[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, February 2020
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Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
February 2020
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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Key to Bliss - "Meditation on OM" from Mandukya Upnishad
"OM, the word, is all this. Its further explanation is this. All that is
past, present and future is verily OM. That which is beyond the triple
conception of time, is verily OM."
ln this Upanishad, Varuna, the Lord of waters assumes the form of a frog
(Manduka) and praises OM. Varuna is the Rishi or Reveler of this
Upanishad. Brahman is the Devata; Anushtup is the metre. The person
qualified to study this Upanishad is anyone who wants to attain Liberation.
OM, the Pranava, the Omkara is the only symbol of Brahman, the Absolute.
Just as a sick man regains his equilibrium when the cause of the disease
vanishes, so also the Jiva, the individual soul regains his equilibrium,
the original state of pristine glory or divine splendor, oneness or
unity with the Supreme Self when the illusion of duality caused by
ignorance is destroyed by the knowledge of the Self.
The sacred monosyllable OM is the only name of Brahman, the Supreme
Soul. Brahman is nameless but in the relative plane a name is necessary
for giving instructions to the aspirants. Even the highest Brahman is
realized by means of a name only.
"OM is this;" "OM is the support;" "OM is Brahman;" "OM is the Akshara,
the immortal;" "OM is the Atman;" "OM is pure Chaitanya Consciousness;"
"The word OM is all;" "One should, with purity of heart, fix his mind on
the Atman through OM which is the Atman"- these texts of the Upanishads
declare that OM, Brahman and the Atman are one and the same. - Swami
Sivananda << Read More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/Meditation%20on%20OM/index.htm>
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Early Morning Meditation talks from" Ponder These Truths"
"Surrender" - " It is our ego-sense that we surrender, the idea “I am
doing.” We surrender our self-will and put ourselves into His hands, so
that we act as He dictates, we act as He teaches. So action is there,
but no more self-will, no more action prompted by the mind, but action
according to the will of God, according to the wisdom teachings of God
and His saints."
Surrender and activity do not conflict with each other, but are part
and parcel of a total act of spiritualising yourself completely,
stepping aside and asking God to take over. If God takes over,
everything is under control, everything is working perfectly. If we are
there, nothing is under control—mind is not under control, senses are
not under control, everything is upside down. When you put yourself
under the will of God and His wisdom teachings, then you are a
self-controlled person. You will not allow the senses to do whatever
they wish or the mind to do whatever it wishes. You will only do that
which is in accordance with the will of God, the teachings of God and
the saints. If it is not in consonance with the will of God and the
teachings of the saints, you will not do it." - Swami Chidananda << Read
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" Serie
<http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm>s by Doordarshan Girnar
What is Yoga? How Yoga can be done ?
Yoga: Advantages and Suggestions
What is Yoga? The common meaning of the word Yoga is 'to join'. This
word is derived from the Sanskrit element 'Yuj'.....Yoga means
"maintaining balance" in eating, walking etc. That is why it is said
that Yoga means balance in life style. 'Samatvam yoga uchyate.'
In addition to this Shree Krishna has given very beautiful and exact
definition of Yoga: 'Yogah karmasu kaushalam'. That means Yoga is one
where work is done with dexterity. What is this dexterity in Karma? It
means whatever you do, the job should be exact, it should not be
soft-padded or like a loosely filled bag: whatever you do, do it well,
properly organized.
Maharsi Patanjali defines Yoga as control of the leanings of the mind.
'Yogaschitta vrittinirodhah.' This is the highest aspect of Yoga
..........Swami Adhyatmananda << Read More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm>
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Highlighting upcoming event
<https://www.divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm> and news
H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandji Maharaj's Amrut Mahotsav year celebrations
continues <http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm>from May 3,
2019 to May 3, 2020
<http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm>..........Satsang
programs, Spiritual Retreat, Pilgrimage to holy places, Srimad Bhagawat
Saptah, Yoga Retreat, Adhyatma Tour and more.... have been organized
through out the year by the Ashram as well as devotee groups in India
and abroad. Be a part of Pujya Swamiji 's Amrut Mahotsv and be benefited!
