[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, April 2016
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Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
April 2016
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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"Glory to Sri Rama and HIS Name!" On auspicious Ramnavami Utsav (April
15, 2016)
"The Name of Lord Rama is the greatest purifier of the heart. It wipes
away all one's sins. Not only this, but it wipes away the sinful
tendencies as well. The Name is sweeter than the sweetest of objects. It
is the haven of peace. It is the very life of pure souls. It is the
purifier of all purifying agencies. It quenches the consuming fire of
worldly desires. It awakens the knowledge of God. It bathes the aspirant
in the, ocean of divine bliss. Glory to Sri Rama and His Name!.......
None but the righteous can be truly happy. None but he who has the
correct sense of duty and the will for its implementation can be said to
live worthily. One must be imbued with a definite conviction about the
supremacy of moral principles, ethical values and spiritual ideals.
These ought to guide one's day-to-day actions and serve as powerful
means for the culture of the human personality. That is the purpose of
life. That is the way to Self-realisation. That is the message and the
mission of Lord Rama's Life on earth......- Swami Sivananda << More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/ramanavami/index.htm>
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"Guru Darshan" - through Life incidence of Guru Maharaj Swami
Chidanandaji Maharaj
Birth Centenary Celebration of Guru Bhagawan Sri Swami Chidanandaji
Maharaj (Sept 24, 2015 -Sept 24, 2016)
<http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm>
Chidananda - Giridhari : There is the story of Giridhari for whom
history may not have any time to space. Swamiji looked after Giridhari
more than what he could have perhaps done for his dearest disciple. For
twenty years or more, the patient was unable to walk and Swamiji was
sending him food and looking after him in every possible way all these
years. He used to send the best available medicines and small little
presents every now and then from far off America to the poor little hut
of Giridhari.
Mother Yvonne Lebeau, who chanced to find him in that wretched
condition, did her best to preserve his life. The patient was so adamant
that he refused to take even orange juice or grape juice. But the moment
he was given to understand that Swamiji would return soon and that if he
wished to remain alive to see Swamiji, he had to take at least the
liquid fruit juice, he at once yielded. Then a miracle did happen. It so
happened that Swamiji came back to Ashram two and half months ahead of
the schedule. Swamiji went to Dhalwala to see Giridhari. He sat nearby
and softly said "You can leave your body now. You can go in peace."
Giridhari remained cheerful for sometime and then left his mortal coil.
Surrender And Be Secured : Swami Chidanandaji teaches us how to become
secure. "If we only knew that what God does is always for our good, we
would be like the kitten and not like the baby monkey. The baby monkey
hangs on to the mother, and when the mother jumps from branch to branch,
sometimes it loses its grip, falls down and dies. But the kitten lies
down in one corner and cries for the mother. The mother cat comes and
takes it away. There is no chance of the kitten falling down.
"We would know that self-effort is made only in order to know that no
self-effort is necessary and we would surrender. 'Thy will be done'
would always be our prayer
<< More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/Gurudarshan.htm>
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Brahmotsav of Sri Sri Ashtalaxmi Bahvan & Sri Chidananda Dhyana
Mandir/Sri Ashtalaxmi Darshan
Devi is synonymous with Sakti or the Divine Power that manifests,
sustains and transforms the universe as the one unifying force of
Existence. By Devi or Sakti we mean the presupposition of all forms of
existential power, the power of knowledge, of omniscience. These powers
are the glorious attributes of God—you may call Him Vishnu or Siva or as
you like. In other words, Sakti is the very possibility of the
Absolute’s appearing as many, of God’s causing this universe. Sakti and
Sakta are one; the Power and the one who possesses the Power cannot be
separated; God and Sakti are like fire and heat of fire.
Devi-worship or Sakti-worship is therefore worship of God’s glory, of
God’s greatness and supremacy. It is adoration of the Almighty. - Swami
Sivananda <<more>> <http://divyajivan.org/ashtalakshmi/index.htm>
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Yoga Learning from a Yoga GURU, Swami Adhyatmananda
Upcoming 37^th YTTC (May 21, 2016 - Jun 9, 2016)
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>
Transform your life to Yoga way of Living. Enhance your skill in Yoga,
be a teacher and spread the knowledge to others. On completion of three
weeks residential YTTC and successfully passing the test including
theory and practical, the graduate will receive a diploma certificate
recognized by Gujarat University.
