[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, September 2018

[Divya Jivan Newsletter]

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
September 2018
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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Lord Sri  Krishna- Divine Incarnation, Purna Avatara
On auspicious Janmashtami (  Sept 2, 2018)

Bhagavan Sri Krishna is the immortal manifestation of God in all His 
splendor, that man was ever given the fortune to behold. Man! Blessed 
thou art, that hast visualized with thy fleshly eyes the mighty Dignity 
of the Supreme Sovereign of the Universe! Thou art purified; thy 
birthright is to realize 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 realize 
the Self."- Swami Sivananda << Read More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/Janmasthami/index.htm>

/"Kaisi Lagan Lagai Prbhu Tose ......... Teri Puja Jeevan Mera " Prabhu 
Darshan & Smarna is just enough for the true devotee to reach HIS 
beloved .......... The most enlightening Meerbai's bhajan by Upali Kar, 
an ardent devotee of Gurumaharaj Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj ! Her 
heart melting singing arousing that bhav in the listener to go in TRANS.
/(Video Clip) <http://divyajivan.org/video_clips/index.htm>

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Adoration & Prostrations Holy Master Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj on HIS 
Birth Anniversary (Sept 8, 2018)

"Gurudev’s life after Self-realisation, after becoming an enlightened 
sage and shining as a great light of the Himalayas, was a saga of 
selfless service—service of the poor, service of the suffering, service 
of the sick, service of the distressed, service of spiritual aspirants 
and seekers, service of all humanity, service of the whole world. In 
diverse, numerous ways, his entire life was one great, continuous stream 
of selfless service. He had even forgotten how to think of himself; he 
could only think of others. He lived thinking of others: "In what way 
can I be of benefit, in what way can I serve?" That was Gurudev Swami 
Sivanandaji Maharaj till the very last days."- Swami Chidananda << Read 
More>> <http://divyajivan.org/sivananda/index.htm>

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" The Holy Stream"...........Life Divine of  His Holiness Sri Swami 
Chidanandaji Maharaj ( on His Birth Anniversary September 24, 2018 )

The story of Swami Chidananda has been a story of total divinisation of 
the human personality. It is a story of silent service and complete 
self-effacement. On the basis of the profound authority of his personal 
experience and direct realisation, therefore, this peerless saint of the 
Himalayas could proclaim to the world of seekers: "Yoga is not only in 
Nirvikalpa Samadhi. It is in every moment. .............."
"How Rama came into his life is an instructive lesson to every seeker. 
To him in his childhood He came as the idol Kodanda Rama, whom he 
worshiped and in whom he had his whole being. At a later stage, He came 
to him in the shape of the unfortunate lepers. Then a time came when the 
Lord appeared before him in the form of the inspired words of Ramdas. 
Next, the life of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa rose before him as a beckoning 
ideal. Saints and mystics blessed him. At last, the Lord gave him 
Darshan in the form of his Sadguru. Sivananda entered into his very 
being. He was filled with devotion to Guru. Sivananda dwelt in him and 
he dwelt in Sivananda..................

The Holy Stream <http://www.dlshq.org/books/eo1.htm> - Biography of Sri 
Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj by Sarat Chandra Behera

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Learning of  "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami Adhyatmananda
Through TV episodes of "Jeevan Yoga" Series by Doordarshan Girnar

Sheetali and Shidhkari Pranayam

The word "sheetali" means cooling in Sanskrit, it is taken from the 
original word "Sheetal" which is soothing or cold. The practice of 
sheetali breathing calms the mind, reduces the stress. It cools the body 
and mind, The blood pressure is also lowered. This pranayama is very 
effective in hyper acidity or even ulcers.
Sit in Padmasana or Cross legged position in which the body can be 
relaxed and spine is erect. Then start inhaling through mouth by rolling 
the tongue, make sure that the air passing in is cooled via tongue. 
Initially 4 seconds inhale through mouth while rolling the tongue and 
exhale for 6 seconds through both nostrils, this can be practiced for 
about 5 minutes. With practice one can increase the counts to 4:8, or 
5:10 or 6:12 seconds << Read More>> 
<http://www.divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/sheetali_Shidhkari.pdf>
Jeevan Yog Series ( Video Clips)

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Highlighting the news and upcoming events

Please Join us in Janmastami Utsav,  Aradhana Day satsang, Special 
Satsang & Paduka Pujan on Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandji's Birth 
Anniversary ( Sept 8, 2018)  and on GuruMaharaj Sri Swami Chidanandaji's 
Birth Anniversary on (Sept 24, 208).  Further details on Upcoming Event 
page <http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm>

News & Activity Report For the Month of August 2018 
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202018/News_August%202018.htm>

News through event photos 
<https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPNic8Xr31ScaH4RHBqe0TF0dhLM1J0s4TolCNb_bG2Icsrx8y9A4pqraqoRTAmNw?key=c05GenZTT0ZwYXAzcExLTUhLX1BZRmRzZmVwMmZB>

Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> / August - 
September 2018 
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Aug-Sept%202018/DJ_Aug-Sept2018.pdf>

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Q & A on Spiritual Life and Sadhana from “May I Answer That?”- by Holy 
Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.

What is the harm in not believing in God’s existence ?

If we have no faith in God, we will be born again in this world and will 
undergo considerable miseries. The ignorant, faithless doubting self 
goes to destruction. He cannot enjoy the least happiness. either this 
world nor that beyond is there for the doubting self. Those who have no 
faith in God do not know what is right and what is wrong. They have lost 
the power of discrimination. They are untruthful, proud and egoistic. 
They are given to excessive greed, wrath and lust. They hoard up money 
by unlawful means. They become men of demoniacal nature. They commit 
various sorts of atrocious crimes. They have no ideals for their lives. 
They are thrown into demoniacal wombs. They sink into the lowest depths, 
deluded birth after birth.

Lord Ganesh - "Embodiment of Wisdom" 
<http://divyajivan.org/ganesh/index.htm> on auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi 
( Sept 13, 2018)



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