[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, October 2013

Tue Oct 1 23:16:30 EDT 2013

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
October 2013
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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   " Devi Worship" on the occasion of sacred Navaratri festival( Oct 5, 
2013 - Oct 14, 2013 )

"DEVI or Maheswari or Parasakti is the Supreme Sakti or Power of the 
Supreme Being. When Vishnu and Mahadeva destroyed various Asuras, the 
power of Devi was behind them. Devi took Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra and 
gave them necessary Sakti to proceed with the work of creation, 
preservation, and destruction".

"Devi is the Mother of all. The pious and the wicked, the rich and the 
poor, the saint and the sinner---all are Her children. Devi or Sakti is 
the Mother of Nature. She is Nature Itself. The whole world is Her body. 
Mountains are Her bones. Rivers are Her veins. Ocean is Her bladder. 
Sun, moon are Her eyes. Wind is Her breath. Agni is Her mouth. She runs 
this world show."

"Divine Mother is everywhere triple. She is endowed with the three 
Gunas, viz., Sattwa, Rajas, and Tamas. She manifests as Will or Ichcha 
Sakti, Action or Kriya Sakti, and Knowledge or Jnana Sakti. She is 
Brahma-Sakti (Saraswati) in conjunction with Brahma, Vishnu-Sakti 
(Lakshmi) in conjunction with Lord Vishnu, Siva-Sakti (Mahakali or 
Durga) in conjunction with Lord Siva."

"Saraswati is cosmic intelligence, cosmic consciousness, cosmic 
knowledge. Lakshmi does not mean mere material wealth like gold, cattle, 
etc. All kinds of prosperity, glory, magnificence, joy, exaltation, or 
greatness come under Lakshmi. Appayya Dikshita calls even final 
Liberation as Moksha-Samrajya-Lakshmi. Mahakali is the transformative 
power of Divinity, the power that dissolves multiplicity in unity."

"The Devi assumes many aspects according to the tasks to be performed by 
Her---sometimes, sweet and tender; and at others, terrible and 
devouring. But, She is always kind and gracious to Her devotees. Arjuna, 
the Pandava hero, worshipped the Goddess before starting the fight 
against the evil-minded Kauravas. Sri Rama worshipped Durga at the time 
of the fight with Ravana, to invoke Her aid in the war. He fought and 
won through Her grace." - Swami Sivananda << More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/navaratri/index.htm>
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Early Morning Meditation Talk from "Ponder These Truths" of Swami 
Chidananada

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. 
You may want, you may desire, peace, joy, light, but you cannot love 
them, you cannot worship them. But twenty-four hours of the day and 
night, with every breath, you can worship virtue, you can live to fulfil 
virtue. That you can do. That is sadhana; that is supreme Yoga. Thus 
worship. God will reveal Himself in His transcendental, concealed form.
Therefore, this great message, this great sadhana that Gurudev left for 
us, this inner secret of the spiritual life that he bestowed upon us as 
his special legacy, is that through virtue one can attain the source of 
all virtue, which is God. God dwells within your heart and is the source 
of all goodness. He is your indwelling reality, the source of your 
conduct and character, the source of your virtue and goodness, the 
source of your truth, purity and compassion, the source of the divine 
living of your life.
Worship God as Virtue. Worship virtue by practising virtue. This is a 
way to spiritual transformation and realisation." - Swami Chidananda<< 
More>> <http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm>

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On Health Topics  from  a book "Yoga and  Health" by Swami Adhyatmananda

"Backache":  Principle causes of Backache, Treatment & Precautions
Bhujangasana, Baddha-Naukasana, Kati -Utthanasana, Ushtrasana, Bharmari 
Pranayama & Shavasana are very helpful.
  Practice of Shalabhasana at the end of Bhujangasana and practice of 
Dhanurasana on completion of Ushtrasana are found very beneficial for 
the backache. Therefore, without any type of hurry, with perfect quiet 
attitude & balance state of mind, practise Asanas, Bhramari as well as 
Omkar Pranayamas. <<More>> <http://www.divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm>

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Upcoming Events and Highlighting the News

Navaratri Festival <http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm> - Satsang 
& Sadhna for entire Nine days. Plan to attend & be benefited. You are 
welcome to stay at the ashram during the Navaratri. Please let us know 
ahead. Phone # 079- 26861234
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***Upcoming 30 th Yoga Teachers Training course ( Dec  11, 2013 - Dec 
30, 2013) <http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>  Yoga Teachers Training 
Course (YTCC) at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad is organized under the 
guidance and leadership of Yogacharya H. H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaj, 
who has conducted over 760 Yogasana Camps over the globe. Our 
comprehensive Yoga Teachers Training Course provide a strong foundation 
for personal and spiritual development.

Prerequisite: The course is available to student, who has completed 
basic and advanced Yoga classes at Sivananda Ashram or from equivalent 
courses at other institutes. And students, who wish to enhance their 
knowledge of Yoga Science or become a teacher in the field of Yoga. << 
More>> <http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>

News & Activity Report for the Month of September 2013 
<http://divyajivan.org/News2013/News_Sept%202013.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm>/ September 
2013 <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Sept2013/DJ_sept13.pdf>

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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! 
(16:5)
Devi Worship -Video clip <http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm>
Durga Saptsati (audio)
<http://divyajivan.org/satsang/index.htm>

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