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Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
October 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 <i>Upnisha</i><i>d</i> by Swami
Sivananda</div>
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<div dir="ltr">The first part "A" is <i>Vaisvanara</i>
whose sphere is the condition of waking, on
account of all-pervasiveness, or on account of
being the first. He who knows this obtains
verily all desires and becomes the first."<br>
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<div dir="ltr"> As the word Om represents the Atman,
so the <i>Matras</i> of Om represent respectively
the different conditions in which the Atman
manifests itself. <i>Matra</i> "A" represents
Vaisvanara, the first condition. Have the symbol
"A" before you and meditate on <i>Vaisvanara</i>
till you identify yourself with the object
of meditation. Just as "A" pervades in all the
letters of the alphabet, so also <i>Vaisvanara</i>
pervades all things of the universe. Just as "A"
is the first letter in "AUM", so also <i>Vaisvanara</i>
is the first condition of the Atman.......Sruti
says, "The letter "A" is the whole of speech."
All sounds are pervaded by "A". In the Bhagavad
Gita you will find "Aksharanam Akarosmi-of letters
the letter "A" I am"( Bhagawad Git Chapter
X:33)......</div>
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<div dir="ltr"> Just as "A" is the first letter in
"AUM," just as "A" is the first of all sounds and
letters, so also the waking state is the first
of the three states.You can derive the knowledge
of the other states from the waking state. The
experiences of the three states form the whole
experience of the universe. Therefore, the waking
state pervades the whole universe........... He
who knows it has all his desires fulfilled. He
becomes the first among the great. He becomes the
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<div align="left">"Mahatma Gandhiji - The Pattern
of a Perfect Life" by Swami Sivananda</div>
<div align="left"> on the occasion of "Gandhi
Jayanti" (October 2, 2020) <br>
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alt="" width="152" height="187" align="left">"Mahatma
Gandhiji’s life is a monument to the triumph of
spirit over flesh, a living witness to the
victory of the divine over the base nature of
man. A continuous exercise of self-restraint and
discipline, along with deep prayer and an
invincible faith in the Divine, enabled him to
successfully resist all kinds of temptations,
overcome all obstacles and gain full mastery
over himself.".... "Mahatma Gandhiji
demonstrated how a life of complete detachment
and renunciation may be led while remaining in
the thick of battle. His was a supreme example
of one who had completely annihilated the ego,
the little "I", and led a divine life in the
world. His life was like that of a lotus leaf in
water."</div>
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<div align="left">"Mahatmaji demonstrated how a
life of complete detachment and renunciation may
be led while remaining in the thick of battle.
His was a supreme example of one who had
completely annihilated the ego, the little "I",
and led a divine life in the world. His life was
like that of a lotus leaf in water."</div>
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<div align="left">May the Mahatma’s light of love
illuminate the hearts of nations and
individuals! May his dream of world unity
materialise this very day! May his spirit bless
us all with the vision and strength to realise
in our everyday life all his lofty ideals of
truth, purity, non-violence and faith in the
Divine.......Swami Sivananda<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/articles/siva/biography_gandhi.htm">
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<div align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.divyajivan.org/articles/chida/Gandhiji_message.htm">GandhiJI
: His Mission & Message</a> - By Swami
Chidananda <br>
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<div align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.divyajivan.org/articles/adhyatma/Mahatma%20Gandhiji_Swamiji.htm">Gandhiji -
Confluence of Truth, Non-Violence, and Faith</a>-
By Swami Adhyatmananda<a
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<div align="left">Durga Puja - a festival of
Devi Worship during sacred Navaratri (October 17,
2020 - Oct 26, 2020)<br>
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Devi worship is, worship of God’s glory, of God’s
greatness and supremacy. It is adoration of the
Almighty. The worship of Devi, the universal
Mother, leads to the attainment of knowledge of
the Self. Sakti is all. She can do anything. She
can make or mar. She can mend or end. For the sake
of the continuance of Her Divine Play here, She
Herself, as Avidya-Maya, has veiled the Truth from
you and bound you to this Samsara. When She is
propitiated through the practice of sincere
devotion and unconditional self-surrender, She, as
Vidya-Maya, removes the veil and enables you to
perceive the Truth.</div>
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<div align="left"> No one can free himself from the
thralldom of mind and matter without Mother’s
grace. The fetters of Maya are too hard to break.
