[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, July 2014
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Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
July 2014
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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"Guru Mahima" on the Occasion of Auspicious Guru Purnima ( July 12, 2014)
HTML clipboard "The Sadguru is Brahman Himself. He is an ocean of bliss,
knowledge, and mercy. He is the captain of your soul. He is the fountain
of joy. He removes all your troubles, sorrows, and obstacles. He shows
you the right divine path."
"Guru is God. A word from him is a word from God. He need not-teach
anything. Even his presence or company is elevating, inspiring, and
stirring, His very company is self-illumination. Living in his company
is spiritual education."
"Guru is the Moksha-dvara (door to liberation). He is the gateway to
the transcendental Truth-Consciousness. But, it is the aspirant who has
to enter through it. The, Guru is a help, but the actual task of
practical Sadhana (spiritual practice) falls on the aspirant himself."-
Swami Sivananda << More>> <http://divyajivan.org/gurupurnima/index.htm>
Sivananda Ashtotra Shata Namavali
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Early Morning Meditation Talk from "Ponder These Truths" of Swami
Chidananada
"The GURU is HIS teaching "
" By the light of the sun, the whole world awakens. By the light of the
sun, darkness is banished, slumber gives place to wakefulness and sloth
gives place to activity. By the light of the sun, all beings in this
world see things, perceive things clearly....
Thus the sun is the awakener; the sun is the enlightener; the sun is the
marga darsaka (one who shows the path). It is the sun that guarantees
smooth, unhampered progress towards each one's destination. When the sun
is not there, one is, as it were, blind, even though having eyes.
In the life of a sincere seeking soul, in the life of jijnasu, a
mumukshu, a sadhaka, a spiritual aspirant, the Guru is as it were, the
Sun"- Swami Chidananda
"Just as the Guru is channel for the individual soul to re-link itself
with the universal Soul, even so, a channel between our Guru and
ourselves is called Guru- bhakti. True Guru-bhakti is divine power, it
is divine force."
"The more adverse the circumstances, the greater the manifestation of
grace; the greater the manifestation of Guru kripa. God's grace and Guru
Kripa are the obverse and reverse of the same coin. " "Guru Kripa is
God's grace manifesting in and through the Guru."
"It is the Guru that points out the path and makes us see the path
clearly. He points out the pitfalls and dangers upon the path, makes us
alert, vigilant jagrit. And, even as the sun initiates activity, so the
Guru inspires us to arise awake, seek knowledge, attain illumination and
become forever blessed. All this and more the Guru does."
"What is the sun if not its light? The sun is no sun if there is no
light. The sun is the sun because it radiates perennial light, an
inexhaustible, unbroken supply of light even so, the Guru is His jnana
upadesa." - Swami Chidananda
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"Glory to Guru" by Swami Adhyatmananda
"Gurupurnima is the day for worshipping the GURU. The Guru is a Master,
but He never makes His disciple a slave. Entire mission of Guru is to
turn His disciple into none else but great Guru only. The Guru says
"AHAM BRAHMASMI", I'm Brahman. But never the less "TAT TWAM ASI" you are
that only. This purnima is a full moon day. When there is no hindrance
between sun and moon, this moon shines in its full bloom likewise when
disciple totally surrenders to His Guru, he too shines with Brahma
Vidya. Brahma Vidya is knowledge of Absolute. Brahma Vidya is the
highest knowledge after knowing that nothing remains to be known. It is
the grace of Guru upon his beloved disciple that after having received
Brahma Vidya, disciple has not to strive for any more gain. He becomes
full; he becomes contented, he rejoices supreme BLISS. He dives deep in
the eternity and divinity."
A Guru is necessary. Never finds fault in Guru, any action by Guru will
have a purpose in that; there is a meaning in that. Accept His command,
follow His instruction, just be humble, feel his hardship and serve Him
whole heartedly."- Swami Adhyatmananda << More> >
<http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm>
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On Health Topics from a book "Yoga and Health" by Swami Adhyatmananda
HTML clipboard By regular exercise of Yogasana and Pranayama the
constriction of the bronchial tubes gets very much reduced. Slowly the
capacity of bronchial tubes increases to a great extent and one can
control the attack of asthma to a great extent.
YOGASANAS Suryanamaskara, Matsyasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana,
Ushtrasana, ShavasanaPRANAYAMA: Ujjai, Kapalbhatti, Bhastrika, << More>>
<http://www.divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm>
Satsang with H.H. Swami Adhyatmanandaji (through Video
clips)<http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm>
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Highlighting Upcoming events
News & Activity Report for the Month of June 2014
<http://divyajivan.org/News2014/news_june2014.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm>/
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Gitamrutam
Know that by long prostration, by question and by service, the wise who
have realised the Truth will instruct thee in (that) knowledge.(4:34)
Knowing that, thou shalt not, O Arjuna, again become deluded like this;
and by that thou shalt see all beings in thy Self and also in Me!(4:35)
Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, forgiveness, uprightness,
service of the teacher, purity, steadfastness, self-control(13:7)
Guru Darshan <http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm> ( video clip)
Sivananda Ashtotra Shata Namavali
<http://divyajivan.org/sivananda/Siva_108_names.htm>
Gurudevarpanmastu!
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