[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, January 2015
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Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
January 2015
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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New Year Message ( January 2015) - by Swami Sivananda
"By the command of the Indestructible Being, minutes, hours, days and
nights, stand apart. By the command of the Immortal Brahman, months,
years, seasons and solstices stand apart. He who knows this
Indestructible Being is a liberated sage or Jivanmukta.
Time rolls on. New becomes old and old becomes new again. Today is the
most auspicious New Year’s day. God has given you another chance this
year to enable you to strive for your salvation. Today man is. Tomorrow
he is not. Therefore avail yourself of this golden opportunity, struggle
hard and reach the goal of life. Make the best use of every moment of
this New Year. Unfold all latent faculties. Here is a chance to begin
life anew, to grow and evolve and become a superhuman or a great dynamic
Yogi.
On this glorious New Year’s day make a strong resolve to wipe away all
the old worldly Vasanas or tendencies and bad impressions and to control
the senses and the mind.
Know the value of time. Time is most precious. Utilise every second
profitably. Live every moment of your life for the realisation of your
ideal and goal. Do not procrastinate. That "tomorrow" will never come.
Now or never. Abandon idle gossiping. Kill egoism, laziness and inertia.
Forget the past. A glorious and brilliant future is awaiting you."
"Equal vision is the touchstone of knowledge. Unselfishness is the
touchstone of virtue. Brahmacharya is the touchstone of ethics. Oneness
is the touchstone of Self-realisation. Humility is the touchstone of
devotion. Therefore, be unselfish, humble and pure. Develop equal
vision. Be in tune with the Infinite." -Swami Sivananda << More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/sivananda/index.htm>
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Chidananda Darshan - through Life incidence of Guru Maharaj
Centenary Celebration Year of H. H. Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj (Sept 24,
2014 -Sept 2015)
"Tender Love For Tiny Creatures "
His cult of non-violence is extended even to the small irritating
insects like bugs and mosquitoes whom people kill almost by reflex
action and do not feel any qualms whatever. Swamiji endures their stings
and allows them to have their own way with his body. Once while he was
doing Kirtan of the Lord's Name, a disciple saw a mosquito sitting on
his body and attempted to drive it out. Before he could reach him
Swamijiindicated by sign not to disturb the creature. After the Kirtan
was over Swamiji told him, "The hungry one having appeased its hunger
goes away automatically; you need not drive it out."
There was an incident at Kotdwar. While Swamiji was giving his address a
poisonous insect flew towards him. Yogesh Bahugunaji, a devotee in his
company, at once attempted to drive it out. Swamiji, who was then
seriously engaged in making an important point, did not lose sight of
this. He signalled to Bahugunaji to leave the insect alone and continued
his talk. After sometime he took the insect tenderly and got it seated
on his palm, assuring it perfect, security, as it were. This is the
unique Brahmi Sthiti of the sage who in spite of all his busy schedule
in Vyavahara is constantly vigilant to observe Ahimsa and love for all
creatures at all times.
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Greeting Year 2015 & New Year Message from Swami Adhyatmananda
HTML clipboard Radiant Immortal Atman ! Beloved and blessed children of
the Divine !
Happy New Year to you. Prayers and best wishes for the Year 2015.
"In the Iron age, when/adharma/ (unrighteousness ), /bhagavat-vismriti/
(forgetfulness of God ), /vimukhi drishti/ (view against God ),
/atyachara/ (irreligious conduct) is the order of the day, it is high
time to ponder the meaningfulness of this unique opportunity of a human
birth and live God filled way of life. It is time to introspect, where
do you stand in regards to trend of your life. Do you live virtuous
life? Are you true to Thy own self ?.......
...Let us seek purity. Love for Lord, Service to one and all, and this
bring us happy New Year, A year full of service love, sharing, obedience
and excellent codes and conducts of our individual life initially and
later on to each individual purity and sincerity which will bring the
cosmic harmony and sympathy .... !"- Swami Adhyatmananda <<More>>
<http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/Christmas%20Greetings%20and%20New%20year%20message2015.htm>
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Highlighting News & upcoming Events
News & Activity Report for the Month of December 2014
<http://divyajivan.org/News2014/News_Dec2014.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm>/ December 2014
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Dec2014/DJ_Dec2014.pdf>
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Gitamrutam
The man attains peace, who, abandoning all desires, moves about without
longing, without the sense of mine and without egoism.(2:71)
He who is ever happy within, who rejoices within, who is illumined
within, such a Yogi attains absolute freedom or Moksha, himself becoming
Brahman.(5:24)
The sages obtain absolute freedom or Moksha—they whose sins have been
destroyed, whose dualities (perception of dualities or experience of the
pairs of opposites) are torn asunder, who are self-controlled, and
intent on the welfare of all beings.(5:25)
Those who strive for liberation from old age and death, taking refuge in
Me, realise in full that Brahman, the whole knowledge of the Self and
all action.(7:29)
This is the Brahmic seat (eternal state), O son of Pritha! Attaining to
this, none is deluded. Being established therein, even at the end of
life one attains to oneness with Brahman.(2:72)
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti <http://divyajivan.org/Vivekananda/index.htm>
(Jan 12, 2015)
Gurudevarpanmastu!
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