Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
September 2018
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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Lord Sri Krishna- Divine Incarnation, Purna Avatara
On auspicious Janmashtami (Sept 2, 2018)
Bhagavan
Sri Krishna is the immortal manifestation of God in all His splendor,
that man was ever given the fortune to behold. Man! Blessed thou art,
that hast visualized with thy fleshly eyes the mighty Dignity of the
Supreme Sovereign of the Universe! Thou art purified; thy birthright is
to realize Him; thy fortune is a part of His Greatness! Sri Krishna may
be called the "Collective Man", who represented all beings hungering and
thirsting to gain the Highest Freedom and who voiced forth their deepest
aspirations in the loudest possible tone. He came to release man from
the thraldom of vice and correct his vision so that he could walk along
the ever-illumined path to perfection. Sri Krishna is the articulation
of the pure longings that are buried in the hearts of people. Sri
Krishna is not merely a historical man who came and went, like others,
but the Eternal Purusha who dwells even now and shall live in the
everlasting future, in the core of all manifestation. It is the Symbol
of the Absolute descended into relativity that we call Krishna, the
ever-beloved protector of all that breathe and air."
"So Sri Krishna is called an Avatara, a descent of God in the world, of
the Whole in the parts, of the Absolute in the relative. An Avatara is
different from a Rishi or a Jivanmukta who represents an ascent of man
to God, whereas the Avatara is a descent of God to man, consciously and
deliberately. Sri Krishna lived the universal life, laughed a universal
laughter, and walked on earth as the moving Spirit of the universe. To
worship Him is to be in the Presence of God; to know Him is to realize
the Self."- Swami Sivananda << More>>
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Adoration & Prostrations Holy Master Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj on HIS
Birth Anniversary (Sept 8, 2018)
"Gurudev’s life after Self-realisation, after becoming an enlightened
sage and shining as a great light of the Himalayas, was a saga of
selfless service—service of the poor, service of the suffering, service
of the sick, service of the distressed, service of spiritual aspirants
and seekers, service of all humanity, service of the whole world. In
diverse, numerous ways, his entire life was one great, continuous stream
of selfless service. He had even forgotten how to think of himself; he
could only think of others. He lived thinking of others: "In what way
can I be of benefit, in what way can I serve?" That was Gurudev Swami
Sivanandaji Maharaj till the very last days."- Swami Chidananda
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" The Holy Stream"...........Life Divine of His Holiness Sri Swami
Chidanandaji Maharaj ( on His Birth Anniversary September 24, 2018 )
The
story of Swami Chidananda has been a story of total divinisation of the
human personality. It is a story of silent service and complete
self-effacement. On the basis of the profound authority of his personal
experience and direct realisation, therefore, this peerless saint of the
Himalayas could proclaim to the world of seekers: "Yoga is not only in
Nirvikalpa Samadhi. It is in every moment. .............."
"How Rama came into his life is an instructive lesson to every
seeker. To him in his childhood He came as the idol Kodanda Rama, whom
he worshiped and in whom he had his whole being. At a later stage, He
came to him in the shape of the unfortunate lepers. Then a time came
when the Lord appeared before him in the form of the inspired words of
Ramdas. Next, the life of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa rose before him as a
beckoning ideal. Saints and mystics blessed him. At last, the Lord gave
him Darshan in the form of his Sadguru. Sivananda entered into his very
being. He was filled with devotion to Guru. Sivananda dwelt in him and
he dwelt in Sivananda..................."
The Holy Stream -
Biography of Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj by Sarat Chandra Behera
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Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami Adhyatmananda
Through TV episodes of "Jeevan Yoga" Series by Doordarshan Girnar
Sheetali
and Shidhkari Pranayam
The word "sheetali" means cooling in Sanskrit, it is taken from the
original word "Sheetal" which is soothing or cold. The practice of
sheetali breathing calms the mind, reduces the stress. It cools the body
and mind, The blood pressure is also lowered. This pranayama is very
effective in hyper acidity or even ulcers.
Sit in Padmasana or Cross legged position in which the body can be
relaxed and spine is erect. Then start inhaling through mouth by rolling
the tongue, make sure that the air passing in is cooled via tongue.
Initially 4 seconds inhale through mouth while rolling the tongue and
exhale for 6 seconds through both nostrils, this can be practiced for
about 5 minutes. With practice one can increase the counts to 4:8, or
5:10 or 6:12 seconds
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Jeevan Yog Series (Video clip)
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Highlighting the news and upcoming events
News & Activity Report
For the Month of August 2018
News through Event
Photos
Divya Jivan /Aug-Sept
2018
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Q & A on Spiritual Life and Sadhana from “May I Answer That?”- by Holy
Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.
What is the harm in not believing in God’s existence ?
If we have no faith in God, we will be born again in this world and will
undergo considerable miseries. The ignorant, faithless doubting self
goes to destruction. He cannot enjoy the least happiness. either this
world nor that beyond is there for the doubting self. Those who have no
faith in God do not know what is right and what is wrong. They have lost
the power of discrimination. They are untruthful, proud and egoistic.
They are given to excessive greed, wrath and lust. They hoard up money
by unlawful means. They become men of demoniacal nature. They commit
various sorts of atrocious crimes. They have no ideals for their lives.
They are thrown into demoniacal wombs. They sink into the lowest depths,
deluded birth after birth.
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