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</b></font><b><font color="#ffffff"> Glories of the Lord
Sri Krishna on auspicious Sri Krishna Janmashthami </font></b><font
color="#ffffff"><b>( August 14,
2009) <br>
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<img alt="" src="cid:part2.08070400.06030606@divyajivan.org"
align="right" height="166" width="131"><img
src="cid:part3.06080508.05010802@divyajivan.org" align="left"
border="0" height="225" width="156">"Sri Krishna is not merely a
historical man who came and went, like others, but the Eternal Purusha
who dwells even now and shall live in the everlasting future, in the
core of all manifestation. It is the Symbol of the Absolute descended
into relativity that we call Krishna, the ever-beloved protector of all
that breathe and air."<br>
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"So Sri Krishna is called an Avatara, a descent of God in the world,
of the Whole in the parts, of the Absolute in the relative. An Avatara
is different from a Rishi or a Jivanmukta who represents an ascent of
man to God, whereas the Avatara is a descent of God to man, consciously
and deliberately. Sri Krishna lived the universal life, laughed a
universal laughter, and walked on earth as the moving Spirit of the
universe. To worship Him is to be in the Presence of God; to know Him
is to realise the Self."<br>
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"What a grand life! The householder and the Sannyasin, the great
enjoyer and the great renouncer, the child and the sagacious, the
sportive and the contemplative, the human and the Divine, melt together
in the menstruum of Sri Krishna and exist as One! Truly, God is All,
and to God all are one. "He is woman and He is man; He is boy and He is
girl; He is the old one tottering with a stick; He exists pervading all
things" (Svetasvatara Upanishad, IV-3).<br>
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Sri Krishna’s life is a standing example of the omnipresence,
omniscience and omnipotence of God, of the fact of Divine Grace and of
individual instrumentality in the evolution and involution of the
universe. His life is a pattern of life perfect, of the attainment of
the ideal of the Superman, of the philosopher-statesman, the
sage-administrator, the human realisation in life of the divine
Transcendental Reality. Sri Krishna, as the ideal Superman, shows in
His life the way and the goal of life of all, explains how to live and
why to live. Life should aim at the direct knowledge and experience of
the Absolute, and it should be lived in a way which does not, at any
stage, violate the principle of this eternal Law, but affirms it in
every walk of life." - Swami Sivananda <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Janmasthami/index.htm"><<More>>
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<br>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Janmasthami/ideal_superman.htm">Ideals
of Superhuman- Swami Sivananda</a><br>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Janmasthami/index.htm">A
special
page with enlightening articles</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Janmasthami/Sri%20Krishna%20Stuti.htm"> </a><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Janmasthami/Sri%20Krishna%20Stuti.htm">Sri.
Krishna stuti</a>- audio clip <br>
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><b><font color="#ffffff">Worship
of Lord Sri Ganesh on auspicious Sri Ganesh Chaturthi ( August 23,
2009)</font></b><br>
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<font size="3"><img alt=""
src="cid:part4.07070105.03070003@divyajivan.org" align="left"
height="126" width="105">"Salutation to Lord Ganesha who is Brahman
Himself, who is the Supreme Lord,
who is the energy of Lord Shiva, who is the source of all bliss, and
who is the bestower of all virtuous qualities and success in all
undertakings." -
Swami Sivananda<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/ganesh/index.htm">A special
page with enlightening articles </a><br>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/ganesh/lord%20ganesh.htm">Lord
Ganesh - Removal of Obstacle </a> -Swami Krishnananda<br>
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<b><big><small><big><small><big><small><big><small><font
color="#ffffff"><big><small>Early Morning Meditation talks from"
Ponder These Truths" by Sri Swami Chidananda</small></big></font></small></big></small></big></small></big></small></big><font
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We Live in a Friendly World </b>- "We live in a friendly world in
which
everything that exists is eager to assist us. Everything seen, heard,
touched, tasted, smelled, thought about, imagined are all eager to help
in our evolution. As a matter of fact, they are not only there to help
evolution, but you have been put here amidst them in order to assist
and achieve your own evolution unto perfection. Everything wishes to
help us; all things are part of our evolution.This is the Truth
".........
