[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, March 2021

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Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
   March 2021
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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"Worship of Lord Shiva" on the occasion of auspicious Shivaratri (March 
11, 2021)

"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.”

Offer this inner worship to Lord Shiva daily: “I worship the jewel of my 
Self, the Shiva residing in the Lotus of my heart. I bathe Him with the 
water of my pure mind brought from the river of faith and devotion. I 
worship Him with the fragrant flowers of Samadhi—all this so that I may 
not be born again in this world.”

Here is another formula for the supreme worship of the Lord: “O Shiva! 
you are my Self. My mind is Parvati. My Pranas are your servants. My 
body is your house. My actions in this world are your worship. My sleep 
is Samadhi. My walk is circumambulation of you. My speech is your 
prayer. Thus do I offer all that I am to you."- Sri Swami Sivananda << 
Read More>> <http://divyajivan.org/shivaratri/index.htm>


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Early Morning Meditation talks from "Ponder These Truths"  by  Sri 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/Immanence_God.%20htm.htm>

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

   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. <<  Read More>> 
<http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/Sun_salutation.pdf> / Jeevan Yoga 
Episode 14 <http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm> ( video clips )

47^nd YTTC  Yoga Teachers Training Course  (May 11, 2021 - May 30, 2021) 
: <http://divyajivan.org/SIVA%20Yoga%20Center/index.htm> Yoga Teachers 
Training Course (YTCC) at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad is organized under 
the guidance and leadership of Yogacharya  H.H. Sri Swami 
Adhyatmanandaji.  Sri Swamiji has conducted over 800 Yogasana Camps over 
the globe and He has trained more than 1000 yoga teachers. These 
teachers render both preventive and curative aspects of yoga teaching 
for well-being of body and mind across humanity around the world and are 
instrumental in spreading ancient Indian Culture and rich heritage.

YTTC offers a wonderful opportunity to experience the benefits of Yoga 
practices, including Hatha Yoga, yogic breathing, deep relaxation, 
meditation, yogic diet, all these in a beautiful and holy ashram 
environment. Our comprehensive Yoga Teachers Training Course provide a 
strong foundation for personal and spiritual development. It is design 
to further develop yoga student's skill in the science of Yoga and 
prepare them to teach yoga to others. During your stay, you will absorb 
yourself in the Yogic lifestyle and transform your body, mind and 
spirit.You will receive diploma certificate recognized by Gujarat 
University for details.

Covid restriction may limit the attendees enrollment  this time and 
there are other restrictions of negative Covid test twenty four hours 
prior to the start of YTTC for individual Yoga student is mandatory. 
Please contact the Ashram for the details by email
< sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com 
<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com>> 
orTelephone # O79- 26861234. Please visit our Guest Information page 
<http://divyajivan.org/GuestInfo/index.htm> for the details before 
planning your visit and help us make proper arrangements.

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Highlighting the News & Upcoming Events

After nine months of a break due to the Covid pandemic, transitions in 
the regular activities at the Ashram were smooth. All the precautions, 
wearing masks, social distancing, and restriction of a small group of 
devotees at one time and like were maintained to the full effects.

*Highlights of events in the Month of February 2021:*  Gita 
Jnana Yajana (Feb 2, 2021, to Feb 6, 2021) by Pujya Sri Swami 
VishnuTeerthji Maharaj of renowned Brahma Vidaypeeth Kailash Ashram at 
Rishikesh was organized at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad. Reiki Seminar 
for First & Second degrees and Regular Yoga classes in small batches 
went well as well. Devotees felt blessed to join /Homatmak Laghurudra/ 
performed at Lord Vishwanath Temple of the Ashram. And needless to say 
that Monthly Narayan Seva, food distribution to underprivileged families 
was carried out diligently by Ashram's Karma Yoga Team, as always.

