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<div align="center"> Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
April 2018<br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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Biography of Sri Sankaracharya - Who is regarded as
Avatara of Lord Shiva<br>
Adi Sankaracharya Jayanti (April 20, 2018)<br>
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"Shankara, India’s greatest philosopher-saint, the
incarnation of Lord Shiva, reverently known as Srimath Adi
Shankaracharya."<br>
"Sankara’s supreme Brahman is Nirguna (without the Gunas),
Nirakara (formless), Nirvisesha (without attributes) and
Akarta (non-agent). He is above all needs and desires.
Sankara says, "This Atman is self-evident. This Atman or <img
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="161" width="126">Self is not
established by proofs of the existence of the Self. It is
not possible to deny this Atman, for it is the very
essence of he who denies it. The Atman is the basis of all
kinds of knowledge. The Self is within, the Self is
without, the Self is before and the Self is behind. The
Self is on the right hand, the Self is on the left, the
Self is above and the Self is below".<br>
Satyam-Jnanam-Anantam-Anandam are not separate attributes.
They form the very essence of Brahman. Brahman cannot be
described, because description implies distinction.
Brahman cannot be distinguished from any other than He.<br>
The objective world-the world of names and forms-has no
independent existence. The Atman alone has real existence.
The world is only Vyavaharika or phenomenal.<br>
Sankara was the exponent of the Kevala Advaita philosophy.
His teachings can be summed up in the following words:<br>
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Brahma Satyam Jagat Mithya, Jeevo Brahmaiva Na Aparah<br>
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Brahman alone is real, this world is unreal; the Jiva is
identical with Brahman - Swami Sivananda <a
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Brahmotsav of Sri Sri Ashtalaxmi Bahvan & Sri
Chidananda Dhyana Mandir/Sri Ashtalaxmi Darshan (April 28,
2018) <br>
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The Upnisads, the essence of Vedas, sing the glory of the
Mother-worship, "Matru Devo Bhava" is the famous saying
of the Upnisad. When God, Himself incarnates as Mother,
naturally it brings additional harmony to the
Mother-worship. Laxmi is not money only. Patience,
discrimination, our progeny, education, victory etc. are
our wealth. The greatest wealth is character, patience and
discrimination. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Holy Sri Ashtalaxmi Bhavan and Sri Swami Chidananda Dhyan
Mandir at Sivananda Ashram, A'bad were inauguarated by
most worshipful and Rev.Gurudev Srimat Swami Chidanandaji
Maharaj on April 29, 2001. Now <br>
"Aand Utsav" is organized on the occasion of its 18 th
anniversary. Join with us for "Navchandi Yajana" and
spiritual retreat (April 28, 2018 to May 3, 2018). <br>
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href="http://divyajivan.org/ashtalakshmi/ashtalakshmi_chida.htm"><br>
Eighfold Laxmi</a> - By Swami Chidananda<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/ashtalakshmi/sri-yantra.htm">Sri
Yantra - </a> Sri Yantra is Yantra of Bhagawati Sundri.
It is called "Yantraraja". It is Hymns of Mantras of Sri
Lakshmi. Its each mantra has been sanctified and
established. This body of Yantra or Yantra chakra contains
Bindu (point), Rekha (line), Trikona (triangle) and Vritt(
circle). They have been placed according to certain rules
considering it as the body f a man with nine doors. Yantra
is taken as the body of Ashta-Devata<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"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="158" width="137">"God is
Love" <br>
Love is the central fact of this universe. Without it the
universe will not stand; it will disintegrate and fall
away, because it is love that upholds. It is present even
in inert, gross matter as a power that scientists know as
cohesion. Cohesion is the outermost manifestation of His
love. It is that which holds everything together. <br>
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God’s love is boundless, motiveless, and it is available
in abundance to each and every one of His creatures, man
and animal, all forms of life. And more so to the human
beings whom He made in His own image, who are a part of
His own Being. They are all a manifestation of the supreme
principle of love that is the innermost essence of God.
Thus in this world of change, in this world of phenomena,
if there is at all anything that is unchanging,
ever-constant, ever-present, most dependable, it is that
God is love and God’s love is available to you. This is
the one great fact of your own life. “Anpe Sivam! God is
love!” - Swami Chidananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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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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Bhujangasana, Baddha-Naukasana, Kati -Utthanasana,
Ushtrasana, Bharmari Pranayama & Shavasana are very
helpful. Practice of Shalabhasana at the end of
Bhujangasana and practice of Dhanurasana on completion of
Ushtrasana are found very beneficial for the backache.
Therefore, without any type of hurry, with perfect quiet
attitude & balance state of mind, practise Asanas,
Bhramari as well as Omkar Pranayamas. <a
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Highlighting the news and upcoming events<br>
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<img moz-do-not-send="true"
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alt="" align="left" height="133" width="152"> <a
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href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm">41 st YTTC
through SIVA ( Sivananda International Vedanta-Yoga
Academy) :</a> Transform your life to Yoga way of
Living. Enhance your skill in Yoga, be a teacher and
spread the knowledge to others.You can accomplish all that
by joining YTTC at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad. It is
organized under the guidance & leadership of H. H.
Sri Swami Adhyartmanandaji, who has conducted over 750
Yoga camps in the East & the West. Ashram's holy
atmosphere is ideal for enhancing your spiritual growth as
well as the skill in the field of science of Yoga.<br>
<br>
On completion of three weeks residential YTTC (200 Hrs)
and successfully passing the test, the graduate will
receive a diploma certificate recognized by Gujarat
University and will be able to teach Yogasana and
pranayama to others. During your stay at the Ashram, you
will be provided a comfortable room and yogic diet ( three
meals / day). Contact the ashram for the details. Plan
ahead and Register in time. For the details, visit our
SIVA Yoga Center /registration form / Guest Info page<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm">Maa Sri
Ashtlaksmi Patotsav / Utsav Ganga (April 28, 2018 - May
3, 2018 )</a> You are invited to upcoming religious
activities at the Ashram <br>
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& Activity Report for the month of March 2018 </a><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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Why should I—the Brahman, I—the Cosmic Consciousness, the
Existence without another, the Infinite, the All-pervading
and the Omniscient, at all project Prakriti? Why must I be
bound by the laws of Prakriti and be limited by the
phenomena of time, space, causation and substance, and
above all, why must I get involved in this process of
evolution and involution?<br>
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The eye cannot perceive itself. A man cannot stand on his
own shoulders. Even so, all enquiry into the Ultimate
Cause, the causeless Cause of all creation, is first
confronted with a formidable wall of primordial ignorance.
He who annihilates his ego to nothing at this point, and
who thus obtains the grace of Isvara, gets through this
wall and enters the Kingdom of the Infinite. Then he
knows. But this knowledge cannot be communicated to
others, as this great wall is obstructing others from
perceiving the Truth. Therefore the ancient sage termed it
an Ati-prasna or transcendental question. <br>
Suffice it to know that God has created this world in
order to enable you to evolve and realize the Self, in
order to serve all and love all as His manifestations. The
dacoit of ignorance has kidnapped man from his palace of
Self-awareness and brought him to a thick forest; when the
man wakes up, he does not brood over how he came there,
but tries to get out of the forest. Even so, the earnest
Sadhak tries to break the chain of transmigration by
attaining Self-realization.<br>
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