[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, December 2018

Sat Dec 1 23:10:07 EST 2018

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
   December 2018
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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The Glory of Bhagawad Gita on Sacred Gita jayanti ( Dec 18, 2018)

The Gita is the cream of the Vedas. It is the essence of the 
soul-elevating Upanishads. It is a universal scripture applicable to 
people of all temperaments and for all times. It is a wonderful book 
with sublime thoughts and practical instructions on Yoga, devotion, 
Vedanta and action. It is a marvelous book, profound in thought and 
sublime in heights of vision. It brings peace and solace to souls that 
are afflicted by the three fires of mortal existence, namely, 
afflictions caused by one’s own body, those caused by beings around one, 
and those caused by the gods.

The Gita is not merely a book or just a scripture. It is a living voice 
carrying an eternally indispensable and vital message to mankind. Its 
verses embody words of wisdom coming from the infinite ocean of 
knowledge, the Absolute Itself.

The Gita is a source of power and wisdom. It strengthens you when you 
are weak, and inspires you when you feel dejected and feeble. It teaches 
you to embrace righteousness and to resist unrighteousness. - Swami 
Sivananda < Read  More> <http://divyajivan.org/articles/siva/glory_gita.htm>

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Sri Dattatreya Jayanti ( Dec 22, 2018)

Lord Sri Dattatreya - " Divine Trinity" : He was a supreme Yogi. Like 
Dakshinamurti, He was the adi guru, the primal World Teacher. 
Contemplate His life. Meditate upon Him. Feel His divine presence. Evoke 
in your mind the sacred memory of Sati Anasuya and Atri Maharshi, the 
power of chastity, and divine grace in the form of Divinity taking birth 
at the earnest supplication and prayer of a heart filled with devotion. 
The earnest prayer of a heart filled with devotion never goes unanswered 
or unfulfilled. This is what the advent, the avatara of Dattatreya 
represents or proves - Swami Chidananda << Read  More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/articles/chida/dattatreya.htm>.

Dattatreya Jayanti 
<http://divyajivan.org/articles/siva/Dattatreya_siva.htm>- Swami Sivananda

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

"When You Wake up In The Morning":  Waking up in the morning should not 
merely mean waking up into this maya-bazaar, waking up into this 
temporary world of pain and death. It should not only mean waking up 
into this little, confined, outer earth awareness. It should also 
simultaneously mean waking up into the awareness of your divinity which 
has been temporarily suspended in sleep. And keep up that inner 
wakefulness along with your outer physical wakefulness of the senses and 
the mind. Keep up the inner wakefulness of your svarupa. That is the 
great thing needful. That is what will make your life divine. That is 
what will take you, day by day, higher and higher towards the Goal 
Supreme. And this you have to do for yourself, with wisdom."

When you wake up in the morning, what do you wake up to? When you come 
into a state of awareness, what is that state of awareness? What is its 
level, what is its plane, what is its content, what purpose does it 
serve? Think deeply about it, and be a true jijnasu, a true mumukshu, a 
true seeker, a true devotee of the Supreme. Be a true part of Divinity, 
a true amsa of paramatma, and make your life divine. This is the 
greatest way in which you can bless yourself. << Read More>>. 
<http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm>

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Learning of  "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami Adhyatmananda
Through TV episodes of"Jeevan Yoga" Series 
<http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm> by Doordarshan Girnar

OMKAR - "Omkar Sadhana is the Prana of Spiritual Sadhana. Omkar is the 
best Pranayam."

"The practice of Omkar destroys Tamasik thoughts and converts the 
Rajasik thoughts into Sattvik thoughts. In long term if the people 
living in all four directions on the earth start practising Omkar 
regularly, the mental conflicts can be eliminated. Selfishness will 
retire. Benevolence will be originated. The whole world can become a 
family. The contradiction will decrease and smooth conversation will be 
possible. The wind of pure selfless life will flow. Omkar is the highway 
of world peace and welfare. Let us practice Omkar and make our life 
successful" - Swami Adhyatmananda

42^nd Yoga Teachers Training course ( Dec 11, 2018 - Dec 30, 2018) 
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm> : Yoga Teacher Training Course at 
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabada is designed to offer you the experience of 
living Yoga way of Life and to present the necessary techniques that 
will enable you to pass these great teachings on to others.

This training program includes both lectures and practical components 
from respected experts in the fields of cardiology, gynecology,  anatomy 
, physiology , Yoga, meditation, spirituality and psychology. The 
program syllabus includes detailed instructions for each posture with 
their benefits. Also, in depth practice of different pranayama 
(breathing exercises), meditation,  relaxation (Yoga Nidra) techniques 
are taught based on Patanjali Yoga philosophy. At the concluding of the 
program and passing the test graduate receives certificate recognized by 
Gujarat University.  For more details, Contact 
Sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com / # 079- 26861234
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Highlighting the news and upcoming events

Adhyatma Tour 2018 to USA , Canada & UK Concluded ( Sept 15, 2018 to Nov 
30, 2018): On the last day of concluding of Adhyatma Tour 2018, it was 
beautiful snowfall at Chicago, as if nature was showering blessings on 
Pujya Swamiji. It put swamiji into childhood mood, he had fun playing in 
the snow making snow balls. The Tour 2018 concluded with a grand yoga 
session at Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago. In spite of a snowy day 
large numbers of Yoga lovers attended the morning session from 8.30 am 
to 10.30 am. The Tour continued to the UK from Nov 17, 2018 to Nov 30, 2019.

Pujya Swamiji’s holy presence and Divine satsang have brought peace & 
joy to the spiritual aspirants & yoga enthusiasts in the West. His 
prayers have brought solace & healing touch to the sick ones. Swamiji 
received warm welcome everywhere he went. Swamiji's days were filled  
with Yoga & Spiritual Retreats at various centers, attending Mandir 
Mahotsav, satsang at the institutions, visiting the ailing devotees, TV 
& radio message recording, home satsangs  & more ......  The Tour took 
(Sept 15, 2018 - Nov 30, 2018 ) him to Chicago, Lorton, kul Kamala 
Ashram @ Reading (PA), New Jersey, Houston, Troy Toledo, Toronto and to 
the last segment to Minnesota, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Charlotte,Chicago and 
to the UK. Sri Swamiji has reached back to the Ashram on Dec 1, 2018. << 
Complete Tour Report>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/Adhyatma%20Tour%202018/index.htm>

News & Activity Report for the Month of Nov 2018 
<http://divyajivan.org/News%202018/News_Nove%202018.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> / December 2018

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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. Neither 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. ........"It is the life of this sage (an Avadhuta, 
Sadasiva Brahmendra ) that made a very deep impression in my mind. I 
came to a very definite conclusion that there is a sublime divine life 
independent of objects and the play of the mind and the sense. - Swami 
Sivananda
  << Read complete>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/May%20I%20Answer%20That/Q%20&%20A%20_1.htm>

Swami Sivananda on "Christmas & Its Spiritual Meaning" 
<http://divyajivan.org/index.htm>

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