If you worship Her as the great Mother, you can
very easily go beyond Prakriti through Her benign
grace and blessings. She will remove all obstacles
in the path, and lead you safely into the
illimitable domain of eternal bliss, and make you
absolutely free - Swami Sivananda <a
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Early Morning Meditation talks from "Ponder These
Truths" by Swami Chidananda <br>
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<div align="left"> The Peace Within<br>
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"The peace of the Supreme Being is within every
human individual. This peace that passeth
understanding, this peace that is supreme, higher
than which there is nothing, which is profound
peace, perennial peace, is the truth about your
inner Self. It is the one real thing within amidst a
thousand miscellaneous thoughts being allowed to
flit and fill the mind, being allowed to agitate and
disperse the mind"......<br>
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"You are that peace if you establish your identity
with that peace instead of with the numerous other
fancies and thoughts that come into your mind. Be as
you are. And this peace overcomes time. For this
peace there is no past, there is no present, there
is no future. It is always. It is here, now, and it
is for all times. It is beyond time—this peace which
is your truth.".........Swami Chidananda</div>
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<div align="left"> Learning of <a
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Yog"</a> from a Yoga Acharya Sri Swami
Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of "Jeevan Yoga" Series by
Doordarshan Girnar <br>
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alt="" width="126" height="160" align="left"><b>OMKAR
- "Omkar Sadhana is the Prana of Spiritual
Sadhana. Omkar is the best Pranayam." </b><br>
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<p>"The practice of Omkar helps the seekers of
Meditation to concentrate the mind. There is a
great contribution of Omkar to lead the mind on
the spiritual path."..........."The practice of
Omkar destroys Tamasik thoughts and converts the
Rajasik thoughts into Sattvik thoughts.</p>
<p>"In one minute, chanting of OMKAR should be done
four times that will make one Omkar chant in
fifteen seconds. In the beginning, start Omkar
chanting for five minutes and gradually increase
it to twenty minutes in the morning after waking
up. Because during each Omkar you get extra oxygen
for eleven seconds in comparison to regular
breathing; so within five minutes, you will get
extra oxygen for 220 seconds. If you practice
Omkar chanting three times a day in the morning,
afternoon, and evening (each for fifteen minutes)
then you will get extra oxygen for 33 minutes in a
day. The purification of blood occurs through the
lungs. The brightness of the eyes, the beauty of
the face, the shining of the skin, hearing and
breathing capacity, speech, digestion power, as
well as our nervous system, will function
systematically. Our liver, kidneys, pancreas,
intestine, adrenal glands, spleen, bladder, the
vital organs like the cerebrum, cerebellum,
pituitary gland, heart, lungs etc. will function
systematically and properly due to the extra
oxygenation through the purification of blood in
the Lungs...... So, the key to good health, long
life, and balanced life is the regular practice of
Omkar. <b>-</b>Swami Adhyatmananda <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/chapter_1.pdf">
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</a>/ <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Yoga </a>(Episode 77 & 78) <br>
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<div align="left">Highlighting the News &
Upcoming Events</div>
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<div align="left"><b>Sivananda Seva Smiti
organized "CHIDANANDA KATHAMRUTAM" - a
Spiritual Retreat on Life & Teachings of
Gurumaharaj Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj
from Sept 18, 2020 to Sept 24, 2020 at
Uttarkashi.</b> It was a spiritual feast to
listen to the sharing of Revered Sri Swami
Premanandaji Maharaj, Revered Sri Swami
Ramswarupanandaji Maharaj, Revered Sri Swami
Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj, Revered Sri Swami
Yatidharmanandaji Maharaj, Saints, Mahatmas, and
close devotees. It was an outpouring of core
sentiments of love, devotion & deepest
gratitude. Devotees attended from all over the
World through TV media.
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Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj's daily
Spiritual discourses are organized through
Sivananda Ashram in collaboration with <a
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Facebook TV media</a>. At present two Satsang
discourse series are going on, one on the subject
of "Upanishad Amrutam" on "Kathopnishad" and the
second on "Srimad Bhagavatam Kathamrutam". <a
href="https://www.facebook.com/AmdavadtakAT/"
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find link to facebook page.</a></div>
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for devotees darshan with the strict rules
abidance of COVID -19. Yoga classes are not
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<div align="left"> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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& Activity Report for the Month of
September 2020</a></div>
<div align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan</a> /<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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August -September 2020</a> <br>
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<b>Mahatma Gandhiji on Truth(Satyam) & </b><b><b>Nonviolence(Ahimsa) </b>
: </b>"Search for truth is search for God. Truth is
God..... God is because Truth is..... God alone is
truth and everything else is transitory and
illusory.....Though God may be Love, God is Truth
above all..... Truth is what the voice within tells
you.....Truth alone will endure, all the rest will
swept away before the tide of time.....Truth should be
so humble that even the dust could crush him.....Truth
without humility would be an arrogant
caricature.....If you would swim on the bosom of the
ocean of Truth, you must reduce yourself to a
zero.....The quest of Truth involves tapas,
self-suffering, sometimes even unto death.....Truth is
the first to be sought for, and Beauty and Goodness
will then be added unto you.....Truth is like a vast
tree which yields more and more fruit the more you
nurture it."
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<p>"Ahimsa is the highest ideal. It is meant for
the brave, never for the cowardly.....Ahimsa is
the eradication of the desire to injure or to
kill.....Ahimsa is not a matter of mere
dietetics: it transcends it.....Ahimsa is the
highest duty. Even if we cannot practice it in
full, we must try to understand its spirit and
refrain as far as is humanly possible from
violence.....Ahimsa means infinite love, which
again means infinite capacity for suffering." <br>
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17, 2020 -October 27, 2020)</a><br>
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