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Fire is indispensable in the kitchen; otherwise, we cannot cook food. A
sharp knife is also indispensable for cutting the vegetables. And if we
use the indispensable factors of fire and steel with caution, they will
help us, and we will benefit from them day in, day out, year after
year.".......<br>
"Pondering this truth, one will behold the
world as God, behold the world as angelic and not demonic. And it will
arouse in one a great joy, a great hope, a great feeling of gratitude,
a great feeling of friendliness to all life around, for all things
around, animate and inanimate. For God made them all and put us amidst
them. May this truth enlighten your onward march towards the great
Goal!" - Swami Chidananda <span lang="EN-GB"><span style=""></span></span><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm"><<More>>
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><i><b><font
color="#ffffff">"Yoga , A way of Life" by Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
(Latest Release book ) <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><img alt=""
src="cid:part6.04010904.04060401@divyajivan.org" align="left"
height="219" width="144">Kapal Bhati
Pranayam : </b>Kapal in Sanskrit
means Forehead and Bhati in Sanskrit
means Shining. Practicing Kapalbhati on regular basis leads to shining
face
with inner radiance. Kapalbhati is highly energizing abdominal
breathing
exercise. What we do in Kapalbhati Pranayama ?<br>
In Kapalabhati we do quick exhalation and natural inhalation. Normally
exhalation takes one fourth of the time of inhalation.Quick exhalation
and
natural inhalation follow each other.................... </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p> <b>Bhastrika
Pranayam</b> : </o:p>The
meaning of the Sanskrit word ‘Bhastrika’ is ‘Bellows’,
thus the Bhastrika Pranayama is called the ‘bellows breath’. This form
of
breathing increases the flow of air into the body to produce inner heat
at the
physical and subtle level.<br>
Bhastrika
breathing is a dynamic and highly energizing abdominal
breathing
exercise requiring a large expenditure of physical energy. It is
accomplished
by breathing abdominally at the rate of 1-4 breaths per second, with
inhalations and exhalations equally emphasized and equally active. <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/chapter_4_Kapalbhai&bhastrika.pdf"><<
More>></a><b><i><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/chapter_4_Kapalbhai&bhastrika.pdf"> </a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b>“Each activity
of Yogi Should bring him near to the eternal
unfailing beauty of the Soul. This is a real sense and high value of
Yoga. Yoga
is like a vast sky which can envelop everyone, those who want peace
&
harmony.”- Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
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</i></font></b><font color="#ffffff"><b>"Divya
Tour
2009" of H. H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj<br>
(May 30, 2009 - September 18, 2009) <br>
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height="139" width="109"></font><br>
“Adapt, Adjust & Accommodate”,
make “Yoga, A way of Life”, not only Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji talks
about it on
the podium
but it reflects in each action of His. It is inspiring to observe Him
in action and
to
learn from the Life Divine (of HIS). What a blessings! to serve, to <span> </span>live
and to be in Holy company of <span>a </span>GODMAN, only the
fortunate are the ones, who
get such opportunity. Everybody essentially is Divine but the Divinity
expresses
through a few and rare ones. <br>
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<p><b>Here are the Testimonies.................</b>.</p>
<p><i>“Swamiji, as he is respectfully known, is an ordinary man
who
has mastered
extraordinary skills and discipline. He moves around the world with the
greatest of ease, more like a young butterfly than a 65-year-old man.
He is
kind, generous and extremely articulate and has a good sense of humor.
