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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
January 2019<br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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"New Year Message" by Swami Sivananda<br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
alt="" width="149" height="189" align="left">"On this
glorious New Year’s day make a strong resolve to wipe away
all the old worldly Vasanas or tendencies and bad
impressions and to control the senses and the mind.<br>
Know the value of time. Time is most precious. Utilise every
second profitably. Live every moment of your life for the
realisation of your ideal and goal. Do not procrastinate.
That "tomorrow" will never come. Now or never. Abandon idle
gossiping. Kill egoism, laziness and inertia. Forget the
past. A glorious and brilliant future is awaiting you.<br>
<br>
Equal vision is the touchstone of knowledge. Unselfishness
is the touchstone of virtue. Brahmacharya is the touchstone
of ethics. Oneness is the touchstone of Self-realisation.
Humility is the touchstone of devotion. Therefore, be
unselfish, humble and pure. Develop equal vision. Be in tune
with the Infinite.<br>
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May this bright New Year’s day and all the succeeding days
of this year and all the future years also bring you all
success, peace, prosperity and happiness. May you all tread
the path of Truth and righteousness! May you enjoy the
eternal bliss of the Absolute, leading a divine life,
singing Lord’s name, sharing what you have with others,
serving the poor and the sick with Atma Bhava and melting
the mind in silent meditation in the Supreme Self."
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Early Morning Meditation Talks from " Ponder These Truths "
by Sri Swami Chidananda<br>
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<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
alt="" width="150" height="172" align="left">"This
Moment" <br>
This moment is God. God comes to you as this moment. He does
not descend in some sort of supramundane shape and size with
lights flashing and sound emanating. He comes silently as
this moment. Now is God. He constantly keeps coming to you
as now, as this moment. We have to help God to help us when
He comes as kaloham—I am time, I am life.<br>
<br>
And what is life and what is time if it is not now, if it is
not this moment? Without any distinction of age or sex or
caste or creed or race it is given to everyone, saint or
sinner. That is the equal vision of the Divine. It is not
withheld from anyone. It is given to everyone. God comes to
everyone as this moment. This is life. This is the I AM
God—here, now. That is the greatest thing. This moment is
the most tremendous thing that can happen to you. It is the
greatest thing that can be given to you. Be wise. Make use
of this moment and bless yourself eternally.<br>
<br>
Each moment is your real wealth, more precious than gold,
diamonds and precious stones. Each moment is your very life.
Each moment is what you are and what you can be. There is
nothing that can compare to it. The tremendous importance of
the moment, the incomparable value of the moment, is the
most important insight and understanding that a living
individual must have. “My wealth is each moment that is
before me now. It is now I have to live my life, not in
yesterdays or tomorrows. I have but this moment to live, to
mould and to fashion, to make something out of it. This is
my effective life.” - Swami Chidananda <a
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Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami
Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">"Jeevan
Yoga" Series by Doordarshan Girnar </a><br>
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<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Adhyat-6.jpg" alt=""
width="169" height="148" align="left">Bhastrika Pranayama
: The meaning of the Sanskrit word ‘Bhastrika’ is ‘Bellows’,
thus the Bhastrika Pranayama is called the ‘bellows breath’.
This form of breathing increases the flow of air into the
body to produce inner heat at the physical and subtle level.
Bhastrika breathing is a dynamic and highly energizing
abdominal breathing exercise requiring a large expenditure
of physical energy. It is accomplished by breathing
abdominally at the rate of 1-4 breaths per second, with
inhalations and exhalations equally emphasized and equally
active.<br>
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Kapalbhai Kriya: Kapal in Sanskrit means forehead, and Bhati
in Sanskrit means Shining. Practicing Kapalbhati on regular
basis leads to shining face with inner radiance. Kapalbhati
is highly energizing abdominal breathing exercise. What we
do in Kapalbhati Pranayama ? In Kapalabhati we do quick
exhalation and natural inhalation. Normally exhalation takes
one fourth of the time of inhalation. Quick exhalation and
natural inhalation follow each other. <a
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Jeevan Yoga -Episode 77- 80 >></a><br>
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Highlighting the News and upcoming events<br>
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Srimad Bhagawat katha (Dec 24, 2018 - Dec 31, 2018): On Dec
24, 2018 holy Sri Bhagawad Katha was commenced at Sri Sri
Sri Ashta Lakshmi Bhawan of Sivananda Ashram. Sivananda
Parivar at the Ashram were in festive and joyful spirit with
a peaceful breeze of Divine as they listened to glories of
Srimad Bhagawatam narrated by H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji
Maharaj on Vyasasan. It was daily evening satsang from 3.30
pm to 7.00 pm with devotees attending in large numbers each
day more and more to peak & packed hall on Lord
Krishna’s Janotsav. It was an indeed a spiritual feast for
all. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<a
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Month of December 2018</a><br>
<a href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan</a> / <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Dec%202018/DJ_Dec2018.pdf">December
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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God is all-pervading formless Being. How can He be confined
to an idol? What is the use of idol worship?<br>
<br>
The divinity of the all-pervading God is vibrant in every
atom of creation. There is not a speck of space where He is
not. Why do you then say that He is not the idols?<br>
The idol is a support for the neophyte. It is a prop of his
spiritual childhood. A form or image is necessary for
worship in the beginning. It is not possible for all to fix
the mind on the Absolute or the Infinite. A concrete form is
necessary for the vast majority for practising
concentration. Idols are not the idle fancies of sculptors,
but shining channels through which<br>
the heart of the devotee flows towards God. Though the image
is worshipped, the devotee feels the presence of the Lord in
it and pours out his devotion unto it. The idol remains an
idol, but the worship goes to the Lord.<br>
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To a devotee, the image is a mass of Chaitanya or
consciousness. He draws inspiration from the image. The
image guides him. It talks to him. It assumes human form to
help him in a variety of ways. The image of Lord Siva in the
temple at Madurai in South India helped the fuel-cutter and
the old woman. The image in the temple at Tirupati assumed
human form and gave witness in the court to help His
devotees. There are marvels and mysteries. Only the devotees
understand these. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div align="center"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/Vivekananda/index.htm">Vivekananda
Jayanti (Jan 12, 2019)</a></div>
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