omnipresence (in time and space) of the Divine. ‘Samvatsara’ does not merely mean period (of a year) made up of minutes, hours, days and months. Every moment is Samvatsara’, because without seconds, minutes, etc, there cannot be a year. If the year is to be sanctified, every moment has to be sanctified. Every second constitutes a year. It is not the New Year that matters. Every new second is significant.

Hence you should fill every moment with sacred thoughts, with pure feelings and pure action. Every moment you should try to get rid of bad thoughts and fill the mind with good thoughts. (SSS Vol.22)

I have often told you how God represents Time in its various aspects. God is described as ‘Samvatsara.’ ‘Vatsara’ means one who is engaged in sport. ‘Govatsara’, in referring to Krishna, means one who sports with cows. ‘Samvatsara’ means ‘playing with all’. This time is available equally to all- whether he is a millionaire or a pauper. (SSS Vol.23)