[Chidananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter - April 2021

Mon Apr 5 00:29:50 EDT 2021

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
   April 20121
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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   "The Transcendental Divinity, That Is Lord Rama" by Sri  Swami Sivananda
  On Sacred Sri Ramnavmi  (April 21, 2021)/**
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"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!

The noblest lesson embodied in the Ramayana is the supreme importance of 
righteousness in the life of every human being. Righteousness is the 
spiritual spark of life. Cultivation of righteousness is the process of 
unfoldment of the latent divinity in man. The glorious incarnation of 
the Supreme Being in the form of Lord Rama has exemplified the path of 
righteousness. Let mankind follow His footsteps and practise the ideals 
cherished by Him, for it is only thus that there can be everlasting 
peace, prosperity and welfare in this world.

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 << Read More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/ramanavami/index.htm>

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Early Morning Meditation talks from "Ponder These Truths" by Swami 
Chidananda

"The Divine Name"
"God is intangible: avyakta, adrishta, agochara (unmanifest, unseen, 
imperceptible). All this is made very clear in the Vishnu-sahasranama. 
He is gudhah (hidden): eko devah sarvabhuteshu gudhah (The one Lord is 
hidden in all beings). He is sukshmati sukshma (subtler than the 
subtlest), avangmano-gochara (not known by the senses or the mind), yato 
vacho nivartante aprapya manasa saha (whence all speech, along with the 
mind, turn back not reaching It). He is beyond thought, beyond speech.  
What then is the way to approach God?

"What is it that can link us with that which is beyond thought, speech 
and mind, beyond the grasp of the intellect? The path of the Divine Name 
in this Kali Yuga is the supreme, the least complicated, the most 
efficacious, unfailing, simple and powerful path."

The Divine Name is like a boatman who touches both banks. He comes to 
this bank and he can take us across, because he goes to the other bank 
as well. The Name has this great advantage. Jagat Guru Lord Krishna 
says: “He who repeats My Name at the time of leaving the body attains 
Me. He does not return once again into this mortal world.” Abheda, 
abhedata of nama and nami (The non-difference, identity of the Lord and 
His Name) has been established by the direct experience of those who 
have practised this path and attained perfection. -  Swami Chidananda << 
Read More>> <http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.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

OMKAR - "Omkar Sadhana is the Prana of Spiritual Sadhana. Omkar is the 
best Pranayam."
"The practice of Omkar destroys Tamasik thoughts and converts the 
Rajasik thoughts into Sattvik thoughts. In long term if the people 
living in all four directions on the earth start practising Omkar 
regularly, the mental conflicts can be eliminated. Selfishness will 
retire. Benevolence will be originated. The whole world can become a 
family. The contradiction will decrease and smooth conversation will be 
possible. The wind of pure selfless life will flow. Omkar is the highway 
of world peace and welfare. Let us practice Omkar and make our life 
successful"- Swami Adhyatmananda << Read More>> 
<https://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/chapter_1.pdf>

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Highlighting the News & Upcoming Events

46^th 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. 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.

* For Virtual Satsang schedule of Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj, 
Please refer to Divya Jivan Webpage 
<http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm>. Visit Sivananda Ashram 
Youtube Channel 
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggmYvvfNWjCFQXw49J4k1g> & Sivananda 
Ashram Face Book page <https://www.facebook.com/sivanandaahm/>*

News & Activity Report for the Month of March 2021
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202020/News%202021/News_March%202021.htm>
News Through Event Photos 
<https://photos.google.com/u/1/share/AF1QipMcXNalPVXh0gjqP-mn_CHoPCfZ5ZPmqAhBdzMEf89qucg2HJE7efVJUlE7zTL2_w?key=azNHdWpIRG9DbkdVRGs5cVlmSnF2cFdiWjJOdXp3>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> /April 2021 
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_April2021/DJ_April2021.pdf>

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Sri Hanuman Jayanti <http://divyajivan.org/hanuman/index.htm>( April 27, 
2021)

Hanuman was the living embodiment of the power of Ram-Nam. He was an 
ideal selfless worker, a true Karma Yogi who worked desirelessly. He was 
a great devotee and an exceptional Brahmachari or celibate. He served 
Sri Rama with pure love and devotion, without expecting any fruit in 
return. He lived only to serve Sri Rama. He was humble, brave and wise. 
He possessed all the divine virtues. He did what others could not 
do—crossing the ocean simply by uttering Ram-Nam, burning the 
demon-king's city of Lanka, and bringing the sanjeevini herb to restore 
the life of Lakshmana. He brought Sri Rama and Lakshmana from the nether 
world after killing Ahiravana.

Where Hanuman is, there are Sri Rama and Sri Sita and wherever Sri Rama 
and Sri Sita are praised and their deeds recited, there Hanuman is.

Glory to Hanuman, the blessed devotee of Lord Rama. Glory, glory to Sri 
Anjaneya, the mighty hero, undaunted warrior and learned Brahmacharin, 
the like of whom the world has not yet seen and will not see in time to 
come.
May his blessings be upon you all. Let us sing his glory now! << Read 
More <http://divyajivan.org/hanuman/index.htm>>>

21^st Brahmotsav of Sri Sri Ashtalaxmi Bahvan & Sri Chidananda Dhyana 
Mandi <http://divyajivan.org/ashtalakshmi/index.htm>r (April 29, 2021)

Eighfold Laxm 
<http://divyajivan.org/ashtalakshmi/ashtalakshmi_chida.htm>i - By Swami 
Chidananda  / Sri Yantra <http://divyajivan.org/ashtalakshmi/sri-yantra.htm>

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