[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter , January 2014

Tue Dec 31 14:21:20 EST 2013

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
January 2014
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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"New Year Message" by Swami Sivananda

"On this glorious New Year's day make a strong resolve to wipe away all 
the old worldly Vasanas or tendencies and bad impressions and to control 
the senses and the mind.

Know the value of time. Time is most precious. Utilise every second 
profitably. Live every moment of your life for the realisation of your 
ideal and goal. Do not procrastinate. That "tomorrow" will never come. 
Now or never. Abandon idle gossiping. Kill egoism, laziness and inertia. 
Forget the past. A glorious and brilliant future is awaiting you.

Time rolls on. New becomes old and old becomes new again. Today is the 
most auspicious New Year's day. God has given you another chance this 
year to enable you to strive for your salvation. Today man is. Tomorrow 
he is not. Therefore avail yourself of this golden opportunity, struggle 
hard and reach the goal of life. Make the best use of every moment of 
this New Year. Unfold all latent faculties. Here is a chance to begin 
life anew, to grow and evolve and become a superhuman or a great dynamic 
Yogi. "  -Swami Sivananda <More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/sivananda/newyear_%20message.htm>

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Early Morning Meditation Talk from "Ponder These  Truths" of Swami 
Chidananada

"This Moment"
"This moment is God. God comes to you as this moment. He does not 
descend in some sort of supramundane shape and size with lights flashing 
and sound emanating. He comes silently as this moment. Now is God. He 
constantly keeps coming to you as now, as this moment. We have to help 
God to help us when He comes as /kaloham/---I am time, I am life."

"Ponder, ponder well this great, all-important truth of your life. Go on 
pondering it and never stop deeply pondering this truth. For it is the 
most important truth. If it is grasped, life is yours; there is nothing 
that is withheld from you. If you do not grasp it, life is in vain. A 
hundred things will come and clutter up your consciousness, and your 
consciousness will lose the most precious of all things---the now, the 
moment, here".

"What is life and what is time if it is not now, if it is not this 
moment? Without any distinction of age or sex or caste or creed or race 
it is given to everyone, saint or sinner. That is the equal vision of 
the Divine. It is not withheld from anyone. It is given to everyone. God 
comes to everyone as this moment. This is life. This is the I AM 
God---here, now. That is the greatest thing. This moment is the most 
tremendous thing that can happen to you. It is the greatest thing that 
can be given to you. Be wise. Make use of this moment and bless yourself 
eternally." - 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
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* "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>

Satsang with H. H. Swami Adhyatmanandaji ( Video Clip) 
<http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm>-  on the Subject of " 
Vaidik Wisdom for the Harmony of Mind, Body & Spirit"

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Highlighting the News & Upcoming Events

News & Activity report for the month of December 2013 
<http://divyajivan.org/News2013/News_Dece2013.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> /December 2013 
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Dec%202013/DJ_December2013.pdf>

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Gitamrutam

The man attains peace, who, abandoning all desires, moves about without 
longing, without the sense of mine and without egoism. ( 2:71)

The sages obtain absolute freedom or Moksha---they whose sins have been 
destroyed, whose dualities (perception of dualities or experience of the 
pairs of opposites) are torn asunder, who are self-controlled, and 
intent on the welfare of all beings. (5:25)

He who is ever happy within, who rejoices within, who is illumined 
within, such a Yogi attains absolute freedom or Moksha, himself becoming 
Brahman.( 5:24)

Those who strive for liberation from old age and death, taking refuge in 
Me, realise in full that Brahman, the whole knowledge of the Self and 
all action. (7:29)

Dwelling in solitude, eating but little, with speech, body and mind 
subdued, always engaged in concentration and meditation, taking refuge 
in dispassion, (18:52)

This is the Brahmic seat (eternal state), O son of Pritha! Attaining to 
this, none is deluded. Being established therein, even at the end of 
life one attains to oneness with Brahman.( 2:72)

Vivekananda Jayanti ( Jan 12, 2014 ) 
<http://divyajivan.org/Vivekananda/index.htm>

Gurudevarpanmastu
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