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<div align="center"> Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
February 2018<br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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Worship of Lord Shiva on auspicious Mahashivratri Utsav (
Feb 13, 2018 ) by Sri Swami Sivananda<br>
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<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="141" width="110">"The formal
worship consists of bathing the Lord. Lord Shiva is
considered to be the Form of Light (which the Shiva Lingam
represents). He is burning with the fire of austerity. He
is therefore best propitiated with cool bathing. While
bathing the Lingam the devotee prays: “O Lord! I will
bathe Thee with water, milk, etc. Do Thou kindly bathe me
with the milk of wisdom. Do Thou kindly wash me of all my
sins, so that the fire of worldliness which is scorching
me may be put out once for all, so that I may be one with
Thee—the One alone without a second.”<br>
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"Offer this inner worship to Lord Shiva daily: “I worship
the jewel of my Self, the Shiva residing in the Lotus of
my heart. I bathe Him with the water of my pure mind
brought from the river of faith and devotion. I worship
Him with the fragrant flowers of Samadhi—all this so that
I may not be born again in this world.” Swami Sivananda <a
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<a href="http://divyajivan.org/satsang/index.htm">Shiva
Aradhana </a>/ Live recording of Divine Satsang,
Bhajans & Kirtans in praise of Lord Shiva during
Shivaratri Utsav at Sivananda ashram, absolutely soul
starring and touching the heart to the core.<br>
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Early Morning Meditation Talk from " Ponder These truths"
by Swami Chidananda<br>
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<img moz-do-not-send="true"
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alt="" align="left" height="136" width="118">Brahma
Satyam Jagan -Mithya<br>
The highest ultimate declaration, the quintessential
truth, declared by people of the supreme absolute
experience is brahma satyam jagan-mithya jivo-brahmaiva
naparah (Brahman alone is real, the world is unreal. Jiva
is not other than Brahman).<br>
I shall tell you within the compass of half a verse the
quintessence, the heart, the very essence of the teachings
expounded in innumerable scriptures and that is: Brahman
alone is real. This phenomenal appearance before us is
only a relative reality, ever-changing, unstable,
unreliable, never dependable, limited, subject to time and
space, subject to decay and dissolution, having a
beginning and an end. Characterized by these defects and
shortcomings, everything here seen, perceived by the human
individual consciousness, is but a mere temporary relative
reality. And the individual soul that thinks of itself as
the knower of this, or the seer of this, or the
experiencer of this ever-changing phenomenal flux, which
is called samsara or the universe, is a non-entity, for
Brahman alone is real and the jivatman, the individual, is
Brahman plus upadhis (limiting adjuncts or additions).-
Swami Chidananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm"><<
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Learning of <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">"Jeevan
Yog"</a> from a Yoga Acharya Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of "Jeevan Yoga" Series by Doordarshan
Girnar<br>
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<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Adhyat-6.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="140" width="160">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>
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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. <a
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More>> </a>/<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">
Jeevan Yoga Series </a><br>
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Highlighting the news and upcoming events<br>
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Please join with is in <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/Shivvdarshan.htm">Mahashivratri
Utsav ( February 13, 2018)</a> - Continuous twenty four
hours Worship services at Lord Vishvanath Temple. <a
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href="http://divyajivan.org/satsang/index.htm">Satsang
and Bhajans</a> starting from evening and continuous
through the night. You are invited to join the celebration
of holy Shivaratri & worship services at Sivananda
Ashram. Mahaprasad on February 14, 2018. Devotees, who
would like to stay at the ashram during the Shivaratri
Utsav, please visit the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/GuestInfo/index.htm">Guest
Information page</a> for the details of your visit and
help us make proper arrangements.<br>
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Q & A on Spiritual Life and Sadhana from “May I Answer
That?”- by Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj. <br>
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<!--StyleSheet Link-->Does purity of food lead to purity
of mind? Is non-vegetarian food not Sattvic? We have in
the Mahabharata instances of people taking the meat of
goats sacrificed to the Lord.<br>
<p> Yes, purity of food leads to purity of mind.
Aharasuddhau Satvasuddhih. Take a dose of champagne and
sit for meditation. Take a dose of orange-juice and sit
for meditation. You will know the difference. Different
foods exercise different influences on different
compartments in the brain. By taking champagne, meat and
garlic, the mind will be confused and will become
restless when you sit for meditation. By taking milk and
fruits, you will get good concentration. Our Rishis
lived on fruits and milk. The Chhandogya Upanishad says,
"Pure food leads to purity of mind and then one attains
Moksha". You should have dietetic discipline.<br>
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Non-vegetarian food is not Sattvic. It is not good for a
seeker. Live for a month on milk and fruits and see.
Give up meat for one month and see. Let us be practical.
Practical experience will tell you that meat-eating is
bad for the mind.</p>
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