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</b></font><font color="#ffffff"><b>Sept 8 , 2009 marks the
</b></font><b><font color="#ffffff">Birth
Anniversary of Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj </font></b><font
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<img alt="" src="cid:part2.06030101.08060604@divyajivan.org"
align="left" height="171" width="135">"Gurudev’s life after
Self-realisation, after becoming an enlightened
sage and shining as a great light of the Himalayas, was a saga of
selfless service—service of the poor, service of the suffering, service
of the sick, service of the distressed, service of spiritual aspirants
and seekers, service of all humanity, service of the whole world. In
diverse, numerous ways, his entire life was one great, continuous
stream of selfless service. He had even forgotten how to think of
himself; he could only think of others. He lived thinking of others:
"In what way can I be of benefit, in what way can I serve?" That was
Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj till the very last days."<br>
<p>"Gurudev declared in one of his eighteen handwritten
autobiographical epistles: "I live to serve, to feed the hungry, to
clothe the naked, to raise the fallen, to console the distressed. This
is my mission in life." And anyone who has known him, anyone who has
lived with him, anyone who has seen him instantly recognised: "Here is
a totally selfless, dedicated human being." He fulfilled to the very
letter the scriptural description of this type of realised soul, who
having attained illumination, having done everything that has to be
done, having no desires because all their desires have been fulfilled
through God-realisation, are seen to be, in the words of the Gita,
"intent on the welfare of all creatures."</p>
<p>Rare it is to find a parallel to the type of life—of lofty,
sublime selflessness and total, wonderful, dedicated selfless service
of all God’s creatures—that Gurudev was and placed before us as an
ideal. It is to this embodiment of selflessness and selfless service,
this great expounder of <i>
nishkama-karma-yoga, </i>who boldly declared, "Service of humanity is
worship of God," that we pay our homage. May his blessings be upon us
all! - Swami Chidananda <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/sivananda/index.htm"><<
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><b><font color="#ffffff">Navratri
- a festival of self-restrain ( September 19,
2009 - Sept 29, 2009 )</font></b><br>
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<p>"The central purpose of existence is to recognise your eternal
identity with the supreme Spirit. It is to grow into the image of the<img
alt="" src="cid:part3.09050805.08090901@divyajivan.org" align="right"
height="218" width="157">
Divine. The supreme One embodies the highest perfection. It is
spotless purity. To recognise your identity with That, to attain union
with That, is verily to grow into the very likeness of the Divine. The
aspirant, therefore, as his initial step, has to get rid of all the
countless impurities, and the demoniacal elements that have come to
cling to him in his embodied state. Then he has to acquire lofty
virtues and auspicious, divine qualities. Thus purified, knowledge
flashes upon him like the brilliant rays of the sun upon the crystal
waters of a perfectly calm lake."<br>
"This process demands a resolute will, determined effort and arduous
struggle. In other words, strength and infinite power are the prime
necessity. Thus it is the Divine Mother who has to operate through the
aspirant. Let us now consider how?" ........Swami Sivananda<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/navaratri/index.htm"> << More
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<font color="#006600"><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/navaratri/devi_mahatmya.htm">Devi
Mahatamya - </a></font><font color="#000000">Swami Krishnananda<br>
</font><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/realaudio/mangal_kari_mata.ram">Mangal
Kari Bhavani" </a>(Audio Clip)<br>
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><font color="#ffffff"> <b>"
The Holy Stream"...........Life Divine of His Holiness Sri Swami
Chidanandaji Maharaj (</b></font><b><font color="#ffffff"> on His Birth
Anniversary</font><font color="#ffffff"> September 24, 2009 </font><font
color="#ffffff">)</font><font color="#ffffff"> </font></b></td>
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<p>The story of Swami Chidananda has been a story of total
divinisation of the human personality. It is a story of silent service
and<img alt="" src="cid:part4.09020005.01030003@divyajivan.org"
align="right" height="174" width="150"> complete self-effacement. On
the basis of the profound authority of
his personal experience and direct realisation, therefore, this
peerless saint of the Himalayas could proclaim to the world of seekers:
"Yoga is not only in Nirvikalpa Samadhi. It is in every moment.
.............."<br>
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<p>"How Rama came into his life is an instructive lesson to every
seeker. To him in his childhood He came as the idol Kodanda Rama, whom
he worshiped and in whom he had his whole being. At a later stage, He
came to him in the shape of the unfortunate lepers. Then a time came
when the Lord appeared before him in the form of the inspired words of
Ramdas. Next, the life of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa rose before him as a
beckoning ideal. Saints and mystics blessed him. At last, the Lord gave
him Darshan in the form of his Sadguru. Sivananda entered into his very
being. He was filled with devotion to Guru. Sivananda dwelt in him and
he dwelt in Sivananda..................."<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/chidananda/index.htm"> <<
More>> </a><br>
<a href="http://www.dlshq.org/books/eo1.htm">The Holy Stream</a>
- Biography of Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj by Sarat
Chandra Behera<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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>"Dying to The Little Self"</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">".......What Guru Maharaj has summed up as,
“Die to live, lead the divine life.” “When shall I be free? When I
shall cease to be.” “Then shall I be free, when I shall cease to be.”
