[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter , February 2019

[Divya Jivan Newsletter]

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
February 2019
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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"Start Sadhana Now "- Sri Swami Sivananda

"Act now. Live now. Know now. Realize now. Be happy now.
Every death is a reminder. Every bell that rings says, "The end is 
near". Every day robs off from you one part of your precious life. 
Therefore, you should be very earnest in plunging yourself in constant 
Sadhana. Never fall a victim to fruitless regret. Today is the best day. 
Today is the day of your new birth. Start Sadhana now. With folded 
palms, bid good-bye to past mistakes and faults. You have learnt your 
lessons. March forward now with new hope, determination, and vigilance"

"Waver not. Fear not. Doubt not. Do something substantial in the path of 
Sadhana instead of wasting your time in idle pursuits and lethargy. You 
have infinite strength within you. There is a vast reservoir of power 
within you. Therefore, do not lose heart. Obstacles are stepping stones 
to success. They will develop your will. Do not allow yourself to be 
crushed by them. Defects remind you of perfection. Sin reminds you of 
virtue. Chose the positive path"

"Sadhana is spiritual movement consciously systematized. Sadhana is the 
purpose for which we have come to this place. Abhyasa and Sadhana are 
synonymous terms. The object of Sadhana is to release life from the 
limitations with which it is bound. Sadhana is a lifelong process. Every 
day, every hour, every minute, is an onward march. Obstacles are 
innumerable in this great voyage. But, so long as you hold God as thy 
guide, there is nothing to worry about. You are sure to reach the other 
shore." - Swami Sivananda<< More>> 
<https://www.divyajivan.org/sivananda/index.htm>

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Early Morning Meditation Talks from " Ponder These Truths " by  Sri  
Swami Chidananda

What Pleases the Lord?
"It is feeling that converts an ordinary action into a spiritual 
process, spiritualises your action. And that is the way of the devotee. 
It is specially the way of disciples and followers of Gurudev Swami 
Sivananda Maharaj; for he has given this secret, that the most important 
thing in spiritual life is the feeling, bhav, with which you engage in 
doing all things in the spiritual field. He revealed to us, he taught us 
the importance, the greatness, the indispensable necessity of bhav for 
successful spiritual life and successful spiritual sadhana."

"Let us purify our heart, and that purified heart will know the 
sublime bhav of devotion and love. And it is through such bhav that 
whatever we do, no matter how imperfect it may be, will become 
acceptable to the Lord as though it were perfect. Bhav, feeling of the 
heart, that is the one way of drawing down His grace. Think about it and 
cultivate it with diligence. Pray for it. Devotion, compassion, 
meditation, combined with bhav—everything in conjunction 
with bhav—becomes the highest qualification, pleases the Lord, draws His 
grace and makes your sadhana successful. God bless you!"  - Swami 
Chidananda <<More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm>
<http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm>

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Learning of  "Jeevan Yog" 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.

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.<http://divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/chapter_3_Prana.pdf>
<< Read More>> <http://divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/chapter_3_Prana.pdf> / 
Jeevan Yoga (TV Series)
<http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm>

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Highlighting the News and upcoming events

*Amrut Mahotsav Year of His Holiness Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj 
*: <http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm>This year Pujya Swami 
Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj has entered into his 75 ^th year. During HIS 
Amrut Mahotsav year Satsang programs, Spiritual Retreat, Pilgrimage to 
holy places, Srimad Bhagawat Saptah, Daridranarayan Seva, Anand Utsav at 
the Ashram, Satsang Tours, Yoga Retreat, Seva Projects and more.... are 
getting organized by the Ashram. Please contact the Ashram if you wish 
to invite Pujya Swamiji and arrange satsang programs at your center, 
temple, yoga group, Yoga studio etc. Be a part of Pujya Swamiji 's Amrut 
Mahotsv and be benefited!

You are invited to join with Ashram's devotees group for pilgrimage to 
Vaishanvo Devi (March 23, 2019 to March 28, 2019) and Srimad Bhagawat 
Katha (Oct 31, 2019 to Nov 6, 2019) by Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji 
Maharaj on Vyasapeeth in Rishikesh on the Bank of holy Ganges at the 
Parmarth Niketan Ashram. Plan ahead for these events, for more details, 
please contact the Ashram office by e mail sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com or 
by Telephone  # 079-26861234  Fax #  079-26862345

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News Through Event Photos 
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Q & A on Spiritual Life and Sadhana from “May I Answer That?”- by Holy 
Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.

Can truth be compromised in the sense that telling a lie is sometimes 
not only inevitable, but also indispensable? Will such a breaking away 
from truth be justified?

  Truth is truth and falsehood is falsehood. They are as wide apart as 
the terminals of a diameter of a circle or the north and the south 
poles. He who wants ethical perfection, who loves Dharma for the sake of 
the Supreme, ought to stick to truth however crucial be the 
circumstances, however tense be the situation. Think of Harischandra ... 
how he stuck to truth even in the face of trials. How his name is to 
stand, for all time to come, for truth undimmed! Harischandra was truth 
personified. That is why he is known as Satya Harischandra. This single 
instance is enough to sustain man’s living on a sound basis of truth, 
however disastrous and threatening be the crises one has to face. 
However inevitable and indispensable it be, and however much the 
situation demands to gain some selfish ends, falsehood should ruthlessly 
be avoided. Truth and falsehood cannot be linked together. Yoking of the 
one with the other is awfully absurd. No doubt, in the Bhagavata and 
other Puranas a few exceptional instances have been cited, where 
speaking untruth would be considered appropriate. But they are a matter 
of exception, they are not applicable to all times and all persons. For 
illuminating and interesting information in this connection, go through 
my book, "Ethical Teachings".Can truth be compromised in the sense that 
telling a lie is sometimes not only inevitable, but also indispensable? 
Will such a breaking away from truth be justified?


Gurudevarpanmastu!
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