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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
February 2019 <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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<div align="left">"Start Sadhana Now "- Sri Swami Sivananda</div>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
alt="" width="133" height="168" align="left">"Act now.
Live now. Know now. Realize now. Be happy now. <br>
Every death is a reminder. Every bell that rings says,
"The end is near". Every day robs off from you one part of
your precious life. Therefore, you should be very earnest
in plunging yourself in constant Sadhana. Never fall a
victim to fruitless regret. Today is the best day. Today
is the day of your new birth. Start Sadhana now. With
folded palms, bid good-bye to past mistakes and faults.
You have learnt your lessons. March forward now with new
hope, determination, and vigilance"</div>
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<div align="left">"Waver not. Fear not. Doubt not. Do
something substantial in the path of Sadhana instead of
wasting your time in idle pursuits and lethargy. You have
infinite strength within you. There is a vast reservoir of
power within you. Therefore, do not lose heart. Obstacles
are stepping stones to success. They will develop your
will. Do not allow yourself to be crushed by them. Defects
remind you of perfection. Sin reminds you of virtue. Chose
the positive path"</div>
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<div align="left">"Sadhana is spiritual movement consciously
systematized. Sadhana is the purpose for which we have
come to this place. Abhyasa and Sadhana are synonymous
terms. The object of Sadhana is to release life from the
limitations with which it is bound. Sadhana is a lifelong
process. Every day, every hour, every minute, is an onward
march. Obstacles are innumerable in this great voyage.
But, so long as you hold God as thy guide, there is
nothing to worry about. You are sure to reach the other
shore." - Swami Sivananda<a
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<div align="left">Early Morning Meditation Talks from "
Ponder These Truths " by Sri Swami Chidananda</div>
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alt="" width="150" height="174" align="left">What
Pleases the Lord? <br>
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<div align="left">"It is feeling that converts an ordinary
action into a spiritual process, spiritualises your
action. And that is the way of the devotee. It is
specially the way of disciples and followers of Gurudev
Swami Sivananda Maharaj; for he has given this secret,
that the most important thing in spiritual life is the
feeling, bhav, with which you engage in doing all things
in the spiritual field. He revealed to us, he taught us
the importance, the greatness, the indispensable necessity
of bhav for successful spiritual life and successful
spiritual sadhana." <br>
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<div align="left">"Let us purify our heart, and that
purified heart will know the sublime bhav of devotion and
love. And it is through such bhav that whatever we do, no
matter how imperfect it may be, will become acceptable to
the Lord as though it were perfect. Bhav, feeling of the
heart, that is the one way of drawing down His grace.
Think about it and cultivate it with diligence. Pray for
it. Devotion, compassion, meditation, combined with
bhav—everything in conjunction with bhav—becomes the
highest qualification, pleases the Lord, draws His grace
and makes your sadhana successful. God bless you!" -
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<div align="left">Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga
Acharya Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of "Jeevan Yoga" Series by Doordarshan
Girnar </div>
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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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<div align="left">Highlighting the News and upcoming events</div>
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<div align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm"><b>Amrut
Mahotsav Year of His Holiness Sri Swami
Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj </b>: </a>This year Pujya
Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj has entered into his 75 <sup>th</sup>
year. During HIS Amrut Mahotsav year Satsang programs,
Spiritual Retreat, Pilgrimage to holy places, Srimad
Bhagawat Saptah, Daridranarayan Seva, Anand Utsav at the
Ashram, Satsang Tours, Yoga Retreat, Seva Projects and
more.... are getting organized by the Ashram. Please
contact the Ashram if you wish to invite Pujya Swamiji and
arrange satsang programs at your center, temple, yoga
group, Yoga studio etc. Be a part of Pujya Swamiji 's
Amrut Mahotsv and be benefited!<br>
<br>
You are invited to join with Ashram's devotees group for
pilgrimage to Vaishanvo Devi (March 23, 2019 to March 28,
2019) and Srimad Bhagawat Katha (Oct 31, 2019 to Nov 6,
2019) by Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj on Vyasapeeth
in Rishikesh on the Bank of holy Ganges at the Parmarth
Niketan Ashram. Plan ahead for these events, for more
details, please contact the Ashram office by e mail <a
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or by Telephone # 079-26861234 Fax # 079-26862345 <br>
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<div align="left">Q & A on Spiritual Life and Sadhana
from “May I Answer That?”- by Holy Master Sri Swami
Sivanandaji Maharaj.</div>
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<div align="left">Can truth be compromised in the sense that
telling a lie is sometimes not only inevitable, but also
indispensable? Will such a breaking away from truth be
justified?<br>
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Truth is truth and falsehood is falsehood. They are as
wide apart as the terminals of a diameter of a circle or
the north and the south poles. He who wants ethical
perfection, who loves Dharma for the sake of the Supreme,
ought to stick to truth however crucial be the
circumstances, however tense be the situation. Think of
Harischandra ... how he stuck to truth even in the face of
trials. How his name is to stand, for all time to come,
for truth undimmed! Harischandra was truth personified.
That is why he is known as Satya Harischandra. This single
instance is enough to sustain man’s living on a sound
basis of truth, however disastrous and threatening be the
crises one has to face. However inevitable and
indispensable it be, and however much the situation
demands to gain some selfish ends, falsehood should
ruthlessly be avoided. Truth and falsehood cannot be
linked together. Yoking of the one with the other is
awfully absurd. No doubt, in the Bhagavata and other
Puranas a few exceptional instances have been cited, where
speaking untruth would be considered appropriate. But they
are a matter of exception, they are not applicable to all
times and all persons. For illuminating and interesting
information in this connection, go through my book,
"Ethical Teachings".Can truth be compromised in the sense
that telling a lie is sometimes not only inevitable, but
also indispensable? Will such a breaking away from truth
be justified? <br>
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