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<font face="Arial Narrow"><font face="Arial">Sivananda
Ashram , Ahmedabad<br>
April 2013 </font><br>
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<div align="left"><nobr> </nobr>OM Namo Bhagawate
Sivanandaya !<br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya !<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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<font face="Arial Narrow"><b>Sri Ramnavami Utsav ( April
20, 2013 ) <br>
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<font face="Arial Narrow"> <img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
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align="left">"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!.......<br>
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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<a
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</b></font></font><font face="Arial Narrow"><b>Sri
Hanuman Jayanti ( April 25, 2013) </b><br>
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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."<br>
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"Hanuman ranks first amongst the heroes of the
world. His heroic deeds, wonderful exploits and
marvelous feats of strength and bravery cannot be
adequately described.He is a Chiranjeevi. He is
everywhere. He who has eyes and devotion beholds him
and receives his blessing" Swami Sivananda <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/hanuman/index.htm"><<
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<big><b>Ea</b><font face="Arial Narrow"><b><font
face="Arial Narrow"><b>rly Meditation Talk
from "Ponder These Truths by Sri Swami
Chidananda<br>
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<font face="Arial Narrow"><font face="Arial Narrow"> <img
alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
moz-do-not-send="true" height="174" width="150"
align="left">"Surrender" - " It is our
ego-sense that we surrender, the idea “I am
doing.” We surrender our self-will and put
ourselves into His hands, so that we act as He
dictates, we act as He teaches. So action is
there, but no more self-will, no more action
prompted by the mind, but action according to the
will of God, according to the wisdom teachings of
God and His saints."
<p> Surrender and activity do not conflict with
each other, but are part and parcel of a total
act of spiritualising yourself completely,
stepping aside and asking God to take over. If
God takes over, everything is under control,
everything is working perfectly. If we are
there, nothing is under control—mind is not
under control, senses are not under control,
everything is upside down. When you put yourself
under the will of God and His wisdom teachings,
then you are a self-controlled person. You will
not allow the senses to do whatever they wish or
the mind to do whatever it wishes. You will only
do that which is in accordance with the will of
God, the teachings of God and the saints. If it
is not in consonance with the will of God and
the teachings of the saints, you will not do
it." - Swami Chidananda<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm"><<
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<font face="Arial Narrow"><b>Yoga Learning from a book
"Yoga, A way of life" by Sri Swami Adhyatmananda</b><br>
<b><b><b><b><br>
</b></b></b></b>Yoganidra is a prolonged
Shavasan that leads to relaxation and finally
establishes in meditation. It is the art of conscious
relaxation. It is a technique which will allow you to
reach new sates of conscious awareness with acute
perception of both your physical and subtle body. As
you practice these techniques you will feel the flow
of Prana move through physical, emotional and
energetic blockages. The end result is the healing of
the body and mind and the expansion of consciousness.<br>
<a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)"
href="http://divyajivan.org/publications.htm">Yoganidra
CD</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>-
By Swami Adhyatmanandaji<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Yoga, A way of Life (<a target="_blank" style="color:
rgb(17, 85, 204)"
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/misc/yogadvd.htm"><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>DVD's , set
of two)</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>For
purchase of Yoga DVD-contact Ashram # 079-2686234 or<a
target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)"
href="mailto:sivanandaashram@gmail.com">sivanandaashram@gmail.com</a>
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Narrow"><b>Highlighting the events<br>
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<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/ashtalakshmi/index.htm">Maa
Sri Ashtlaksmi Patotsav </a>/ <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm">Utsav Ganga (April 28,
2013 - May 3, 2013 </a>)</b></font></b></font></b></font></b></font></b></font>
You are invited to upcoming religious activities at the
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<a
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the month of March 2013 </font></a><br>
<a href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan</a> / <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_april2013/T_2.pdf">April
2013 </a><br>
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<font face="Arial Narrow"><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm"><img
alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/adhyat-3.jpg"
moz-do-not-send="true" height="190" width="150"
align="left" border="0"></a><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="mailto:Sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com">Sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com</a>
/ # 079- 26861234<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/yttc/Reg.form_May2013%20.pdf">
Registration Form </a><br>
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<b><font face="Arial Narrow">Gitamrutam <br>
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</font></b><font face="Arial Narrow">To those men who
worship Me alone, thinking of no other, of those ever
united, I secure what is not already possessed and
preserve what they already possess.(9:22)<br>
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</font><font face="Arial Narrow"><font face="Arial
Narrow">Fix thy mind on Me; be devoted to Me;
sacrifice unto Me; bow down to Me; having thus
united thy whole self with Me, taking Me as the
Supreme Goal, thou shalt verily come unto Me.( 9:34)<br>
<img alt=""
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</font></font><font face="Arial Narrow"><font
face="Arial Narrow"><font face="Arial Narrow">He who
does all actions for Me, who looks upon Me as the
Supreme, who is devoted to Me, who is free from
attachment, who bears enmity towards no creature,
he comes to Me, O Arjuna! (11:55) <br>
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all duties, take refuge in Me alone; I will
liberate thee from all sins; grieve not. (18:66)<br>
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