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Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad April 2020 ==================================== OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya! OM Namo Narayanaya!
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Key to Bliss - "Meditation on OM" from Mandukya Upnishad
"The first quarter is Vaisvanara whose sphere is the
state of waking, who is conscious of the external
objects, who has seven limbs and nineteen mouths and who
enjoys the gross objects."
"The text now begins to explain how Om is made up of four quarters. Through the force of Avidya or ignorance, the Visva, the individual soul in the waking state enjoys the gross objects of the external visible world".............."whatever exists in one's own body also exists in the universe." Physical body of the Jiva is also the body of the Virat. The whole world is the body of the Virat-purusha. The sum total of the physical bodies is Virat. The totality of the gross universe is Virat. The human body is a miniature universe."
"From a study of the waking state, you will have to
proceed to the study of dream and deep sleep states.
When you begin to analyze this universe for the sake of
realizing the Atman, you will have to deal with
the wakeful state first. Therefore, this is called the
first quarter or the first condition. To begin with, you
will have to understand the nature of the gross objects.
Then you can gradually go to the subtle and causal
nature of things."
"You will have to render the mind sharp and subtle
through meditation and discipline it in order to
comprehend the subtle and causal nature of things."-
Swami Sivananda
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Early Morning Meditation talks from" Ponder These Truths"
 "The
Divine Name " : God is intangible. Whatever we know of God in
temples and mosques, synagogues and churches is only created by
man, conceptual. We have to superimpose upon the symbols and
images our imagination, our ideas of the higher Being. However,
this intangible Being is present with us in one tangible aspect,
which we can actually create, experience, feel and practise.
That is Name, which we ourselves can articulate very clearly. It
has a sound we can hear with our ear, and we can write it with
our hand. "What is it that can link us with that which is beyond thought, speech and mind, beyond the grasp of the intellect? The path of the Divine Name in this Kali Yuga is the supreme, the least complicated, the most efficacious, unfailing, simple and powerful path."- Swami Chidananda << Read Complete >> ==================================================================
Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yogacharya Sri Swami
Adhyatmananda
Through TV episodes of "Jeevan Yoga" Series by Doordarshan Girnar 
Obesity : Yes, one can surely control hunger, thirst, sleep,
behavior, thoughts and work by performance of Yogasanas and
Pranayama. One can live with least consumption of food, water
and sleep by practice of Shitali and Shitkari Pranayama.
Practice of Bhujangasana reduces hunger.
Action taken to reduce the weight by compulsory dieting makes the body tired, sorrowful and depressed, whereas food consumed with proper understanding and practice of regular exercise as well as Yoga-abhyasa endows one with a balanced life. -Swami Adhyatmananda
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Highlighting
upcoming event and news
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad announces.......At this unprecedented time
of Global Crisis due to Corona Virus Pandemic, all the regular Yoga &
spiritual activities are canceled at the Ashram until further notice.
Also, the planned upcoming Satsang programs, Yoga camp and scheduled
Mangal Utsav celebrations from April 13, 2020, to May 31, 2020, all
are canceled.
Ashram has started relief efforts in the distribution of food packages to the needy in the underprivileged area of the town and joined in helping hands, whatever best possible under the circumstances. Each food package contains Pou-roti, a pouch of Milk, two bananas, cooking spices, Grains potatoes, onions & oil pouch, etc... In a time like this people go through emotional stress, panic, sadness.......Feel free to call ashram If, you wish to receive Pujya Swamiji's blessings & support. Also, Ashram's priest will provide worship services on request & perform a special Pooja on your behalf. Once again, please note,
While humanitarian relief efforts are active all over, it is time for us
to do our part at individual level to overcome this crisis and think
about what can I do to prevent the Coronavirus disease at home and
people around you ?....... Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Stay home when you are sick, except to get medical care. Cover your
coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Clean frequently touched surfaces and
objects daily (e.g., tables, countertops, light switches, doorknobs, and
cabinet handles) using regular household detergent and water.
We pray for the Global Crisis to resolve soon.......... here, sharing
thoughts
"Call to Krishna" from "Heart to
HEART" /
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News & Activity Report for the Month of March 2020 Divya Jivan/ March 2020
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Parables of Sri Swami Sivananda
"The Philosopher And The Broken Mirror" : Once there lived two
friends, Ram and Gopal. They were both philosophers. By Vichara
and Anvaya-vyatireka, Ram learned to see the Glory of the
Supreme Self reflected in and through all the universe. But Gopal continued to remain a theoretical philosopher, condemning
the universe as an illusion and dream containing nothing but
evil and vice.
One day, after a long time, Ram called on his friend. Gopal
discussed for a long time, as usual, the evil in this universe,
and in the end asked Ram what present he had brought for his
friend. Ram, after thinking a while, produced a broken piece of
mirror from his pocket and handing it over to Gopal, said, "This
is my little and humble present. It will help you to understand
your own beauty and charm, which you cannot otherwise see."
Gopal learnt a lesson, and from that moment began to visualize and understand the Glory of the Supreme Self reflected in all the universe.
Nothing is useless in this world. The non-self exists to
reflect and glorify the Self. Otherwise how can you know the
existence of the Self? Verily, the non-self is the mirror that
truly reflects the Self for us to cognize.
So, too, evil is the mirror for good. 'The presence of sages and saints is easily cognized amidst an assembly of ignorant men. Learn to see the good reflected by the evil, and say, "Evil exists to remind me of good, the perishable exists to remind me of the Imperishable," and so on.
Truly, this universe is a mirror that reminds us of God. Learn
not to condemn it as an illusion and dream, but to utilize it to
feel the presence of God.
"Rama Nama burns ignorance, passion and sin. With knowledge
or without knowledge, correctly or incorrectly, when the
word "Rama" is pronounced, it showers a rain of good on the
devotee. Sri Rama Brahma Tarakam: Sri Rama is Brahman who
takes one across Samsara. Rama is one in whom yogins sport (Ramante)
i.e., the Self within. Once you take refuge in Him, your
welfare becomes His responsibility."- Swami Sivananda
Learning from Ramayan (Video clip) - Discourse by Swami Adhyatmananda
"Hanuman was the living embodiment of the power of Ram-Nam. He
was an ideal selfless worker, a true Karma Yogi who worked
desirelessly. He was a great devotee and an exceptional
Brahmachari or celibate. He served Sri Rama with pure love and
devotion, without expecting any fruit in return. He lived only
to serve Sri Rama." - Swami Sivananda
Maa
Sri Ashtalaxmi Sringar Darsha & Poojan /Aarti during Chaitra
Navratri ( March 25, 2020 - April 2, 2020)
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