It is organized under the guidance & leadership of Sri Swami
Adhyartmanandaji Maharaj, who has conducted over 770 Yoga camps in the
East & the West. Ashram's holy atmosphere is ideal for enhancing your
spiritual growth as well as the skill in the science of Yoga. You can
still enroll. Contact the ashram for the details -
sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com / Registration form
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/37th%20YTTC%20_May%2021,%202016%20to%20June%209,%202016.pdf>
( Please note the change in the dates from earlier post)
"Patanjali Yoga Darshan" a discourse given by Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji
at "Philosophers Meet" organized by Gujarat University. Swamiji wrapped
up the essence of Patanjali Yoga Philosophy in very simple way to the
understanding of even the beginners. There are so many commentaries on
this text by many learned scholars, Spiritual Masters and Philosophy
Teachers. Swamiji laid emphasis on regular practice of the knowledge
learned from this text rather then just reading, discussing and
intellectually understanding the subject. ( Divya Jivan spiritual
journal - April issue page # 13- 16 ( Gujarati )
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_April%202016/DJ_April%202016.pdf>
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Highlighting News & Upcoming Events
Birth Centenary Celebration of Guru Bhagawan Sri Swami Chidanandaji
Maharaj Continues ........
<http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm>Srimad
Bhagawat Katha by H. H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj on Vyasa Asan(
Feb 29, 2016 - March 6, 2016).
Jnan Yajana for seven days during Srimad Bhagawat Katha with daily
discourses (from 3.30 pm to 7.00pm) impregnated with wisdom of Karma
Bhakti & Jnana by Pujya Swamiji Maharaj - was indeed a spiritual feast
for the Devotees at the ashram. Pujya Swamiji narrating the glories of
Lord's Vishnu, Lord Rama Avatara, Sri Krishna Janmotasav, Sudama Akhyan,
the Bhagawat dharma, Sri Lallaji's Sringar darshan, daily Kirtan, Lord
Krishna's departure, Uddhav Gita and more......... all were wonderful.
We are happy to bring you Sri Lallaji's daily Sringar darshan during
Srimad Bhagawat Katha. Prabhu Darshan & /Smarna /is just enough for the
true devotee to reach HIS beloved ..........the most enlightening
Meerbai's bhajan ( /Kaisi lagan lagai prabhu tose/........../Teri pooja
Jeevan mera/ ) by Mrs. Upali Kar, an ardent devotee of Gurumaharaj Sri
Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj ! Her heart melting singing arousing that
bhav in the listener to go in
TRANS.<http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm>
Upcoming Utsav at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad:
<http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm> Sri Ram Janmotsav
<http://divyajivan.org/ramanavami/index.htm> ( April 15, 2016), Sri
Hanuman Jayanti <http://divyajivan.org/hanuman/index.htm> ( April 22,
2016), Sri Shankarachrya Jayanti
<http://divyajivan.org/Adishankaracharya/index.htm> ( April 23, 2016) &
Sri Ashtalaxmi Patotsav <http://divyajivan.org/ashtalakshmi/index.htm>
(April 29, 2016)
News & Activity report for the month of March 2016
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202016/News_March%202016.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> / April 2016
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_April%202016/DJ_April%202016.pdf>
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Gitamrutam
For a sage who wishes to attain to Yoga, action is said to be the means;
for the same sage who has attained to Yoga, inaction (quiescence) is
said to be the means.(6:3)
When a man is not attached to the sense-objects or to actions, having
renounced all thoughts, then he is said to have attained to Yoga.(6:4)
Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone; let him not lower himself,
for this self alone is the friend of oneself and this self alone is the
enemy of oneself.(6:5)
The self is the friend of the self for him who has conquered himself by
the Self, but to the unconquered self, this self stands in the position
of an enemy like the (external) foe.(6:6)
Sri Hanuman Jayanti <http://divyajivan.org/hanuman/index.htm> (April
22, 2016)
Gurudevarpanmastu!
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