[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, June 2010

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June 2010
	


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"Swami Sivananda- Personified Synthesis of Dynamism and Renunciation"
Remembering */ Sannyasa  Diksha /* day of Holy Master Sri Swami 
Sivananda *( June 1, 2010  ) *

Our holy Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj’s act of /tyaga/ and 
/sannyasa/ carries the message: "O man! Give up thy little ‘I’ and thy 
petty selfish life; and let thy selfless life flower into cosmic love, 
world brotherhood and service unto all. Give up thy little self, and 
give yourself in body, mind and spirit to the whole world. To renounce 
is verily to offer yourself as a gift unto the noble cause of human 
welfare." Such was the exemplary life of our holy Gurudev! His 
renunciation represents, as it were, a fertile seed out of which has 
sprung forth a great tree of his later Sannyasa life, full of the 
flowers, fruits and the shade-giving foliage of a many-sided 
Lokasangraha or selfless service unto humanity upon the physical, 
mental, moral and spiritual fields of modern man’s life. The giving up 
of his secular life has come to mean the bestowal of a lofty new Divine 
Life to countless thousands. The power that sprang out of his 
renunciation has outspread into the world, and has brought new life, 
hope, solace, light, strength, joy and inspiration to literally 
countless millions of souls. His renunciation can rightly be said to be 
an offering to God, to appease the spiritual hunger of His soul-famished 
children. It has indeed become transformed into the spirit of Divine 
Life to pervade the modern world in the form of a divine urge, a divine 
impulse towards virtue, goodness and godliness.

In renunciation lies the end of all strife and hatred. In renunciation 
lies the source of true peace and progress. By his life, the modern 
Maharshi has given to humanity the new law of welfare: "O modern man! 
Know ye that renunciation is the law of life. It is the path that leads 
to friendliness, cooperation and unity. Renounce selfishness, greed, 
hatred and egoism. Embrace love, humility, contentment, and charity. You 
will have the Kingdom of Heaven on this earth" May the Master’s radiant 
life inspire one and all! - Swami Chidananda << More>> 
<ttp://www.divyajivan.org/articles/chida/Sivananda_dynemismandrenunciation.htm>

*Early Morning Meditation talks from" Ponder These Truths" by Sri  Swami 
Chidananda * * *


Man and His Mind

Radiant Atman! Man is man because he has a mind. Thinking, reasoning, 
feeling, that alone makes man. If he has no mind he is an animal. But 
mind can make a man a beast also. Mind can make a man a demon. Because 
if the mind is not made /sattvic/,/ /if it is not governed by an 
awakened, discriminating, ever alert, vigilant and keenly enquiring 
intellect, then mind becomes the greatest problem

You must be wise, you must be alert. You must live and move through each 
day of your life wakefully, wisely. That is the hallmark of a 
/sadhak/—wisdom, wakefulness, alertness, discrimination, selection and 
rejection. Yes, this is the great necessity; otherwise, mind can bring 
about a downfall. /Mana eva manushyanam karanam bandhamokshayoh/—mind 
alone is the cause of bondage and liberation of human beings.

Know your inside. Know what part mind plays. Know the great important 
part the intellect must play. Give attention to the intellect. Cultivate 
the intellect through /svadhyaya/, reflection and /satsang/./ /These are 
the three ways: daily study; daily introspection and reflection; 
/satsang/./ /Time and again the spiritual history of India recounts the 
downfall of various seekers through lack of /svadhyaya/,/ /lack of 
/satsang/, lack of discrimination.

Helped by /satsang/,/ svadhyaya /and discrimination, intellect becomes 
our friend. Mind is not our friend. /Chitta /is neither friend nor foe. 
It contains stored wisdom; it contains stored perversion, evil also. It 
contains both. What is important is how you manage to gradually purify 
it, what you take out of it. First let the intellect deal with it and 
then only let it percolate into the mind. If /chitta /and mind are 
directly connected—finished, you are lost. The /buddhi /must be there 
between the / chitta /and the mind. Then your /antahkarana /is in a 
proper situation. Think of all these very essential and important 
things. Be a /buddhisali/,/ buddhiman /(one endowed with proper 
intellect). Therefore we say: “/dhiyo yo nah prachodayat/—May He 
illumine my intellect. Illumine my intellect with Divinity, O 
Sarasvati.” - Swami Chidananda << More>> 
<http://www.divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/reflection.htm>

*Yoga Learning through  a book , " Yoga ,  A way of Life " of Swami 
Adhyatmananda*


Primary & Main Yogasana (Yoga Postures)
The Physical techniques of Yoga are the stepping stones to meditation. 
According to Patanjali, Yoga is the cessation of the modifications of 
the mind. 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. << More>> 
<http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/yoga%20_postures.pdf>




/* */*Highlighting the News
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Utsav Triveni - Follow up
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*So Says Sri Swami Sivananda *


Conscience is a form of Truth. It is the knowledge of our own acts and 
feelings, as right or wrong. It is a sensitive balance to weigh actions. 
It is a guiding voice from within.

Snse of duty is conscience . Scrupulousness is conscience. Conscience is 
like a silent witness and a slienr teacher. It is the light of the Soul 
that is burning within the chambers of your heart. Conscience grows 
through experience.



/*Gurudevarpanamstu! */

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