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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
July 2014<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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"Guru Mahima" on the Occasion of Auspicious Guru
Purnima ( July 12, 2014) <br>
<br>
<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
moz-do-not-send="true" align="left" height="191"
width="150">"The Sadguru is Brahman Himself. He is an
ocean of bliss, knowledge, and mercy. He is the captain
of your soul. He is the fountain of joy. He removes all
your troubles, sorrows, and obstacles. He shows you the
right divine path."<br>
"Guru is God. A word from him is a word from God. He
need not-teach anything. Even his presence or company is
elevating, inspiring, and stirring, His very company is
self-illumination. Living in his company is spiritual
education."<br>
"Guru is the Moksha-dvara (door to liberation). He is
the gateway to the transcendental Truth-Consciousness.
But, it is the aspirant who has to enter through it.
The, Guru is a help, but the actual task of practical
Sadhana (spiritual practice) falls on the aspirant
himself."- Swami Sivananda <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/gurupurnima/index.htm"><<
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</a><br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/articles/articles/Others/Siva_108_names.htm"> Sivananda
Ashtotra Shata Namavali</a><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/articles/articles/Others/Siva_108_names.htm">
</a><br>
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Early Morning Meditation Talk from "Ponder These
Truths" of Swami Chidananada<br>
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<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
moz-do-not-send="true" align="left" height="174"
width="150">"The GURU is HIS teaching "<br>
" By the light of the sun, the whole world awakens. By
the light of the sun, darkness is banished, slumber
gives place to wakefulness and sloth gives place to
activity. By the light of the sun, all beings in this
world see things, perceive things clearly....<br>
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Thus the sun is the awakener; the sun is the
enlightener; the sun is the marga darsaka (one who shows
the path). It is the sun that guarantees smooth,
unhampered progress towards each one’s destination. When
the sun is not there, one is, as it were, blind, even
though having eyes. In the life of a sincere seeking
soul, in the life of jijnasu, a mumukshu, a sadhaka, a
spiritual aspirant, the Guru is as it were, the Sun".<br>
<br>
"Just as the Guru is channel for the individual soul to
re-link itself with the universal Soul, even so, a
channel between our Guru and ourselves is called Guru-
bhakti. True Guru-bhakti is divine power, it is divine
force."<br>
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"The more adverse the circumstances, the greater the
manifestation of grace; the greater the manifestation of
Guru kripa. God's grace and Guru Kripa are the obverse
and reverse of the same coin. " "Guru Kripa is God's
grace manifesting in and through the Guru."<br>
<br>
"It is the Guru that points out the path and makes us
see the path clearly. He points out the pitfalls and
dangers upon the path, makes us alert, vigilant jagrit.
And, even as the sun initiates activity, so the Guru
inspires us to arise awake, seek knowledge, attain
illumination and become forever blessed. All this and
more the Guru does."<br>
<br>
"What is the sun if not its light? The sun is no sun if
there is no light. The sun is the sun because it
radiates perennial light, an inexhaustible, unbroken
supply of light even so, the Guru is His jnana
upadesa." - Swami Chidananda<br>
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"Glory to Guru" by Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
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<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Adhyat-6.jpg"
moz-do-not-send="true" align="left" height="176"
width="200">"Gurupurnima is the day for worshipping
the GURU. The Guru is a Master, but He never makes His
disciple a slave. Entire mission of Guru is to turn His
disciple into none else but great Guru only. The Guru
says “AHAM BRAHMASMI”, I’m Brahman. But never the less
“TAT TWAM ASI” you are that only. This purnima is a full
moon day. When there is no hindrance between sun and
moon, this moon shines in its full bloom likewise when
disciple totally surrenders to His Guru, he too shines
with Brahma Vidya. Brahma Vidya is knowledge of
Absolute. Brahma Vidya is the highest knowledge after
knowing that nothing remains to be known. It is the
grace of Guru upon his beloved disciple that after
having received Brahma Vidya, disciple has not to strive
for any more gain. He becomes full; he becomes
contented, he rejoices supreme BLISS. He dives deep in
the eternity and divinity."<br>
<br>
A Guru is necessary. Never finds fault in Guru, any
action by Guru will have a purpose in that; there is a
meaning in that. Accept His command, follow His
instruction, just be humble, feel his hardship and serve
Him whole heartedly."- Swami Adhyatmananda <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm">
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On Health Topics from a book "Yoga and Health" by
Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
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By regular exercise of Yogasana and Pranayama the
constriction of the bronchial tubes gets very much
reduced. Slowly the capacity of bronchial tubes
increases to a great extent and one can control the
attack of asthma to a great extent.<br>
YOGASANAS Suryanamaskara, Matsyasana, Bhujangasana,
Dhanurasana, Ushtrasana, Shavasana PRANAYAMA: Ujjai,
Kapalbhatti, Bhastrika, <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm"><<
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Satsang with H.H. Swami Adhyatmanandaji (<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/satsang/index.htm">through
audio clip</a>)<br>
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Highlighting Upcoming events<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/News2014/news_june2014.htm">News
& Activity Report for the Month of June 2014<br>
</a><br>
<a href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan</a>/<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_june2014/dj_june14.pdf">June
2014 </a><br>
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Gitamrutam <br>
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Know that by long prostration, by question and by
service, the wise who have realised the Truth will
instruct thee in (that) knowledge.(4:34)<br>
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Knowing that, thou shalt not, O Arjuna, again become
deluded like this; and by that thou shalt see all beings
in thy Self and also in Me!(4:35)<br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/13_7.gif"
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Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, forgiveness,
uprightness, service of the teacher, purity,
steadfastness, self-control(13:7)<br>
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<a href="http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm">Guru
Darshan</a> ( Video Clip)<br>
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