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<div align="center">Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
July 2017<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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"Glory of Guru-Bhakti Yoga " by Swami Sivananda on
auspicious Guru Purnima ( July 9, 2017 ) <br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="191" width="150">" Worship the
Guru with the flowers of faith and devotion. Satsanga with
the Guru is the first pillar in the temple of
Self-realisation. Grace of God takes the form of Guru. To
see the Guru is to see God. Blind is the man who has not
seen the divine Master. There is but one religion, the
religion of devotion and love to Guru." <br>
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"Everyone who longs to transcend misery and obtain joy and
happiness in life should sincerely practise Guru-Bhakti
Yoga. True lasting happiness can be had by taking recourse
to Guru Seva Yoga. Guru-Bhakti Yoga confers immortality,
eternal bliss, freedom, perfection, perennial joy and
everlasting peace.<br>
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"An earnest and sincere disciple gives his whole heart and
soul to the service of his preceptor. An earnest disciple
finds means to serve his Guru, under all circumstances. He
who endures all the difficulties while serving his Guru
conquers his lower nature. Disciple must be ever grateful to
his Guru who has shown the path to peace." <br>
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"Everyone who longs to transcend misery and obtain joy and
happiness in life should sincerely practise Guru-Bhakti
Yoga. True lasting happiness can be had by taking recourse
to Guru Seva Yoga. Swami Sivananda <a
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Early Morning Meditation Talks from Ponder These Truths by
Sri Swami Chidananda<br>
<tt><br>
<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="135" width="116"></tt> "The
Guru is HIS Teachings" <br>
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"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>
<br>
"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.<br>
Guru Kripa is God's grace manifesting in and through the
Guru."- <br>
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"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
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" Glory To Guru " by Sri Swami Adhyatmananda <br>
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<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Siva_Chida_Adhyt.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="188" width="121">"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."-
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Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami
Adhyatmananda<font size="-1"><br>
</font>Through TV episodes of <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">"Jeevan
Yoga"</a> Series by Doordarshan Girnar<font size="-1"><br>
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</font> Prana - "The true meaning of Prana is not only
breath. The Prana is energy. It is universal power,
brightness, light and intelligence. All these cosmic
energies are named as Prana."Yatkinchit Jagat Sarvam
Drishyate Shruyatepiva. This Prana is filled in all that
we see and hear, the inside and outside of all things, all
movement etc. in this world. <br>
The Prana is the source of all capabilities and the power
in the universe. Prana is the only power behind the normal
functioning of the system of respiration (inhalation and
exhalation), blood circulation, digestion, excretion of
urine and stool, system producing semen, structure of our
bones and also the nervous system.The working abilities of
sensory organs and motor organs improve as each cell gets
extra nutrition. The secret of beauty of skin, shining of
the face, brightness of the eyes, intelligence power and
development of mental power is the result of the practice
of Pranayama. The practice of Pranayama means oneness with
cosmic energy. Pranayama Sadhana opens the doors of subtle
life from the gross life "- Swami Adhyatmananda.
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<div align="left"> Highlighting the news and upcoming
events<br>
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<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/News%202017/News%20_June%202017.htm">Yoga
Day Celebration at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad (June
21, 2017)</a><br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/News%202017/Tour%20to%20Taiwan.htm">Tour
to Taiwan of H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji ( June 13,
2017 - June 25, 2017) </a><br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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& Activity report for the Month of June 2017</a><br>
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Jivan</a> /<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_July2017/DJ_July2017.pdf">July
2017</a><br>
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Gitamrutam<br>
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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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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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Sivananda Ashtotra Shata Namavali)</a><br>
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