[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, August 2011

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*Glories of Lord Sri Krishna on the occasion of Sri Krishna Jayanti ( 
Aug  22, 2011)*

Bhagavan Sri Krishna is the immortal manifestation of God in all His 
splendour, that man was ever given the fortune to behold. Man! Blessed 
thou art, that hast visualised with thy fleshly eyes the mighty Dignity 
of the Supreme Sovereign of the Universe! Thou art purified; thy 
birthright is to realise Him; thy fortune is a part of His Greatness! 
Sri Krishna may be called the "Collective Man", who represented all 
beings hungering and thirsting to gain the Highest Freedom and who 
voiced forth their deepest aspirations in the loudest possible tone. He 
came to release man from the thraldom of vice and correct his vision so 
that he could walk along the ever-illumined path to perfection. Sri 
Krishna is the articulation of the pure longings that are buried in the 
hearts of people. Sri Krishna is not merely a historical man who came 
and went, like others, but the Eternal Purusha who dwells even now and 
shall live in the everlasting future, in the core of all manifestation. 
It is the Symbol of the Absolute descended into relativity that we call 
Krishna, the ever-beloved protector of all that breathe and air."

"So Sri Krishna is called an Avatara, a descent of God in the world, of 
the Whole in the parts, of the Absolute in the relative. An Avatara is 
different from a Rishi or a Jivanmukta who represents an ascent of man 
to God, whereas the Avatara is a descent of God to man, consciously and 
deliberately. Sri Krishna lived the universal life, laughed a universal 
laughter, and walked on earth as the moving Spirit of the universe. To 
worship Him is to be in the Presence of God; to know Him is to realise 
the Self."- Swami Sivananda << More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/Janmasthami/index.htm>

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

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" This Moment"  - "True life is made up of “now.” True life is not made 
up of bygone yesterdays or uncertain tomorrows. What we have is like a 
lump of clay in a sculptor’s hands or a piece of gold in a goldsmith’s 
shop. We can create out of it what we will. At this moment, what are we 
doing with the time we have? Are we thinking of something else? Are we 
forming opinions of people who are sitting beside us or of the person 
speaking to us? Or, are we engaged in making our life sublime, enriching 
ourselves, uplifting ourselves, drawing nearer to the Divine, and 
awakening within, unfolding ourselves, shining with the awakened light? 
What are we engaged in doing in this moment?

This moment, this concept, this word, this fact, this truth is the most 
tremendous truth of life. Life is made up of this moment and this moment 
only—not of dead yesterdays nor of unborn tomorrows. But your life to 
each one of you is not even today. It is this moment. This moment is 
what we effectively have. Other aspects of time are what you imagine you 
have. Other aspects of time are present in your mind as ideas and 
concepts. They are most deceptive ideas.

   This moment is God. God comes to you as this moment. He does not 
descend in some sort of supramundane shape and size with lights flashing 
and sound emanating. He comes silently as this moment. Now is God. He 
constantly keeps coming to you as now, as this moment. We have to help 
God to help us when He comes as kaloham—I am time, I am life".- Swami 
Chidananda << More>> <http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm>

*On "Health Topics" from a Book " Yoga & Health " by Swami  Adhyatmananda*

Can those having High Blood Pressure practice Asanas?

"Yes, they can practice Asanas; in fact they must surely practice them. 
All the Asanas excepting Shirsasana can be practiced. All the Asanas can 
be performed without any fear. But the special Asanas and Pranayama that 
can offer benefits are: Shashankasana, Shavasana and Pranayama carried 
out with ease..<< More>> <http://www.divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm>
*Yoga, A Way of Life <http://www.divyajivan.org/misc/yogadvd.htm>- *DVD, 
(available in set of Two)

*Highlighting the Seva Projects,  News & Upcoming Event
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Upcoming Spiritual Retreat (Aug 14, 2011 - Aug 18, 2011) at Lonavala ( 
near Mumbai). Prior registration is required. for details contact 
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad  # 079-26861234 /sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com 
<mailto:sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com>

Join us in Sri Krishna Janmashtmi  Satang & Kirtan ( August 22, 2011 
9.00 pm -11.30 pm)

News & Activity Report for the Month of July 2011 
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*Lord Sri Krishna - where to be found? *


"I am the Self, O Gudakesha, seated in the hearts of all beings! I am 
the beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings."

  "Having become the fire Vaisvanara, I abide in the body of living 
beings and, associated with the Prana and Apana, digest the fourfold food."

  "And, I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me are memory, knowledge, 
as well as their absence. I am verily that which has to be known by all 
the Vedas; I am indeed the author of the Vedanta, and the knower of the 
Vedas am I."

  "Abandoning all duties, take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate thee 
from all sins; grieve not."

"Wherever there is Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, wherever there is Arjuna, 
the archer, there are prosperity, happiness, victory and firm policy; 
such is my conviction."


*/Krishnarpanmastu ! Gurudevarpan//amstu! /*
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