[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, October 2017

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Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
October 2017
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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Deepavali , A Festival of light, Joy & Illumination ( October 19, 2017)

"The sun does not shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor do 
lightnings shine and much less fire. All the lights of the world cannot 
be compared even to a ray of the inner light of the Self. Merge yourself 
in this light of lights and enjoy the supreme Deepavali"

"O Ram! The light of lights, the self-luminous inner light of the Self 
is ever shining steadily in the chamber of your heart. Sit quietly. 
Close your eyes. Withdraw the senses. Fix the mind on this supreme light 
and enjoy the real Deepavali, by attaining illumination of the soul."
"May you all attain full inner illumination! May the supreme light of 
lights enlighten your understanding! May you all attain the 
inexhaustible spiritual wealth of the Self! May you all prosper 
gloriously on the material as well as spiritual planes!" - Swami 
Sivananda << Read More>> <http://divyajivan.org/Diwali/index.htm>

<http://divyajivan.org/Diwali/index.htm>
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Early Morning Meditation Talk from " Ponder These truths" by Swami 
Chidananda

The Immanence of GOD
"Eko devah sarvabhuteshu gudhah sarvavyapi sarvabhutantaratma, 
karmadhyakshah sarvabhutadhivasah (God, Who is one only, is hidden in 
all beings. He pervades all and He is the inner soul of all beings. He 
presides over all actions and He dwells in all beings). Three times the 
indwelling presence of God has been brought out in this single 
verse—sarvabhuteshu gudhah (hidden in all beings), sarvabhutantaratma 
(inner self of all beings), sarvabhutadhivasah (immanent in all beings). 
Sarvavyapi (all-pervading) only once, but the indwelling presence thrice 
within a single verse. Here also: saman sarveshu bhuteshu tishthantam 
paramesvaram (the Supreme Lord is equally present in all beings). Again, 
twice that I am within all creatures: ahamatma gudakesa 
sarvabhutasayasthitah, aham adischa madhyam cha bhutanam anta eva cha (I 
am the Self, O Arjuna, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the 
beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings)."

"Thus it is that immanence is key to divinity. Awareness of God’s 
presence within and without, in all beings, in all creatures, in all 
nature becomes the key, the secret of living in the awareness of the 
Yoga of the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga of the first 
verse of the Isopanishad. What more can I say? Be aware, be aware of 
God, aware of your relationship to Him, and make your life sublime and 
divine and attain the supreme, grand goal of all spiritual aspiration, 
of all spiritual life, of all spiritual sadhana, of all spiritual 
living, the grand goal of God-consciousness and divine perfection and 
liberation.all beings; I am the beginning, the middle and also the end 
of all beings)."  - Swami Chidananda << Read More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm>


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Learning of "Jeevan Yog" <http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm> 
from a Yoga Acharya Swami Adhyatmananda
Through TV episodes of "Jeevan Yoga" Series by Doordarshan Girnar

*//*Prana - "The true meaning of Prana is not only breath. The Prana is 
energy. It is universal power, brightness, light and intelligence. All 
these cosmic energies are named as Prana."Yatkinchit Jagat Sarvam 
Drishyate Shruyatepiva". This Prana is filled in all that we see and 
hear, the inside and outside of all things, all movement etc. in this 
world. << Read More>>

  The Prana is the source of all capabilities and the power in the 
universe. Prana is the only power behind the normal functioning of the 
system of respiration (inhalation and exhalation), blood circulation, 
digestion, excretion of urine and stool, system producing semen, 
structure of our bones and also the nervous system. The working 
abilities of sensory organs and motor organs improve as each cell  gets 
extra nutrition. The secret of beauty of skin, shining of the face, 
brightness of the eyes, intelligence power and development of mental 
power is the result of the practice of Pranayama. The practice of 
Pranayama means oneness with cosmic energy. Pranayama Sadhana opens the 
doors of subtle life from the gross life "-  Swami Adhyatmananda.<< 
More>> <http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm>.*
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Highlighting the news and upcoming events

Diwali Celebration  ( Oct 17, 2017 - Oct 19, 2017): 
<http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm> Come, celebrate  Diwali with 
us. Group Laxmi Poojan / Yantra Pooja on Dhanteras day, Oct 17, 2017 
from 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm at Sri Ashtalaxmi Bhavan.
Deepavali Annakut darshan on Oct 19, 2017 from 4.00 pm to 8.30 pm and 
join us in making prasad packages at night to be distributed to the 
underprivileged children and families next morning on New Year day.
New Year greetings, blessings & receiving prasad booklet from Pujya 
Swamiji Maharaj on Oct 20, 2017 from 7.00am - 9.00 pm

39 th YTTC (Dec 11, 2017 - Dec 30, 2017) : 
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm> YTTC at Sivananda Ashram, 
Ahmedabad is organized under the guidance & leadership of H. H. 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. 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. Please refer to our guest 
information page <http://www.divyajivan.org/GuestInfo/index.htm> for 
stay, travel details and more.

News & Activity Report for the month of  September 2017 
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202017/News%20_September%202017.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> /October 2017 
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_October2017/DJ_Oct2017.pdf>
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Q & A on Spiritual Life and Sadhana from “May I Answer That?”- by Holy 
Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.

*I am not able to practice meditation for more than ten minutes. After 
that my mind begins to wander on sensual objects.*

When you develop Ruchi or taste for Dhyana and Japa, you will be able to 
sit longer for Japa and meditation. Before going to bed, also in the 
morning at 4 o’clock, and before taking meal at noon, you should do Japa 
and meditation. Just as you take tea three or four times a day, so also, 
you should do Japa three or four times a day. Do not worry if the mind 
wanders. By gradual practice, it will come under your control. Do Kirtan 
when the mind wanders much. Do Nama-smaran while walking and working 
also— Sri Ram, Sri Ram.

If you are not able to sit in Padmasan for long, you can sit on a sofa 
and do Japa and meditation. It is not necessary that you should sit in 
Padmasan.
Give up onions and garlic completely. Give it up entirely. Do not 
prepare it at all at home. If you try to reduce it, one day you will 
take a little, another day you will be tempted to take a good quantity! 
A cigarette addict who wants to reduce cigarettes, takes a very few 
cigarettes on some days, but on some other days he smokes heavily, with 
a vengeance as it were, and more than compensates for the quantity 
foregone by him previously. Therefore, give up onions completely.

If you give nice cotton seeds and oil-cakes to your cow, it will cease 
to graze in your neighbour’s fields, it will give up its wandering habit 
in search of grass and herbs. Now your mind is running after Rasagulla 
and Peda which it has tasted. But if you give the mind the bliss of Japa 
and meditation, it will no more run after worldly objects. When you 
develop Ruchi for Japa and meditation, the mind will give up its 
wandering habit.

Happy Deepavali ! <http://divyajivan.org/Diwali/index.htm>


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