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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
February 2020<br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!</div>
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<div align="left">Key to Bliss - "Meditation on OM" from
Mandukya Upnishad <br>
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<p align="left">"OM, the word, is all this. Its further
explanation is this. All that is past, present and
future is verily OM. That which is beyond the triple
conception of time, is verily OM."</p>
ln this Upanishad, Varuna, the Lord of waters assumes the
form of a frog (Manduka) and praises OM. Varuna is the
Rishi or Reveler of this Upanishad. Brahman is the Devata;
Anushtup is the metre. The person qualified to study this
Upanishad is anyone who wants to attain Liberation.
<p align="left">OM, the Pranava, the Omkara is the only
symbol of Brahman, the Absolute. Just as a sick man
regains his equilibrium when the cause of the disease
vanishes, so also the Jiva, the individual soul regains
his equilibrium, the original state of pristine glory or
divine splendor, oneness or unity with the Supreme Self
when the illusion of duality caused by ignorance is
destroyed by the knowledge of the Self.</p>
<p align="left">The sacred monosyllable OM is the only
name of Brahman, the Supreme Soul. Brahman is nameless
but in the relative plane a name is necessary for giving
instructions to the aspirants. Even the highest Brahman
is realized by means of a name only. <br>
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<p align="left">"OM is this;" "OM is the support;" "OM is
Brahman;" "OM is the Akshara, the immortal;" "OM is the
Atman;" "OM is pure Chaitanya Consciousness;" "The word
OM is all;" "One should, with purity of heart, fix his
mind on the Atman through OM which is the Atman"- these
texts of the Upanishads declare that OM, Brahman and the
Atman are one and the same. - Swami Sivananda <a
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<div align="left">Early Morning Meditation talks from"
Ponder These Truths" <br>
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"Surrender" - " It is our ego-sense that we surrender,
the idea “I am doing.” We surrender our self-will and
put ourselves into His hands, so that we act as He
dictates, we act as He teaches. So action is there,
but no more self-will, no more action prompted by the
mind, but action according to the will of God,
according to the wisdom teachings of God and His
saints." <br>
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<div align="left"> Surrender and activity do not
conflict with each other, but are part and parcel of a
total act of spiritualising yourself completely,
stepping aside and asking God to take over. If God
takes over, everything is under control, everything is
working perfectly. If we are there, nothing is under
control—mind is not under control, senses are not
under control, everything is upside down. When you put
yourself under the will of God and His wisdom
teachings, then you are a self-controlled person. You
will not allow the senses to do whatever they wish or
the mind to do whatever it wishes. You will only do
that which is in accordance with the will of God, the
teachings of God and the saints. If it is not in
consonance with the will of God and the teachings of
the saints, you will not do it." - Swami Chidananda <a
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<div align="left">Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a
Yoga Acharya Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">"Jeevan
Yoga" Serie</a>s by Doordarshan Girnar <br>
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alt="" width="128" height="164" align="left"></a>What
is Yoga? How Yoga can be done ? <br>
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Yoga: Advantages and Suggestions<br>
What is Yoga? The common meaning of the word Yoga is
'to join'. This word is derived from the Sanskrit
element 'Yuj'.....Yoga means "maintaining balance" in
eating, walking etc. That is why it is said that Yoga
means balance in life style. 'Samatvam yoga uchyate.'</div>
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<div align="left"> In addition to this Shree Krishna has
given very beautiful and exact definition of Yoga:
'Yogah karmasu kaushalam'. That means Yoga is one
where work is done with dexterity. What is this
dexterity in Karma? It means whatever you do, the job
should be exact, it should not be soft-padded or like
a loosely filled bag: whatever you do, do it well,
properly organized.<br>
Maharsi Patanjali defines Yoga as control of the
leanings of the mind. 'Yogaschitta vrittinirodhah.'
This is the highest aspect of Yoga ..........Swami
Adhyatmananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div align="left">Highlighting <a
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event</a> and news</div>
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<div align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm">H.H.
Sri Swami Adhyatmanandji Maharaj's Amrut
Mahotsav year celebrations continues </a><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm">from
May 3, 2019 to May 3, 2020</a>..........Satsang
programs, Spiritual Retreat, Pilgrimage to holy
places, Srimad Bhagawat Saptah, Yoga Retreat,
Adhyatma Tour and more.... have been organized
through out the year by the Ashram as well
as devotee groups in India and abroad. Be a part
of Pujya Swamiji 's Amrut Mahotsv and be
benefited!</div>
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<div align="left"><b>Free Acupressure Learning
Shibir from Feb 15, 2020 to Feb 21, 2020 : </b>Requires
prior registration at the office by email to <a
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sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com</a> <b><br>
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href="http://divyajivan.org/shivaratri/index.htm">"Worship
of Lord Shiva" On Mahashivratri Utsav (Feb21,
2020)</a> - <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm">Continuous
twenty four hours Worship services at Lord
Vishvanath Temple</a>. <a>Satsang and Bhajans
starting from evening and continuous through the
night.</a><b> </b>You are<b> </b>invited to join
the celebration of holy Shivaratri & worship
services at Sivananda Ashram. Mahaprasad on Feb 22,
2020 . We humbly request the devotees, who would
like to stay at the ashram during the Shivaratri
Utsav to inform us in advance so that it will
facilitate proper arrangements for the guests.
Please write email to <a
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make your stay comfortable and memorable. <br>
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<div align="left">"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.” - Swami Sivananda <a
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<p align="left"><b>Pilgrimage to Vaishanvo Devi -
Siddhabari (March 3, 2020 to March 9, 2020) :
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th</sup> Yoga Teachers Training Course (YTTC)
from May 11, 2020 to May30, 2020: </a>Enhance
your skill in Yoga, be a teacher and spread the
knowledge to others. You can accomplish all that
by systemically learning from a Master. Join YTTC
at Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad. <br>
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<div align="left"> Concluding of Amrut Mahotsav
celebrations of H. H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji
Maharaj (April 29, 2020 - May 3, 2020) details
to follow ..............Please send us write up,
article, your experiences expressing gratitude
to Pujya Swamiji Maharaj if you wish, for Amrut
Mahotsav Souvenir by email to <a
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sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com</a> <br>
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<div align="left">Parables of Sri Swami Sivananda <br>
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<div align="left">Parable Of The Ghee-Dyspeptic <br>
A man took too much of ghee during a feast. He
became ill. His digestive functions had become
paralysed. He went to a doctor. The doctor said to
him: "Please bring me one tola of ghee; I will
prepare the medicine and give you." <br>
The sick man was wonder-struck; "O doctor, I am
suffering only from the effects of too much of
ghee-drinking. Why do you wish to add to the
trouble?" <br>
"My dear man, please bring the ghee. I will show
you what to do with it. The same ghee is your
medicine now." <br>
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<div align="left">The sick man brought the ghee. The
doctor added a few other ingredients to it and
administered it in the proper dose. The man was
cured. His appetite returned to him. <br>
Similarly, by Karma is man bound to this wheel of
birth and death. Egoistic action done with desire
for fruits brings about rebirth with all its
attendant miseries. The man approaches a saint for
a cure. The saint prescribes service, work or
Karma again! Can work itself snap the bonds of
work? Yes. If the ingredients of selflessness and
egolessness are added to it; and if it is done,
not for the purpose of securing rewards here or
hereafter, but for the purpose of curing one of
the dire disease of birth and death. Then it
becomes Nishkama Seva that will release man from
this cage of Samsara. <br>
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Sri Swami Adhyatmanandji Maharaj's Amrut
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href="http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm">from
May 3, 2019 to May 3, 2020</a></div>
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