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of Sri
Gaurang Mahaprabhu by Swami Sivananda<br>
Sri Gauranga Jayanti ( March 11, 2009) <br>
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<p align="left"><b> </b>"Listen Swaroopa and Ramananda Raj! The
chanting of Krishna's Name is the chief means of attaining Krishna's
feet in the Kali Yuga. Sankirtan of the Name is the supreme healer in
the Iron Age. Sankirtan tantamounts to Vedic sacrifice. Sankirtan
destroys sins and purifies the heart and creates Bhakti. Chant the name
while sitting, standing, walking, eating, in bed and everywhere. The
Name is omnipotent. You can repeat the Name at any place, at any time. </p>
<p>"Listen, Swaroopa and Ramananda! I tell you about the mental
attitude with which the Name should be recited. </p>
<p>"Hari's Name should always be chanted by him who must be
humbler than a blade of grass (which is trodden upon); who is more
patient, forbearing and charitable than a tree (which does not cry out
even when it is cut down, and which does not beg for water even when
scorched to death, but on the contrary, offers its treasure to
whosoever seeks it, bears the sun and rain itself but protects those
who take shelter under it from rain and sunshine); who, however worthy
of esteem should, instead of claiming respect for himself, give respect
to all (from a sense of God's immanency in all beings). He who thus
takes Krishna's Name gets Krishna-prem". </p>
<p>"Glorified above all is the chanting of the various names of
Krishna which cleanses the mirror of Chitta (sub-conscious), which
extinguishes the great forest fire of the succession of births and
rebirths, which operates like the moonbeam upon the white lily of
spiritual well-being, which is the elixir of life of the bride Vidya,
which makes the ocean of bliss swell, which gives the chanter the
fullest enjoyment of that divine love at the utterance of each word,
and which bathes the mind and the senses in divine bliss.".......<i>Lord
Gauranga <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/articles/siva/biography_gauranga_mahaprbhu.htm"><<
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- Celebration (March 11, 2009)<br>
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<p>"Festivals like Holi have their own spiritual value. Apart
from the various
amusements, they create faith in God if properly observed. Hindu
festivals
always have a spiritual significance. They wean man away from sensual
pleasures
and take him gradually to the spiritual path and divine communion.
People
perform <i>havan </i>and offer the new grains that are harvested to
the gods
before using them.</p>
<p>There should be worship of God, religious gatherings and
Kirtan of the
Lord’s Names on such occasions, not merely the sprinkling of coloured
water
and lighting of bonfires. These functions are to be considered most
sacred and
spent in devotional prayers, visiting holy places, bathing in sacred
waters, and
Satsang with great souls. Abundant charity should be done to the poor.
Then only
can Holi be said to have been properly celebrated. The devotees of the
Lord
should remember the delightful pastimes of the Lord on such happy
occasions." - Swami Sivananda <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/articles/siva/holi.htm"><<
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Morning Meditation talks from "Ponder These Truths" by<br>
Sri Swami
Chidananda</font></b><b> </b></td>
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<p><b><img alt="" src="cid:part4.03020903.09010801@divyajivan.org"
align="right" height="174" width="150">Cultivate Peace<br>
</b>"Radiant Divinities! Beloved
Atman! Cultivate <i>santi </i>(peace) within your heart. Cultivate
the habit of peace and serenity which is a covetable possession, that
is a positive force to take you
towards your supreme Goal. Cultivate <i>santi </i>in your mind and in
your heart, for it is a condition
prerequisite for the inward process of bringing the mind to rest upon
the Eternal and the Divine. There can be no concentration for one who
does not cultivate the habit of peace. The Lord poses this question in
the Bhagavad Gita: “<i>asantasya kutah sukham</i>?—How can happiness
come to one who is not at peace?” </p>
<p>The Supreme Reality, Atman-Brahman, is immeasurable peace,
profound, boundless, indescribable peace. The great transcendental
experience of your ancestors and of the supreme mystics of all times
and climes is that the Reality pervades everywhere, which means that
peace fills all existence. From their transcendental experience our
ancestors declared boldly that the Supreme Reality dwells in the core
of your own heart. One divine Reality dwells hidden in all beings,
which means that peace dwells within you permanently as the innermost
center of your being. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">When peace
pervades all existence and when peace ever dwells within you, why this
injunction to cultivate peace? Why are great books written on how to
find peace, the way to peace? Does it not seem a contradiction that
when peace is everywhere, when peace dwells at the center of your
being, that there is even a possibility of people being without peace
and therefore being deprived of happiness? <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm"><<
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><b><font color="#ffffff"><i> "Yoga,
A Way of Life" </i><br>
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<p class="CM11" style="line-height: 13pt;"><b><img alt=""
src="cid:part5.04080005.05060305@divyajivan.org" align="left"
height="305" width="171">OMKAR</b><span
style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "NBPDF C+ MST T 31c 9a 0","sans-serif"; color: black;">
- "Omkar Sadhana is the Prana
of Spiritual Sadhana.</span>Omkar is the best Pranayam<span
style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">."</span><span
style="color: black;"><br>
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<p class="CM11" style="line-height: 13pt;"><span
style="color: black;">"We do Omkar for four times in a
minute. So the pronunciation of one Omkar takes fifteen seconds.It will
be excellent if we
practise Omkar for five minutes to start with and gradually increase it
to
twenty minutes in the morning after waking up. Because during each
Omkar we get
extra oxygen for eleven seconds in comparison to routine breathing; so
within
five minutes we can get extra oxygen for 220 seconds. If we practise
prolonged
pronunciation of Omkar for three times in a day in the morning,
afternoon and
evening (each for fifteen minutes) we can get extra oxygen for 33
minutes in a
day.<o:p></o:p>The purification of blood occurs
by oxygen. The brightness of the eyes, beauty of the face, the shining
of the
skin, hearing and breathing capacity, speech, digestion power as well
as our
nervous system will function systematically. Our liver, kidneys,
pancreas,
intestine, adrenal glands, spleen, bladder, the vital organs like
cerebrum,
cerebellum, pituitary gland, heart, lungs etc. can function
systematically and
healthily due to this oxygen. The blood gets purified in the lungs. So,
the only
key of good health, long life and balanced life is the regular practice
of
Omkar.</span>..<span style="color: black;">The
practice of Omkar helps the seekers of meditation to concentrate the
mind.
