[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, December 2018

[Divya Jivan Newsletter]

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 19, 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 << Read More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/Chapter_1_Omkar%20.pdf>.

42^nd Yoga Teachers Training course ( Dec 5, 2018 - Dec 24, 2018) 
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm> : Yoga Teacher Training Course at 
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabada has commenced. It is designed under the 
leadership and guidance of H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji. YTTC offers a 
wonderful opportunity to experience the benefits of Yoga practices, 
including Hatha Yoga, yogic breathing, deep relaxation, meditation, 
yogic diet, all these in a beautiful and holy ashram environment. During 
20 days of ashram living, while integrating your daily life with your 
Yoga training, you will undergo a unique transforming experience that 
will give you a firm foundation from which you will be able to teach 
others confidently.   For more details, Contact 
Sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com / # 079- 26861234

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Highlighting the News and upcoming events

Concluding of Adhyatma Tour 2018 to USA , Canada & UK ( Sept 15, 2018 to 
Nov 30, 2018): <http://divyajivan.org/Adhyatma%20Tour%202018/index.htm> 
On the last day of concluding of Adhyatma Tour 2018, it was a 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 snowballs. 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, 2018.

Pujya Swamiji’s holy presence and Divine satsang have brought peace & 
joy to the countless spiritual aspirants & yoga enthusiasts in the West. 
His prayers have brought solace & healing touch to the sick ones. He 
received warm welcome everywhere he went. Pujya Swamiji's day typically 
started early with morning yoga session, home satsangs, home visits, 
bhiksha to honor devotees' wishes, evening satsangs, special requests, 
press interviews, paying a visit to sick ones, prayer for depressed ones 
and more till the late at night most of the days. His Mission is service 
to humanity, service to known and unknown. HE has been continuously 
spreading the message of sages of the yore and sharing the spiritual 
wisdom and cultural & scientific heritage of India through Yoga, 
Pranayama, and Meditation.

Highlights of the Tour are Ganesh Chaturthi celebration at Hindu Temple 
of Greater Chicago, Yoga Retreat at Happiness Yoga Center, Janmasthami 
Celebrations at Kul Kamala Ashram, Jana yajna at Bharat Sevashram(NJ), 
"Yoga Refresher Course" at Troy, "Hindu Heritage day" celebrations at 
Canada, Deepavali Celebration at Milwaukee, Brahmotsavam at Hindu temple 
of Atlanta  and more......The Tour took (Sept 15, 2018 - Nov 30, 2018 ) 
him to Chicago, Lorton, kul Kamala Ashram (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. It is all the Grace & Blessings of God 
Gurudev! << Complete Tour Report>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/Adhyatma%20Tour%202018/index.htm>

Srimad Bhagawat Katha  (Dec 24, 2018 - Dec 30, 2018) 
<http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm> by H. H. Sri Swami 
Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj

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 <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Dec%202018/DJ_Dec2018.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. 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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