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face="Arial">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram , Ahmedabad<br>
March 2013 </font><br>
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<div align="left">OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya !<br>
Om Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya !<br>
Om Namo Narayanaya! <br>
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Shiva Worship on auspicious Shivaratri Utsav ( March
10, 2013 ) <br>
</b><br>
<img alt=""
src="cid:part1.03020602.02070007@divyajivan.org"
height="191" width="150" align="left">"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.”<br>
<br>
"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.” </font><font face="Arial Narrow">- Swami
Sivananda<a
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</b> </font><font face="Arial Narrow"><font
face="Arial Narrow"><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Rudram/Rudrastkam.pdf">Sri
Rudram</a></font><b>-</b>(sanskrit text in full
with Gujarati translation)<b><br>
</b>Sri Rudram chant is an ancient Vedic hymn in
praise of Lord Shiva, and is the oldest prayer with a
listing of various names of Lord Shiva.Through the
chanting of Sri Rudram, Lord Shiva’s various
attributes and aspects are invoked and worshipped.
Chanting the Rudram is considered to be of great
benefit. Sri Rudram comprising of Namakam and
Chamakam. It is also known as Rudraprasna. It is part
of the Yajur Veda and one of the greatest of the Vedic
hymns for all round benefits of mankind and is known
to remove all difficulties.<b><br>
<br>
</b><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm">Shivdarshan
( video Clips)</a></font><font face="Arial Narrow"><font
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<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm">Join
us in Shivaratri festival at the ashram </a></font></font></font></font><b><font
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</b></font><font face="Arial Narrow"><b><font
face="Arial Narrow"><b>Early Meditation Talk from
"Ponder These Truths by Sri Swami Chidananda<br>
<br>
</b></font></b><font face="Arial Narrow"><img
alt=""
src="cid:part7.07050204.01010207@divyajivan.org"
height="174" width="150" align="left">"Steadfastness
In Spiritual Practice" <br>
</font>"Whether you are a Vedantin, whether you are a
bhakta, whether you are a raja yogin, whether you are
a karma yogin, whatever path you are following,
whatever sadhana you are doing, whatever abhyasa you
are engaged in, you must be firmly centred in it, and
you must refuse to be drawn out of it by any
temptation, attraction, any outer force or factor."<br>
<br>
"The pilgrims who are passing by on the way to
Nilakanth are not concerned with Haridwar or Rishikesh
or Sivananda Ashram. They have come from villages
hundreds of miles around in order to reach Nilakanth.
They are only intent upon Nilakanth, reaching
Nilakanth, carrying water for Lord Mahadev."<br>
<br>
"Even so, be rooted in the Self. Be firmly established
in your ideal. Be firmly established in your quest. Be
firmly established in your abhyasa. Be firmly
established in your resolve. Do not budge from it. Do
not allow anything to draw you away from the central
quest." - Swami Chidananda <a
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</b></font><font face="Arial Narrow"><b><font
face="Arial Narrow"><b>Yoga Learning from a book
"Yoga, A way of life" by Sri Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
</b></font></b>Primary & Main Yogasana (Yoga
Postures) <br>
The Physical techniques of Yoga are the stepping
stones to meditation. According to Patanjali, Yoga is
the cessation of the modifications of the mind.<br>
In the beginning the primary prerequisite to peace of
mind is posture. Yogasana practiced to gain steady
posture, health and lightness in the body. All Yoga
postures are intended to directly or indirectly quiet
the mind. The majority of Asana have been devised to
build up different parts of the body and to develop
the strength required by the more advanced Physical
disciplines. The purpose of the yogasana is to
recondition the system, both mind and body, and to
develop the nervous and glandular systems. The
different Yoga postures have been devised to bring a
rich supply of blood to the brain and to the various
parts of the spinal column. The yogasana work by
stretching, bending and twisting the spinal column in
different directions to promote the health of the
nerves. When the body is purified, Prana (vital
energy) can be conserved and the individual becomes
healthy and conscious. <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/yoga%20_postures.pdf"><<
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alt=""
src="cid:part10.09000502.02040404@divyajivan.org"
height="190" width="150" align="left"><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm">29th
YTTC ( Dec 11, 2012 - Dec 30, 2012 ) at "SIVA"
(Sivananda International Vedanta & Yoga Academy)</a>
Yoga Teachers Training Course (YTCC) at Sivananda
Ashram, Ahmedabad is organized under the guidance and
leadership of Yogacharya Pujya Sri Swami
Adhyatmanandaji has conducted over 680 Yogasana Camps
over the globe. Our comprehensive Yoga Teachers
Training Course provide a strong foundation for
personal and spiritual development.<br>
<br>
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. 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, contact <a
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href="http://divyajivan.org/News2013/news_feb%202013.htm">News
& Activity Report for the month of
February 2013</a><br>
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GitaMrutam <br>
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</b>Arjuna said:<br>
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src="cid:part19.04040801.09050108@divyajivan.org"
height="85" width="409"><br>
Those devotees who, ever steadfast, thus worship Thee
and those also who worship the Imperishable and the
Unmanifested—which of them are better versed in Yoga?
( 12:1)<br>
The Blessed Lord said:<br>
<img alt=""
src="cid:part20.00020400.01010904@divyajivan.org"
height="94" width="413"><br>
Those who, fixing their minds on Me, worship Me, ever
steadfast and endowed with supreme faith, these are
the best in Yoga in My opinion.(12:2)<br>
<img alt=""
src="cid:part21.05090609.09050004@divyajivan.org"
height="60" width="375"><br>
Those who worship the imperishable, the indefinable,
the unmanifested, the omnipresent, the unthinkable,
the eternal and the immovable,(12:3)<br>
<img alt=""
src="cid:part22.03000700.05090203@divyajivan.org"
height="66" width="450"><br>
Having restrained all the senses, even-minded
everywhere, intent on the welfare of all beings—verily
they also come unto Me.(12:4)<br>
<img alt=""
src="cid:part23.00010902.09010803@divyajivan.org"
height="70" width="460"><br>
Greater is their trouble whose minds are set on the
Unmanifested; for the goal—the Unmanifested—is very
difficult for the embodied to reach.(12:5)<br>
<img alt=""
src="cid:part24.08090507.09050702@divyajivan.org"
height="71" width="390"><br>
But to those who worship Me, renouncing all actions in
Me, regarding Me as the supreme goal, meditating on Me
with single-minded Yoga,(12:6)<br>
<img alt=""
src="cid:part25.01020300.07080708@divyajivan.org"
height="66" width="442"><br>
To those whose minds are set on Me, O Arjuna, verily I
become ere long the saviour out of the ocean of the
mortal Samsara!(12:7)</font><font face="Arial Narrow"><b><br>
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