Then shall be the great orb, the great sunrise of God-awareness,
God-consciousness, the great day of days, of rejoicing, of hallelujah,
of <i>vijaya </i>(victory). And forever this human consciousness is
set to rest, <i>atyantika abhava </i>(total, complete absence) of the
false “I”. “For it is in dying to the little self that one attains to
ever-lasting life.” It does not mean some grand or imaginary, fanciful,
post-mortem stage or other-worldly stage. Everlasting life is here and
now, and dying to the little self is the process of Yoga.<br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This “dying to the little self” of St.
Francis and those words of Gurudev are all built into these spiritual
processes called <i>nishkama-karma-yoga </i>and <i>bhakti yoga</i>,<i>
</i>where the <i>jivatman </i>has no
time to think of himself. All thought is upon the beloved, upon the
Lord, upon the <i>ishta devata</i>,<i> </i>upon the Universal Being.
And it proceeds to an oblivion of the little self by constant focusing
upon the Supreme Reality, meditation" - 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 (
Latest
Release ) <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sheetali and Shidhkari Pranayam</b><br>
The word "sheetali" means cooling in
Sanskrit, it
is taken from the original word "Sheetal" which is soothing or cold.
The practice of sheetali breathing calms the mind, reduces the stress.
It cools
the body and mind, The blood pressure is also lowered. This pranayama
is very
effective in hyper acidity or even ulcers. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sit in Padmasana or Cross legged position in
which the body
can be relaxed and spine is erect. Then start inhaling through mouth by
rolling
the tongue, make sure that the air passing in is cooled via tongue.
Initially 4
seconds inhale through mouth while rolling the tongue and exhale for 6
seconds
through both nostrils, this can be practiced for about 5 minutes. With
practice
one can increase the counts to 4:8, or 5:10 or 6:12 seconds. <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/sheetali_Shidhkari.pdf"><<
More>></a><br>
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</i></font></b><font color="#ffffff"><b>"Divya
Tour
2009" of Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj<br>
(May 30, 2009 - September 18, 2009) <br>
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<img alt="" src="cid:part5.07070702.08030706@divyajivan.org"
align="left" height="174" width="133">With the Grace & Blessings
of Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji
Maharaj and Gurumaharaj Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj Divya Tour
2009 of Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj concluded in USA, Canada and
UK on August 31, 2009. It is
in its last segment to Scotland and Germany. Morning Yoga and evening
spiritual
discourses were organized
all across USA & Canada. A week of Yoga camp and Jnana Yajna at
Los Angeles,
Yoga workshop at Salt Lake City, Sri Krishna Janmotsav at Calgary,
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Chicago and Yoga workshops in London
are a
few programs to highlight on concluding of Divya Tour 2009 in USA,
Canada & UK.<font size="3"> <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Divya_Tour2009/index.htm"><<
More >> </a></font><b><small><br>
<br>
<a
href="http://picasaweb.google.com/divya.tour2006/DivyaTour2009#slideshow/5375541376336071474"><big>Divya
Tour 2009 - News
in Slide Show</big></a><br>
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the Ashram News</font></b><br>
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<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/News2009/news_aug09.htm">News
& Activity Report for the Month of August 2009</a>
- Auspicious Shravan month celebration, Sri Krishna Janmotsav and Sri
Chidananda Smruti Pravachan by learned Mahatama Dr. Sri Swami
Muktananda Puriji Maharaj are some of the programs to highlight during
the month of August at the Ashram. <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/News2009/news_aug09.htm"><<
More>></a> <br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm">Upcoming YTTC
( Dec 11, 2009 - Dec 30, 2009)</a> - For more details, contact <a
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"
href="mailto:Sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com">Sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com</a>
/ # 079- 26861234 <br>
<a href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan
(Gujarati)</a>/ <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Sept09_final.pdf">September
2009</a><br>
<small><a
href="http://picasaweb.google.com/divya.tour2006/NL_Aug2009#slideshow/5364629412076769234"><big>News
in Slide Show</big></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><o:p></o:p> Sadhana should be
as much a part of your daily life as
eating, drinking and breathing.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> Disharmony of thought, word
and deed is the cause for all
troubles, miseries and quarrels in this world.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> Soak your life with
remembrance of Lord. Dedicate your all
to Him. See Him in everyone.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> If any one proves to be
faithless to you, be faithful to him
always.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left">If you are truthful and pure in
your daily life, you will
inherit the Kingdom of God.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> Forget and forgive.You will
have peace. You, will become
divine.<b><span
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