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<div align="center"><font size="-1">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
August 2016<br>
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<div align="left"><font size="-1"> </font><font size="-1">OM
Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!</font><br>
<font size="-1"> OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!</font><br>
<font size="-1"> OM Namo Narayanaya!</font><br>
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Glories of Lord Sri Krishna on the occasion of Sri
Krishna Jayanti ( August 25, 2016) <br>
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<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
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width="143"> "Bhagavan Sri Krishna is the immortal
manifestation of God in all His splendor, that man was
ever given the fortune to behold. Man! Blessed thou art,
that hast visualised with thy fleshly eyes the mighty
Dignity of the Supreme Sovereign of the Universe! Thou
art purified; thy birthright is to realise Him; thy
fortune is a part of His Greatness! Sri Krishna may be
called the "Collective Man", who represented all beings
hungering and thirsting to gain the Highest Freedom and
who voiced forth their deepest aspirations in the
loudest possible tone. He came to release man from the
thraldom of vice and correct his vision so that he could
walk along the ever-illumined path to perfection. Sri
Krishna is the articulation of the pure longings that
are buried in the hearts of people. Sri Krishna is not
merely a historical man who came and went, like others,
but the Eternal Purusha who dwells even now and shall
live in the everlasting future, in the core of all
manifestation. It is the Symbol of the Absolute
descended into relativity that we call Krishna, the
ever-beloved protector of all that breathe and air."<br>
<br>
"So Sri Krishna is called an Avatara, a descent of God
in the world, of the Whole in the parts, of the Absolute
in the relative. An Avatara is different from a Rishi or
a Jivanmukta who represents an ascent of man to God,
whereas the Avatara is a descent of God to man,
consciously and deliberately. Sri Krishna lived the
universal life, laughed a universal laughter, and walked
on earth as the moving Spirit of the universe. To
worship Him is to be in the Presence of God; to know Him
is to realise the Self."- Swami Sivananda <a
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" Chidananda Darshan" - through the Teachings of
Gurumaharaj<br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm">Birth
Centenary Celebration of Guru Bhagawan Sri Swami
Chidanandaji Maharaj (Sept 24, 2015 -Sept 24, 2016)</a><br>
<br>
<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
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width="122">"It is the third dimension of life that is
more important than either the outer secular life or the
inner spiritual life. This Third dimension is your inner
life of thoughts, feelings, attitudes, reactions, and
memories. Your ancients went so far as to say that you
live only in this interim dimension, this psychological
level of your life. It is this interior dimension that
decides how each and every thing in your life will
affect you. Essentially, every human individual is a
psychological being. Therefore, this is the link. And
success in both the first two dimensions depends upon
what is going on here. See that this inner world of our
own psyche does not become a factor drawing us away from
God. "- Swami Chidananda<br>
<br>
"You should act your part in the scheme of things as
dictated by the situations in which the Lord places you.
You are where you are, and what you are, due to the Will
of the Lord." - Swami Chidananda<br>
<br>
"Every movement, every force, every form of energy, all
power, is a manifestation of the great universal Power,
the Universal Source. Everything in this universe - all
movement, power, force, energy, is divine, derived from
the divine Source. Therefore it is sacred. And so
everything is saturated by that great power or force.
Everything is to be treated with reverence." - Swami
Chidananda<br>
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Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami
Adhyatmananda<br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Jeevan%20yog_%20introduction.htm">Through
TV episodes of Jeevan Yoga Series by Doordarshan
Girnar <br>
</a><br>
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.<a
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Highlighting News & Upcoming Events<br>
Birth Centenary Celebration of Guru Bhagawan Sri Swami
Chidanandaji Maharaj continues........<br>
<br>
<img alt=""
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Siva_Chida_Adhyt.jpg"
moz-do-not-send="true" height="233" align="left"
width="150"><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm">Chidananda
Birth Centenary Celebration Tour 2016 to USA, Canada
& UK</a> ( June 22, 2016 - July 31, 2016) of H.H.
Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji commenced from Chicago on
July 22, 2016. <br>
<br>
The highlights of the tour is Centenary Celebrations of
Brother Monks Gurumaharaj Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj and
H. H. Sri Swami Chinmayanandaji Maharaj at Chicago,
Chinmaya Mission at Atlanta and Chinmaya Mission at
Houston, Mandir Mahotsv at Bharatiya Temple (Troy) ,
Pranpratishta Mahotsav at Sri Jalaram Mandir (Chicago),
Yoga Teachers Training at Kula-kamala Ashram, a story of
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/Thepla%20Thal.htm">Thepla
Thal</a> and more..... Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji
released a booklet <b>“Divinity - Chidananda Thy Name”</b>
commemorating the birth centenary of Pujya Swami
Chidanandaji at Atlanta. Chidananda Sevashram brought
out this booklet which displays the life and teachings
of Swamiji in pictures and words. An impressive
documentary prepared by Sri Swami Yatidharmanandaji was
shown on the saintly personality of Gurumaharaj Sri
Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj. <br>
<br>
All the grace & blessings of God Gurudev Sri Swami
Sivanandaji Maharaj & GuruMaharaj Sri Swami
Chidanandaji Maharaj !<br>
<br>
The Tour of H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji has
concluded on Aug 1, 2016. Devotees in the West
expressed their love, joy & gratitude to Revered
Swamiji in their own ways to be a part of this memorable
event. We share a few sentiments expressed by organizers
and devotees with all................ <br>
"It was indeed a joy to be a part of most memorable
event of Jalaram Mandir Pranpratishta Mahotsav. That
day, Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj ignited a
special spark and created a big momentum with HIS holy
presence & Kirtan. It reminded of the ecstatic site
(that is read in the book) of Kirtan by Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprbhu !" - sevak<br>
<br>
"We have been and continued to be blessed by His
presence in our life and His teachings. Wherever
Swami-Ji goes, Love is there. Peace is there. Joy is
there. God is there. We are better people as a result of
His sharing of the Light."- Sharon Alitt<br>
<br>
“Being in His presence brings feelings of love,
kindness, calmness… his knowledge, history and
experience allow me to walk away with the tools I need
to continue my journey toward becoming a Yogi.” -
Devotee <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm"><<
More>></a><br>
<br>
<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/News%202016/News_July%202016.htm">News
& Activity Report for the Month of July 2016</a><br>
<a href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan </a>/ <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_July2016/DJ_July%202016.pdf">July
2016 </a> <br>
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Gitamrutam <br>
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"I am the Self, O Gudakesha, seated in the hearts
of all beings! I am the beginning, the middle and
also the end of all beings." (10:20)<br>
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"And, I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me
are memory, knowledge, as well as their absence. I
am verily that which has to be known by all the
Vedas; I am indeed the author of the Vedanta, and
the knower of the Vedas am I." (15:15)<br>
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"Having become the fire Vaisvanara, I abide in the
body of living beings and, associated with the
Prana and Apana, digest the fourfold food" (15:18)<br>
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