[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter October 2012

[Divya Jivan Newsletter]

HTML clipboard OM Namo Narayanaya!
OM Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya!
  OM Namo Bhagavate Chidanandaya!
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*Navaratri - A festival of " Devi Worship" ( Oct 16, 2012 - Oct 29, 2012 
**)*
HTML clipboard "The central purpose of existence is to recognise your 
eternal identity with the supreme Spirit. It is to grow into the image 
of the Divine. The supreme One embodies the highest perfection. It is 
spotless purity. To recognise your identity with That, to attain union 
with That, is verily to grow into the very likeness of the Divine. The 
aspirant, therefore, as his initial step, has to get rid of all the 
countless impurities, and the demoniacal elements that have come to 
cling to him in his embodied state. Then he has to acquire lofty virtues 
and auspicious, divine qualities. Thus purified, knowledge flashes upon 
him like the brilliant rays of the sun upon the crystal waters of a 
perfectly calm lake." - Swami Sivananda<< More >> 
<http://www.divyajivan.org/navaratri/index.htm>
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*Early Morning Meditation talk from "Ponder These Truths " by Swami 
Chidananda*
Worship God as Virtue
"Have no other God. You can contemplate God, you can contemplate 
eternity, infinity, ocean of bliss, Light of lights beyond all 
darkness---all these things you can contemplate, think about, reflect 
over, but you cannot love and worship peace, or /ananda/,//or 
/jnana/.//Because they are abstruse, abstract concepts, and you want 
something more, something for which you can live and something for which 
you can be prepared to die also. That is virtue.
Read the sixteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, you will 
understand.Worship God as Virtue. Worship virtue by practising virtue. 
This is a way to spiritual transformation and realisation." Swami 
Chidananda << More>> 
<http://www.divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm>
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*Highlighting Ashram's News & Upcoming events *

  * *Concluding of Divya Tour 2012 ( June 21, 2012 -- Sept 23,2012)* -
    Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji's Divya Tour 2012 to USA, Canada & UK
    has concluded. Working team at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad thanks
    all the organizers at various centers for making Pujya Swamiji's
    Divya Tour a success and joining them in Seva Projects carried out
    through Ashram that focuses on holistically helping the needy and
    indigent population. The continuation of such comprehensive programs
    has been possible only because of the unstinting devotion and
    generous donation provided by selfless devotees of the Lord.
    "Satsang with Swamiji through Divya Tour"
    <http://divyajivan.org/Divya%20Tour%202012/index.htm> is an essence
    of Swamiji's talk during the various places. You will find it
    inspiring, elevating and solacing. Divya Tour 2012 in Slide show
    <http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm>

  * Upcoming 28th Yoga Teachers Training course ( Dec  11, 2012 - Dec
    30, 2012 <http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>*)/For details,
    contact Sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com
    <mailto:Sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com>/ # 079- 26861234 Registration
    form <http://divyajivan.org/misc/YTTCDec2012_Registration%20Form.pdf>*

  * Sept 2012 issue
    <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Aug-Sept%202012/final.pdf> of
    Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm>, a monthly
    spiritual journal published by "Sivananda Jnana Yajana Nidhi" is a
    special coverage in honor of 125th Birth anniversary of Holy Master
    Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj. It is full of wisdom teachings of
    Gurudev. It contains in its pages, the experiences of direct
    disciples who, have lived and moved in the company of Gurudev. It is
    so inspiring. Divya Jivan
    <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> /October 2012
    <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Oct2012/DJ_Oct2012.pdf>

  *    News & Activity Report for the Month of Sept 2012/
    <http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm>**Upcoming Navaratri
    Festival details <http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm>*Truths
    " by
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*Gitamrutam *

  * Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in Yoga and knowledge,
    alms-giving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures,
    austerity and straightforwardness, (16:1)
  * Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness,
    absence of crookedness, compassion towards beings, uncovetousness,
    gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness, (16:2)
  * Vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence
    of pride---these belong to one born in a divine state, O Arjuna! (16:3)
  * Hypocrisy, arrogance, self-conceit, harshness and also anger and
    ignorance, belong to one who is born in a demoniacal state, O
    Arjuna! (16:4)
  * The divine nature is deemed for liberation and the demoniacal for
    bondage. Grieve not, O Arjuna, for thou art born with divine
    properties! For upcoming events, please refer to page: (16:5)

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