*Free Acupressure Learning Shibir from Feb 15, 2020 to Feb 21, 2020 :
*Requires prior registration at the office by email to
sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com *
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"Worship of Lord Shiva" On Mahashivratri Utsav (Feb21, 2020)
<http://divyajivan.org/shivaratri/index.htm> - Continuous twenty four
hours Worship services at Lord Vishvanath Temple
<https://www.divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm>. Satsang and Bhajans
starting from evening and continuous through the night.**You
are**invited to join the celebration of holy Shivaratri & worship
services at Sivananda Ashram. Mahaprasad on Feb 22, 2020 . We humbly
request the devotees, who would like to stay at the ashram during
the Shivaratri Utsav to inform us in advance so that it will facilitate
proper arrangements for the guests. Please write email to
sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com. Please visit the
<http://www.divyajivan.org/GuestInfo/index.htm>Guest Information page
<http://www.divyajivan.org/GuestInfo/index.htm> for the details and help
us make your stay comfortable and memorable.
"The formal worship consists of bathing the Lord. Lord Shiva is
considered to be the Form of Light (which the Shiva Lingam represents).
He is burning with the fire of austerity. He is therefore best
propitiated with cool bathing. While bathing the Lingam the devotee
prays: “O Lord! I will bathe Thee with water, milk, etc. Do Thou kindly
bathe me with the milk of wisdom. Do Thou kindly wash me of all my sins,
so that the fire of worldliness which is scorching me may be put out
once for all, so that I may be one with Thee—the One alone without a
second.” - Swami Sivananda << Read More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/shivaratri/index.htm>
*Pilgrimage to Vaishanvo Devi - Siddhabari (March 3, 2020 to March 9,
2020) : *Please contact the Ashram office by e
mailsivananda_ashram at yahoo.com or by Telephone # 079-26861234 Fax #
079-26862345
45^th Yoga Teachers Training Course (YTTC) from May 11, 2020 to May30,
2020: <http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>Enhance your skill in Yoga,
be a teacher and spread the knowledge to others. You can accomplish all
that by systemically learning from a Master. Join YTTC at Sivananda
Ashram, Ahmedabad.
Concluding of Amrut Mahotsav celebrations of H. H. Sri Swami
Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj (April 29, 2020 - May 3, 2020) details to follow
..............Please send us write up, article, your experiences
expressing gratitude to Pujya Swamiji Maharaj if you wish, for Amrut
Mahotsav Souvenir by email to sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com
News & Activity Report for the Month of January 2020
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202020/News_%20January%202020.htm>
News Through the Event Photos
<https://photos.google.com/u/1/share/AF1QipMx9y9AUnEIRmpklLCjlQ5wByElTVXwECfIipFxtmxBaTMIgI-KUJatZIarVfboCA?key=ZUM1U2x5WVRGYm9PUGFvSktvdW5fbFk5SWRZLXZ3>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> / February 2020
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Feb%202020/DJ_Feb%202020.pdf>
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Parables of Sri Swami Sivananda
Parable Of The Ghee-Dyspeptic
A man took too much of ghee during a feast. He became ill. His digestive
functions had become paralysed. He went to a doctor. The doctor said to
him: "Please bring me one tola of ghee; I will prepare the medicine and
give you."
The sick man was wonder-struck; "O doctor, I am suffering only from the
effects of too much of ghee-drinking. Why do you wish to add to the
trouble?"
"My dear man, please bring the ghee. I will show you what to do with it.
The same ghee is your medicine now."
The sick man brought the ghee. The doctor added a few other ingredients
to it and administered it in the proper dose. The man was cured. His
appetite returned to him.
Similarly, by Karma is man bound to this wheel of birth and death.
Egoistic action done with desire for fruits brings about rebirth with
all its attendant miseries. The man approaches a saint for a cure. The
saint prescribes service, work or Karma again! Can work itself snap the
bonds of work? Yes. If the ingredients of selflessness and egolessness
are added to it; and if it is done, not for the purpose of securing
rewards here or hereafter, but for the purpose of curing one of the dire
disease of birth and death. Then it becomes Nishkama Seva that will
release man from this cage of Samsara.
H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandji Maharaj's Amrut Mahotsav year celebrations
continues <http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm>from May 3,
2019 to May 3, 2020 <http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm>
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