I spent
an hour talking with him and his special graces made my day much more
worth
living. It’s true when they say words cannot describe him.” – Celeste
Regal, reporter of Observer (New Jersey) <br>
</i> </p>
<p><i><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_12946092">Yoga
expert
coming to Utah</a> - "Many Americans think yoga is about stretching
and exercise. This month a
world-renowned instructor from India will lead four workshops in the
Salt Lake
Valley, explaining how it can be much more than that.<br>
Swami Adhyatmanandaji -- or Swamiji, as he is known -- has written
books on
yoga and philosophy while hosting hundreds of yoga camps all over the
world.
The Utah events are part of his global tour." - Peggy Fletcher Stack,
reporter of Salt Lake Tribune. <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<i><span></span>Divya Tour 2009 of H.H. Sri
Swamij Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj is progressing well and people are
reaping the benefits of yoga/spiritual teachings from Pujya Swamiji
Maharaj. Morning Yoga and evening spiritual satsang are being organized
all across USA. A week of Yoga camp and Jnana Yajana at New Jersey,
Murti Sthapna Mahotsav at Hindu Mandir of Madison, Gayatri Yajana at
Chicago, Yoga workshops at Tampa, Youth camp at Anoopam Mission are a
few programs to highlight the continuing of Divya Tour 2009 report </i>.<font
size="3"> <a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Divya_Tour2009/index.htm"><small><small><<
MORE>> .</small></small> </a><br>
<br>
</font><b><small><a
href="http://picasaweb.google.com/divya.tour2006/DivyaTour2009#slideshow/5361647395434434098"><big>Divya
Tour 2009 - News
in Slide Show</big></a><br>
<i><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Divya_Tour2009/media%20coverage/Gujarat_Times09_NJ.pdf">Gujarat
Times</a></i><br>
</small></b><i><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_12946092">Yoga
expert
coming to Utah</a></i><br>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Details
regarding the tour is
available on<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Divya_Tour2009/index.htm">
"Divya
Tour 2009". </a> Communicate through <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:divya.tour@gmail.com">divya.tour@gmail.com</a>, <br>
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<p align="left"><b>“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<br>
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</b> </p>
<p align="left"><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Divya_Tour2009/index.htm"> </a> </p>
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the Ashram News</font></b><br>
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"Guru's Grace alone
is sufficient for getting knowledge of Brahman" - Swami Sivananda </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" align="left">"If ever there is a
desire to remember GOD or longing for godly act or yearning for Japa,
Meditation and Satsang; know that it is due to GURUKRUPA ONLY" -
Swami Sivananda</p>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/News2009/news_july09.htm">Gurupurnima
Celebration at the Ashram</a><br>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/News2009/news_july09.htm">News
& Activity Report for the Month of July 2009 </a><br>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan
(Gujarati)</a>/<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_June09.pdf">July
-August 2009</a><br>
<small><a
href="http://picasaweb.google.com/divya.tour2006/NL_Aug2009#slideshow/5364629412076769234"><big>News
in Slide Show</big></a></small><br>
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"> <font color="#ffffff"><b>Geetamrutam
-</b></font><font color="#ffffff"><b> Nectar Divine from Srimad Bhagvad
Gita</b></font><br>
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Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the
fruits of actions be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.
(2:47)<br>
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Perform action, O Arjuna, being steadfast in Yoga, abandoning
attachment and balanced in success and failure! Evenness of mind is
called Yoga.
(2:48)<br>
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<div align="left">Endowed with wisdom (evenness of mind), one
casts off in this life both
good and evil deeds; therefore, devote thyself to Yoga; Yoga is skill
in action.
(2:50)<br>
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<div align="left">The world is bound by actions other than those
performed for the sake
of sacrifice; do thou, therefore, O son of Kunti, perform action for
that sake (for sacrifice) alone, free from attachment! (3:9)<br>
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<div align="left">Whatever thou doest, whatever thou eatest,
whatever thou offerest in
sacrifice, whatever thou givest, whatever thou practiseth as austerity,
O Arjuna, do it as an offering unto Me!(9:27) <br>
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