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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
June 2016<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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June 1, 2016 Marks the <i>Sannyasa Diksha</i> day of
Holy Master Swami Sivananadaji Maharaj<br>
<br>
<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
moz-do-not-send="true" height="191" align="left"
width="150">"The power that sprang out of his
renunciation has outspread into the world of today,
reached, into all points of the compass and, penetrating
all lands and homes, has brought new life, hope, solace,
light, strength, joy and inspiration to literally
countless millions of souls throughout the modern
world."<br>
<br>
"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 nishkama-karma-yoga, who boldly
declared, "Service of humanity is worship of God," that
we pay our homage. May his blessings be upon us all!"<br>
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"All 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." -
Swami Chidananda<br>
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"Guru Darshan" - through Life incidence of Guru Maharaj
Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj<br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm">Birth
Centenary Celebration of Guru Bhagawan Sri Swami
Chidanandaji Maharaj</a> (Sept 24, 2015 -Sept 24, 2016)<br>
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<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
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width="150">Why Birthday(Centenary) Celebration of
GuruMajaraj ? <br>
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In the words of Holy Master....... "Celebration of Swami
Chidanandaji's Birthday is really worship of God."......<br>
<br>
"During the celebrations of the Birthdays of great men you
hear of their actions, their thoughts and their
instructions, and the way in which they led their life. You
imbibe several good qualities from their glorious example.
You try to emulate them. You put those qualities into
practice in your daily life. Frequent Birthday celebrations
are necessary.".....<br>
<br>
"Practise compassion, service, humility and other virtues.
Then shine like our Chidanandaji. This is my fervent prayer
! Chidananda is a Jeevanmukta, a great saint, an ideal Yogi,
a Para Bhakta and a great sage. Swami Chidananda is all this
and much more " .... - Swami Sivananda <br>
<br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/chidananda/Hari%20hi%20Kartaa.pdf">"Harih
Karta"</a>- Thy will be done : A souvenir depicting
eighty episodes of life incidence of Guru Maharaj's holy
sojourn on this planet was brought out by Sivananda Ashram,
Ahmedabad on the occasion of eightieth birthday of His
Holiness.<br>
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Learning of <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Jeevan%20yog_%20introduction.htm">"Jeevan
Yog"</a> from a Yoga Guru Sri Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
Through <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Jeevan%20yog_%20introduction.htm">"Jeevan
Yog Series"</a> Doordarshan Girnar <br>
<br>
<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/jeevan_yog.jpg"
moz-do-not-send="true" height="230" align="left"
width="180">Surya Namaskara or Sun Salutation ("salute to
the sun"), is a common sequence of Hatha Yoga asanas. Its
origins lie in a worship of Surya, the Hindu Solar deity.
This sequence of movements and poses can be practised on
varying levels of awareness, ranging from that of physical
exercise in various styles, to a complete sadhana, which
incorporates asana, pranayama, mantra and chakra meditation.<br>
<br>
The physical base of the practice links together twelve
asanas in a dynamically performed series. These asanas are
ordered so that they alternately stretch the spine backwards
and forwards. When performed in the usual way, each asana is
moved into with alternate inhalation and exhalation (except
for the sixth asana where the breath is held in external
suspension). A full round of Surya namaskara is considered
to be two sets of the twelve poses with a change in the
second set to moving the opposite leg first through the
series.<br>
<a href="http://www.ddgirnar.com/"><br>
Doordarshan TV Girnar</a> has done wonderful Seva to
Mankind by telecasting of " Jeevan Yoga Series" (containing
65 episodes) by Sri Swamiji Maharaj. It is a complete guide
to Yogic living filled with systemic, scientific and yet
simple & useful yoga teachings for the beginners as well
as for the advanced Yoga students. Swamiji has talked about
holistic approach to deal with most common medical problems,
useful Yoga postures pertaining to individual diseases,
benefits of various kinds of Pranayam, Yoga Nidra,
Meditation and more....the presentation is in Gujarati but,
all will gather the essence. <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Jeevan%20yog_%20introduction.htm"><<
More >> </a> <br>
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Highlighting News & Upcoming Events <br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm">Sri
Chidananda Birth Centenary Celebration continues</a>........
<br>
<br>
Devotees & organizers group in the West (USA, Canada
& UK) have joined to the<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/Celebrations%20at%20Ashram.htm">
Chidananda Birth Centenary Celebrations,</a> indeed, a
rare and blessed opportunity. They have coordinated together
and brought <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm">Centenary
Celebrations Tour 2016 Itinerary (June 22, 2016 - July 23,
2016)</a> to Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj. How the
tour unfolded, is all the grace & blessings of Holy
Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj & Gurumaharaj Sri
Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj ! <br>
<br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/Sri%20Chidananda%20Centenarary%20Yoga%20bhawan.htm">Construction
of Chidananda Yoga Bhawan </a>at Sivananda Ashram,
Ahmedabad is in full gear. Working committee at the ashram
thanks to all for the generous donation and seeking
continued support for this Divine project<br>
<a href="http://divyajivan.org/News%202016/News_May2016.htm"><br>
News & Activity Report for the Month of May 2016</a><br>
<a href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan</a>/ <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_May2016/DI_May2016.pdf">May
2016</a><br>
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Gitamrutam<br>
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The sages understand Sannyas to be the renunciation of
action with desire; the wise declare the abandonment of the
fruits of all actions as Tyaga. ( 18:2)<br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Chapter%2018_5.gif"
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Acts of sacrifice, gift and austerity should not be
abandoned, but should be performed; sacrifice, gift and also
austerity are the purifiers of the wise. (18:5)<br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Chapter%2018_10.gif"
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The man of renunciation, pervaded by purity, intelligent and
with his doubts cut asunder, does not hate a disagreeable
work nor is he attached to an agreeable one. (18:10)<br>
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Verily, it is not possible for an embodied being to abandon
actions entirely; but he who relinquishes the rewards of
actions is verily called a man of renunciation. (18:11)<br>
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