There is a great contribution of Omkar to lead the mind on the
spiritual path."<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span
style="color: black;">"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 practise Omkar and
make our
life successful".</span><o:p>......- Swami Adhyatmananda <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/Chapter_1_Omkar%20.pdf"><<
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">For the
purchase
of the book contact<br>
Sivanada Ashram # 079-26861234<br>
<a href="mailto:sivanandaashram@gmail.com">sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com</a><br>
<big><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/Swamiji%27s_publications.htm">For
all the Books
on Yoga by Swami Adhytamananda</a></big><br>
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the News</font></b><br>
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<p><b><a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Divya_Tour2009/index.htm">Announcing
"Divya Tour 2009" of H.H.Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj</a><br>
</b></p>
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<p style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><font color="#000000">Divya
Jivan Sanskrutik Sangh, Sivananda Ashram (Ahmedabad) humbly announces
upcoming “Divya Tour 2009” of H. H. Sri Swami
Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj to <span></span>USA, <span></span>Canada &
UK commencing from June 7,
2009. </font></p>
<p style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><font color="#000000">Earnest
requests from
organizers at Kerney Mandir (New Jersey),
Milwaukee, Calgary, Toronto, Chicago and few others have made Pujya
Swamiji give green flag for "Divya Tour 2009" to the West in Summer
2009. In fact, Pujya Swamiji’s
wish was to withdraw from all public activities and go in <i>“Mouna”</i>
for
some
times in seclusion. But, Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj
and
Gurumaharaj Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj have planned for Him to go
to the West
instead, to fulfill Their Mission.<span> </span>With
Their Grace and Blessings “Divya Tour 2009” has unfolded and all
of us here in the West will be blessed with Pujya Shree's satsang &
darshan soon. </font><br>
</p>
<p>We are sure that there are many more devotees wishing to have
Satsang and Darshan of Sri Swamiji Maharaj at various places. So,
involved yourself in organizing the program in your area and get
benefited from His holy presence and wisdom teachings. Join in His
Mission of Service to Mankind and evolve in your Spiritual Sadhana to
achieve higher Goal in Life.<br>
</p>
<p>Swamiji's Program Schedule is getting prepared, so please
communicate through <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> <a
target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"
href="mailto:divya.tour2006@gmail.com">divya.tour@gmail.com</a></span>
with your preferences & convenience. You can find Tour related
information on <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Divya_Tour2009/index.htm">"Divya Tour
2009"</a> website. <br>
</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/misc/yttc_17,htm.htm"><b>17th
YTTC</b></a> was organized through SIVA(
Sivananda International Vedanta and Yoga Academy )at Sivananda Ashram,
Ahmedabad from Feb 12, 2009 – March 3, 2009. This was for a special
group of dedicated and committed yoga teachers from Taiwan and Japan.
The entire group consisted of 34 participants of senior yoga teachers
from Taiwan.<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/misc/yttc_17,htm.htm"><<
More>>.</a><br>
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style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: 700;"></span><span
style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: 700;"><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm"> Upcoming Satsang
at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad </a><br>
Chaitra Navratri (March 27, 2009 -April 2, 2009) Sri Ramcharit Manas
Parayan Daily from 4.00pm -7.00pm<br>
Ramnavami Utsav ( April 3, 2009) & Sri Hanuman Jayanti (April 9,
2009)<br>
Srimad Bhagwat Saptah (April 9, 2009 -April 16, 2009) by Pujya Swami
Adhyatmanandaji (daily discourses from 3.00pm -7.00pm) </span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/News2009/news_feb09.htm">News
& Activity Report for the Month of February 2009<br>
</a><a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan
(Gujarati)/</a><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Mar09.pdf">/March 2009<br>
</a><small><a
href="http://picasaweb.google.com/divya.tour2006/NL_march2009#slideshow"><big>News
in Slide Show</big></a></small><br>
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title=""What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday and our present thoughts build our life tomorrow. Our life is the creation of our mind.""><span
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<div align="left"><span class="body">“Always do good to others.
Be selfless.
Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is
the direct
way to Moksha or salvation.” - Swami Sivananda</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="body"><span style=""> </span>“Serve
all. Love all. Service of humanity is worship of God. There is no
greater yoga
than service of mankind." These are the sterling utterances of Gurudev.
He
was an embodiment of karma yoga."- Swami Chidananda </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="body">“Through selfless work,
love of God grows
in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time.
God can
be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.”- Ramkrishna
Paramhamsa <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"The best way to find yourself is to lose
yourself in
the service of others". “<span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Selfless
action is a source of strength” </span>- Mahatma Gandhiji </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style=""> </span>“Who
wishes to
secure the good of others has already secured his own.”- <span style=""> </span>Confucius</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;">“All the work
you do, is done for your own salvation, is done for your
own benefit.” - Swami Vivekananda<br>
<o:p> </o:p><br>
<span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"When
faith replaces doubt,
when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God
brings to
pass His purposes." - Thomas S. Monson</span></p>
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