[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, October 2015

Mon Oct 5 22:46:48 EDT 2015

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
October 2015
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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Durga Puja  (Navaratri) - a festival of Devi  Worship ( October 13, 2015 
- October 22, 2015)

Devi worship is, worship of God’s glory, of God’s greatness and 
supremacy. It is adoration of the Almighty. The worship of Devi, the 
universal Mother, leads to the attainment of knowledge of the Self. 
Sakti is all. She can do anything. She can make or mar. She can mend or 
end. For the sake of the continuance of Her Divine Play here, She 
Herself, as Avidya-Maya, has veiled the Truth from you and bound you to 
this Samsara. When She is propitiated through the practice of sincere 
devotion and unconditional self-surrender, She, as Vidya-Maya, removes 
the veil and enables you to perceive the Truth.

  No one can free himself from the thralldom of mind and matter without 
Mother’s grace. The fetters of Maya are too hard to break. If you 
worship Her as the great Mother, you can very easily go beyond Prakriti 
through Her benign grace and blessings. She will remove all obstacles in 
the path, and lead you safely into the illimitable domain of eternal 
bliss, and make you absolutely free. Swami Sivananda << More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/navaratri/index.htm>

Durga Saptsati ( audio) <http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm>

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Chidananda Darshan - through Life incidence of Guru Maharaj
Birth Centenary Celebration of Guru Bhagawan Sri Swami Chidanandaji 
Maharaj at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad.
<http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm>
"Tender Love For Tiny Creatures"
His cult of non-violence is extended even to the small irritating 
insects like bugs and mosquitoes whom people kill almost by reflex 
action and do not feel any qualms whatever. Swamiji endures their stings 
and allows them to have their own way with his
body. Once while he was doing Kirtan of the Lord's Name, a disciple saw 
a mosquito sitting on his body and attempted to drive it out. Before he 
could reach him Swamiji indicated by sign not to disturb the creature. 
After the Kirtan was over Swamiji told him,
"The hungry one having appeased its hunger goes away automatically; you 
need not drive it out."
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There was an incident at Kotdwar. While Swamiji was giving his address a 
poisonous insect flew towards him. Yogesh Bahugunaji, a devotee in his 
company, at once attempted to drive it out. Swamiji, who was then 
seriously engaged in making an important point, did not lose sight of 
this. He signalled to Bahugunaji to leave the insect alone and continued 
his talk. After sometime he took the insect tenderly and got it seated 
on his palm, assuring it perfect, security, as it were. This is the 
unique Brahmi Sthiti of the sage
who in spite of all his busy schedule in Vyavahara is constantly 
vigilant to observe Ahimsa and love for all creatures at all times.

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Yoga Learning from a book " Yoga a way of Life" by Swami Adhyatmananda

Surya Namaskara or Sun Salutation ("salute to the sun"), is a common 
sequence of Hatha Yoga asanas. Its origins lie in a worship of Surya, 
the Hindu Solar deity. This sequence of movements and poses can be 
practised on varying levels of awareness, ranging from that of physical 
exercise in various styles, to a complete sadhana, which incorporates 
asana, pranayama, mantra and chakra meditation.

The physical base of the practice links together twelve asanas in a 
dynamically performed series. These asanas are ordered so that they 
alternately stretch the spine backwards and forwards. When performed in 
the usual way, each asana is moved into with alternate inhalation and 
exhalation (except for the sixth asana where the breath is held in 
external suspension). A full round of Surya namaskara is considered to 
be two sets of the twelve poses with a change in the second set to 
moving the opposite leg first through the series.<< More>> 
<http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/Sun_salutation.pdf>

Yogasana Postures 
<http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/yogasana_%20posture.htm> ( video Clip )

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Highlighting the News & Upcoming events

Sri Chidananda Birth Centenary Celebrations commenced 
<http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/appeal.htm> 
Divya Jivan Newsletter, October 2015 with three days satsang programs in 
holy company of Mahatmas, starting from Sept 24, 2015. Large number of 
devotees joined satsang and Paduka pujan in the morning which followed a 
ground breaking ceremony by Pujya Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj to 
commence the construction of Swami Chidananda Centenary Memorial Yoga 
Bhawan at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad.

The highlight of the evening satsang was the release of the book 
"Prakash Punj" a Gujarati translation (by Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji 
Maharaj) of book “Light Fountain" by H. H. Sri Swami Chidanandaji 
Maharaj. The book originally priced Rs.100/ but it was distributed for 
token price of Rs.10/- only and 1900 copies were purchased out that 
evening alone. << More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202015/News_September2015.htm>

Celebrations continues..... "Jnan Yajna" from Nov 25, 2015 to Dec 6, 
2015: About 60 learned Saints, Sages, Scholars and Mandleshwars from all 
over India will perform Jnan Yajna everyday for eight hours encompassing 
Prasthan Trayaee Parayan ( Brahma Sutra, Ten Principal Upanishads and 
Srimad Bhagavad Gita)

HTML clipboard Please join us for the various programs, seva activities, 
satsangs and more....... during the 
*<mailbox:///C:/Users/M.%20Naik/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/0jtjlzd2.default/Mail/divyajivan.org/Templates?number=669560405&part=1.2&filename=appeal.htm>*Chidananda 
Birth Centenary Year ( Sept 24, 2015 -Sept 24, 2016). 
<mailbox:///C:/Users/M.%20Naik/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/0jtjlzd2.default/Mail/divyajivan.org/Templates?number=669560405&part=1.2&filename=appeal.htm>**"Be 
a part of it and Be benefited"

For the details, Please refer to Upcoming Event page. If, you plan to 
stay at the ashram, please contact the ashram #  079-26861234 email : 
sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com

HTML clipboard Upcoming 35 th Yoga Teachers Training course ( Dec 11, 
2015 - Dec 30, 2015 <http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>*) 
*Registration form 
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/YTTCDec2012_Registration%20Form.pdf>*. F*or 
further details, contact # 079- 26861234 / emailSivananda_ashram at yahoo.com/

News & Activity report for the month of September 2015 
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202015/News_September2015.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm>/ October 2015 
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_October%202015/DJ_Oct2015.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)

Chidananda Birth Centenary Celebrations (Sept 24, 2015 - Sept 24, 2016)
<http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm>

Gurudevarpanmastu!
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