Pujya Sri Swamiji Maharaj's daily satsang discourses are enlightening on 
"Patanjali Yoga Darshan", scriptural text of Maharshi Sri Patanjali, 
which is regarded as the most precise and scientific text ever written 
on Yoga. Chapter one, /"Samadhi Pad"/ has been explained to the core by 
Swamiji for the simple understanding of devotees. Also, Sunday satsang " 
Gitamrutam" on Bhagavad Gita are well received by all. You can watch 
them anytime through Sivananda Ashram Face Book page 
<https://www.facebook.com/sivanandaahm/> and Youtube also.

News & Activity Report for the Month of February 2021 
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202020/News>
News through Event Photos 
<https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO23Zyd5KGqRhU6_aD2k72mJTTlf6nmmawDNQDVzzUe-t90YoUtuMyyVEzW-FAo8A?key=QXZZcHdMUmhEZ3RfN3lEdi1ybF9aVmZmTTNyYjZn>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> / March 2021 
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_2021/DJ_%20March%202021.pdf>

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*Philosophy of Symbolism*

Lord Siva represents the destructive aspect of Brahman. That portion of 
Brahman that is enveloped by /Tamo-Guna-Pradhana/ Maya is Lord Siva who 
is the all-pervading Isvara and who also dwells in Mount Kailas. He is 
the Bhandara or store-house for wisdom. Siva minus Parvati or Kali or 
Durga is /Nirguna Brahman/ Himself. With Maya-Parvati He becomes 
the/Saguna/ Brahman for the purpose of pious devotion of His devotees. 
Lord Siva is the Lord of Ascetics and Lord of /Yogins/, robed in space 
/(Digambara)./

His /Trisul /(trident) that is held in His right hand represents the 
three /Gunas—Sattva, Rajas and Tamas./ That is the emblem of 
Sovereignty. He wields the world through these three /Gunas/. The 
/Damaru/ in His left hand represents the /Sabda//Brahman/. It represents 
OM from which all languages are formed. It is He who formed the Sanskrit 
language out of the /Damaru./

The crescent moon indicates that He has controlled the mind perfectly. 
The flow of the Ganga represents the nectar of Immortality. Elephant 
represents symbolically pride. His wearing the skin of the elephant 
denotes that He has controlled pride. Tiger represents lust; His sitting 
on tiger’s skin indicates that He has conquered lust. His holding a deer 
on one hand indicates that He has removed the Chanchalata (tossing) of 
the mind. Deer jumps from one place to another swiftly. His wearing of 
serpents denotes wisdom and eternity. Serpents live for a large number 
of years. He is /Trilochana/, the three-eyed One, in the /centre/ of 
whose forehead is the third eye, the eye of wisdom.

/‘Hoam’/ is the /Bija Akshara/ of Lord Siva.

He is /Sivam/ (auspicious, Subham), /Sundaram/ (beautiful), /Kantam/ 
(effulgent). /“Santam Sivam Advaitam”/ (Mandukya Upanishad).

I bow with folded hands crores of times at the lotus-feet of that Lord 
Siva who is non-dual, who is the Adhishthana, or support for the world 
and all minds, who is Sat-Chit-Ananda, who is the Ruler, the 
/Antaryamin/, the /Sakshi/ (silent witness) for everything, who is 
self-effulgent, self-existent and self-contained/(Pari-purna)/, who is 
the remover of the primitive /Avidya/ and who is the Adi-Guru or 
Parama-Guru or Jagad-Guru.

That Lord Siva I am in essence. /Sivoham, Sivoham, Sivoham/ - Sri Swami 
Sivananda << Read complete >> 
<http://divyajivan.org/articles/articles/siva/symbolism_shiva.htm>

SIVA the Lord of Universe 
<http://divyajivan.org/articles/adhyatma/SIVA_the%20Lord.htm> by Sri 
Swami Adhyatmananda
Rudram <http://divyajivan.org/Rudram/Rudrastkam.pdf> - with meaning


<http://divyajivan.org/articles/siva/holi.htm>
<http://divyajivan.org/articles/siva/holi.htm>
Holi - Festival of Colors ( March 21, 2021)
_"Gurudevarpanmastu"_
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