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Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
February 2021 <br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya! </div>
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"Light of Yoga " by Swami Sivananda <br>
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alt="" width="166" height="211" align="left">YOGA is
a perfect, practical system of self-culture. You can
attain harmonious development of your mind, body and
soul by the practice of Yoga. Yoga is an exact
science. You can acquire absolute control over the
whole nature by its practice. It helps the student to
attain ethical perfection, perfect concentration of
the mind and to unfold various psychic powers. It
teaches applied psychology. It helps the practitioner
to enter into conscious communion with the Lord
through Samadhi, to separate himself from the three
Gunas and to attain Kaivalya or independence
eventually. <br>
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<div align="left"> Yoga is the discipline of the mind,
senses and the physical body. Yoga helps in the
co-ordination and control of the subtle forces within
the body. Yoga brings in perfection, peace and
everlasting happiness. Yoga can help you in your
business and in your daily life. You can have calmness
of mind at all times by the practice of Yoga. You can
have restful sleep. You can have increased energy,
vigour, vitality, longevity and a high standard of
health. You can turn out efficient, work within a
short space of time. You can have success in every
walk of life. Yoga will infuse in you new strength,
confidence and self-reliance. Through Yoga you can
have complete mastery over the mind, passions,
emotions, impulses, temper and tongue. The body and
mind will be ever at your beck and call.<br>
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Yoga aims at restraining the mind and its
modifications. The practice of Yoga disentangles the
Jiva from the phenomenal world of sense objects. The
Jivatma becomes identical with Paramatma. This union
with Paramatma is the goal of human existence - Sri
Swami Sivananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div align="left">Early Morning Meditation talks
from "Ponder These Truths" by Swami Chidananda</div>
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<div align="left">"Yoga & Vedanta" : Blessed
Divinities! Sadhaks and seekers! From your
ancient, effulgent past, as your heritage and
birthright, you have inherited two great
treasures—Yoga and Vedanta. Vedanta is divine
wisdom, knowledge of the Divine Reality, the great
Reality. Yoga is the science of entering into a
conscious relationship with that knowledge,
experiencing that knowledge, realising that
knowledge. <br>
Yoga and Vedanta form the two ingredients that go
to make up the divine life of service, devotion,
meditation and Self-realisation. Boldly Vedanta
proclaims and wants you to know: “Ahamatma
Nirakarah Sarvavyapi Svabhavatah (I am the Atman
that is formless, all-pervading by nature).”
“Beyond sense, beyond mind, I am the quintessence
of luminous wisdom consciousness”—this is the
awareness that Vedanta grants you and wants you to
practise. And Yoga is continuous, unbroken,
conscious, purposeful contact and relationship,
ever progressive relationship with the Divine. <br>
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Gurudev’s concept of divine life combines both the
practice of Yoga and the spirit of Vedanta. Live
in the awareness of your divinity, and live to
utilize every conscious moment, every breath to be
continuously, unbrokenly in close contact with the
cosmic source of your divinity, with your divine
origin, with your eternal divine ground, your
divine abode. - Sri Swami Chidananda <a
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<div align="left"> Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a
Yoga Acharya Sri Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">"Jeevan
Yoga" Serie</a>s by Doordarshan Girnar </div>
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<div align="left">Primary & Main Yogasana (Yoga
Postures) <br>
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<div align="left">The Physical techniques of Yoga
are the stepping stones to meditation. According
to Patanjali, Yoga is the cessation of the
modifications of the mind.</div>
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<div align="left"> In the beginning the primary
prerequisite to peace of mind is posture. Yogasana
practiced to gain steady posture, health and
lightness in the body. All Yoga postures are
intended to directly or indirectly quiet the mind.
The majority of Asana have been devised to build
up different parts of the body and to develop the
strength required by the more advanced Physical
disciplines. The purpose of the yogasana is to
recondition the system, both mind and body, and to
develop the nervous and glandular systems. The
different Yoga postures have been devised to bring
a rich supply of blood to the brain and to the
various parts of the spinal column. The yogasana
work by stretching, bending and twisting the
spinal column in different directions to promote
the health of the nerves. When the body is
purified, Prana (vital energy) can be conserved
and the individual becomes healthy and conscious.
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<div align="left">Highlighting the News &
Upcoming Events</div>
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<dt>"Manav Seva, Madhav Seva" has been the
guiding principle for whoever has been
associated and working at the ashram. The
Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj
used to take great pleasure in serving one
and all and the tradition
continues.....All the activities at the
Ashram were curtailed due to Covid
Pandemic for the last nine months. Except,
the food drive to the under-served
families of the town......Ashram's
Karmayoga team diligently worked towards
food & groceries distribution seva
activity with Pandemic caution from the
very beginning even in the Covid
lock-down. </dt>
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<dt>Now slowly but surely, after nine months
of break, the ashram has restored with
cautions the regular activities namely,
Yoga classes, Yogasana Camp, Satsang,
Religious worship services for people at
large and even more, getting organized.</dt>
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<dt><b>Republic Day Celebration at the
Ashram:</b> Jan 26, 2021, marked 72 <sup>nd</sup>
Republic Day of India. It was celebrated
by Flag Hoisting at the Ashram Lawn Garden
by H. H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji
Maharaj. He gave a thundering message on
the occasion on the moral & ethical
duties of the citizens of India towards
the Nation. He denounced the destruction,
looting, national property damage, and
like in the name of expressing displeasure
and protest against the Government policy.
He advised against the destruction of
natural resources. He said, "Exercise
discipline, Conserve the resources, live
a disciplined life, Protect your Nation,
Love your Nation. You belong to the Nation
and the Nation belongs to you. See oneness
in all. Live in the awareness of
harmonious coexistence with nature,
plants, animals & birds, the
environment, and ecology. </dt>
<p> Honor all life equally. The Life
Principle (Chaitanya) is the same in
All. God pervades the entire universe. The
Lord is within you and all around you.
Open your eyes and behold HIM everywhere.
Behold the Lord in all beings, all
objects, plants, animals, actions,
feelings & Thoughts. Lead the Divine
Life. "Be good Do Good" "Serve, Love,
Give, Purify, Meditate & Realize",
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<p><b>The upcoming Residential Yoga Teachers
Training Course (47<sup>th</sup> YTTC
May 11, 2021 - May 30, 2021). For the
details refer to our</b><a
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<p>Pujya Sri Swamiji Maharaj's daily Satsang
discourses are inspiring on "Patanjali
Yoga Darshan" text of Maharshi Sri
Patanjali. And " Gitamrutam" on Bhagawad
Gita every Sunday is a blessing to all.
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<li>Meditate and enter into the realm of
radiant light. There are no limitations;
here there is no worry, there are no
obstacles. There is no time-space. In that
holy realm, there is no fear, no doubt, no
indecision. It is all eternal joy, bliss,
peace, and Happiness.</li>
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<li>In Higher meditation the senses and the
minds are completely subdued. The Yogi
withdraws himself completely and enter
into the state of consciousness beyond the
mind and intellect.</li>
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<li>Samadhi is awareness of Reality.
Samadhi is super-consciousness. It
transcends duality of all kinds. In
Samadhi the triad, Known, Knowledge, and
Knowable disappear.</li>
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<li>In Samadhi there is neither "I" neither
"you", neither "He" nor "she", neither
"here" nor "there"Neither "this" nor
"that", neither "above" nor "below". <br>
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<li>In Samadhi or super-conscious state the
yogi abandons the sense of his own being
and enters into the Being of GOD.</li>
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- Sri Swami Sivananda </div>
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