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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
September 2018<br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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Lord Sri Krishna- Divine Incarnation, Purna Avatara<br>
On auspicious Janmashtami ( Sept 2, 2018) <br>
<br>
<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="146" width="119">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 visualized with thy fleshly
eyes the mighty Dignity of the Supreme Sovereign of the
Universe! Thou art purified; thy birthright is to realize
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 realize the Self."- Swami
Sivananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/Janmasthami/index.htm"><<
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<i>"Kaisi Lagan Lagai Prbhu Tose ......... Teri Puja Jeevan
Mera " Prabhu Darshan & Smarna is just enough for the
true devotee to reach HIS beloved .......... The most
enlightening Meerbai's bhajan by Upali Kar, an ardent
devotee of Gurumaharaj Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj !
Her heart melting singing arousing that bhav in the
listener to go in TRANS. <br>
</i><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm">(Video
Clip)</a> <br>
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Adoration & Prostrations Holy Master Swami Sivanandaji
Maharaj on HIS Birth Anniversary (Sept 8, 2018)</p>
"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 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/sivananda/index.htm"><<
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" The Holy Stream"...........Life Divine of His Holiness
Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj ( on His Birth Anniversary
September 24, 2018 ) <br>
<br>
<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="145" width="125">The story of
Swami Chidananda has been a story of total divinisation of
the human personality. It is a story of silent service and
complete self-effacement. On the basis of the profound
authority of his personal experience and direct realisation,
therefore, this peerless saint of the Himalayas could
proclaim to the world of seekers: "Yoga is not only in
Nirvikalpa Samadhi. It is in every moment. .............."<br>
"How Rama came into his life is an instructive lesson to
every seeker. To him in his childhood He came as the idol
Kodanda Rama, whom he worshiped and in whom he had his whole
being. At a later stage, He came to him in the shape of the
unfortunate lepers. Then a time came when the Lord appeared
before him in the form of the inspired words of Ramdas.
Next, the life of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa rose before him as
a beckoning ideal. Saints and mystics blessed him. At last,
the Lord gave him Darshan in the form of his Sadguru.
Sivananda entered into his very being. He was filled with
devotion to Guru. Sivananda dwelt in him and he dwelt in
Sivananda.................. <br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.dlshq.org/books/eo1.htm">The Holy Stream</a>
- Biography of Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj by Sarat
Chandra Behera<br>
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Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami
Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of "Jeevan Yoga" Series by Doordarshan
Girnar<br>
<br>
<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/jeevan_yog.jpg"
alt="" align="left" height="128" width="102">Sheetali and
Shidhkari Pranayam<br>
<br>
The word "sheetali" means cooling in Sanskrit, it is taken
from the original word "Sheetal" which is soothing or cold.
The practice of sheetali breathing calms the mind, reduces
the stress. It cools the body and mind, The blood pressure
is also lowered. This pranayama is very effective in hyper
acidity or even ulcers. <br>
Sit in Padmasana or Cross legged position in which the body
can be relaxed and spine is erect. Then start inhaling
through mouth by rolling the tongue, make sure that the air
passing in is cooled via tongue. Initially 4 seconds inhale
through mouth while rolling the tongue and exhale for 6
seconds through both nostrils, this can be practiced for
about 5 minutes. With practice one can increase the counts
to 4:8, or 5:10 or 6:12 seconds <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/sheetali_Shidhkari.pdf"><<
Read More>> </a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">Jeevan
Yog Series</a> ( Video Clips) <br>
<br>
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Highlighting the news and upcoming events<br>
<br>
Please Join us in Janmastami Utsav, Aradhana Day satsang,
Special Satsang & Paduka Pujan on Holy Master Sri Swami
Sivanandji's Birth Anniversary ( Sept 8, 2018) and on
GuruMaharaj Sri Swami Chidanandaji's Birth Anniversary on
(Sept 24, 208). Further details on <a
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href="http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm">Upcoming
Event page</a><br>
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href="http://divyajivan.org/News%202018/News_August%202018.htm">
News & Activity Report For the Month of August 2018 </a><br>
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News through event photos</a><br>
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Jivan</a> / <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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- September 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>
<br>
What is the harm in not believing in God’s existence ?<br>
<br>
If we have no faith in God, we will be born again in this
world and will undergo considerable miseries. The ignorant,
faithless doubting self goes to destruction. He cannot enjoy
the least happiness. either this world nor that beyond is
there for the doubting self. Those who have no faith in God
do not know what is right and what is wrong. They have lost
the power of discrimination. They are untruthful, proud and
egoistic. They are given to excessive greed, wrath and lust.
They hoard up money by unlawful means. They become men of
demoniacal nature. They commit various sorts of atrocious
crimes. They have no ideals for their lives. They are thrown
into demoniacal wombs. They sink into the lowest depths,
deluded birth after birth.<br>
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href="http://divyajivan.org/ganesh/index.htm">Lord
Ganesh - "Embodiment of Wisdom"</a> on auspicious Ganesh
Chaturthi ( Sept 13, 2018)<br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/collage.jpg"
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