[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, September 2019

[Divya Jivan Newsletter]

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
   September 2019
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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Adoration & Prostrations Holy Master Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj on HIS 
Birth Anniversary (Sept 8, 2019)

"Gurudev Lived to serve All"

"Serve all. Love all. Service of humanity is worship of God. There is no 
greater yoga than service of mankind." These are the sterling utterances 
of  Gurudev. He was an embodiment of karma yoga."

Even when he was a monk in absolute seclusion, not speaking to anyone, 
engaged in intense spiritual sadhana—penance, meditation, introspection, 
study, silence—he used to go and work one hour a day or more at a little 
medical dispensary in Laxmanjula. Being an embodiment of selfless 
service as well as a qualified doctor, he was an ideal servant of the 
suffering and the sick, the yatris and the sadhus living nearby. And 
events are narrated how far he went to make his service one hundred per 
cent perfect and complete.

"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>
<http://divyajivan.org/articles/chida/Gurudev_lived%20to%20serve%20all.htm>
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Spiritual Significance of Navaratri ( Sept 29, 2019 - October 8, 2019)

"The central purpose of existence is to recognise your eternal identity 
with the supreme Spirit. It is to grow into the image of the Divine. The 
supreme One embodies the highest perfection. It is spotless purity. To 
recognise your identity with That, to attain union with That, is verily 
to grow into the very likeness of the Divine. The aspirant, therefore, 
as his initial step, has to get rid of all the countless impurities, and 
the demoniacal elements that have come to cling to him in his embodied 
state. Then he has to acquire lofty virtues and auspicious, divine 
qualities. Thus purified, knowledge flashes upon him like the brilliant 
rays of the sun upon the crystal waters of a perfectly calm lake."
  "This process demands a resolute will, determined effort and arduous 
struggle. In other words, strength and infinite power are the prime 
necessity. Thus it is the Divine Mother who has to operate through the 
aspirant. Let us now consider how?" ........Swami Sivananda<< Read More 
 >> <http://divyajivan.org/navaratri/index.htm>

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"The Holy Stream"...........Life Divine of  His Holiness Sri Swami 
Chidanandaji Maharaj ( on His Birth Anniversary September 24, 2019 )

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

Dying to The Little Self : ".......What Guru Maharaj has summed up as, 
“Die to live, lead the divine life.” “When shall I be free? When I shall 
cease to be.” “Then shall I be free, when I shall cease to be.” Then 
shall be the great orb, the great sunrise of God-awareness, 
God-consciousness, the great day of days, of rejoicing, of hallelujah, 
of vijaya (victory). And forever this human consciousness is set to 
rest, atyantika abhava (total, complete absence) of the false “I”. “For 
it is in dying to the little self that one attains to ever-lasting 
life.” It does not mean some grand or imaginary, fanciful, post-mortem 
stage or other-worldly stage. Everlasting life is here and now, and 
dying to the little self is the process of Yoga.  - Swami Chidananda 
......  - Swami Chidananda ...... <<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" Serie 
<http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm>s by Doordarshan Girnar

"Backache"
  Principle causes of Backache, Treatment & Precautions .......
  Bhujangasana, Baddha-Naukasana, Kati -Utthanasana, Ushtrasana, 
Bharmari Pranayama & Shavasana are very helpful.
  Practice of Shalabhasana at the end of Bhujang­asana and practice of 
Dhanurasana on completion of Ushtrasana are found very beneficial for 
the backache. Therefore, without any type of hurry, with perfect quiet 
attitude & balance state of mind, practise Asanas, Bhramari as well as 
Omkar Pranayamas. << Read More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm>/<http://divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm>Jeevan 
Yoga Series <http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm>

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Highlighting the News and upcoming events

<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm><http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>44th 
Yoga Teachers Training Course (YTTC 
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>Dec 11,2019 - Dec 30, 2019 
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>) through SIVA (Sivananda 
International Vedanta-Yoga Academy): 
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm> Transform your life to Yoga way 
of Living. Enhance your skill in Yoga, be a teacher and spread the 
knowledge to others. You can accomplish all that by joining YTTC at 
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad. It is organized under the guidance & 
leadership of  H. H. Sri Swami Adhyartmanandaji, who has conducted more 
than 800 Yoga camps in the East & the West and he has trained more than 
1000 yoga teachers through YTTC. These teachers render both preventive 
and curative aspects of yoga teaching for well-being of body and mind 
across humanity around the world and are instrumental in spreading 
ancient Indian Culture and rich heritage. Ashram's holy atmosphere is 
ideal for enhancing your spiritual growth as well as the skill in the 
field of science of Yoga.

On completion of three weeks residential YTTC (200 Hrs) and successfully 
passing the test, the graduate will receive a diploma certificate  
recognized by Gujarat University and will be able to teach Yogasana and 
pranayama to others. During your stay at the Ashram, you will be 
provided a comfortable room and yogic diet ( three meals / day). Contact 
the ashram for the details.  Plan ahead and Register in time. << Reg 
Form <http://divyajivan.org/misc/44th%20YTTC.pdf>>>


News & Activity Report for the Month of July 2019 
<http://divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_August%202019.htm>
News through the Event photos 
<https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNFzo-N4PnFNzr6heDPNqPRt2bIY-Ws0efi2o0BlYXSVTn8vfXy5ef5NpVz7NTI-Q?key=d2NPMkJ2M1lSVjlJODNILXZoTGxQc2EzQzNkeEZn>
Amrut Mahotsav Celebrations at the Ashram - Photos 
<https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOmCSQLZHz7QPwIhomG0NfK2GpCk3kGBZ0wpAIp1E2Xct1MIX7vdh9eUQ4FN7rt4A?key=Smd6S1RiYm14NVA1YnphTkgtXzBhb3lnZ05JUkxB>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm>/ August 2019
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_AUGUST2019/DJ_August2019.pdf>
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Q & A on Spiritual Life and Sadhana from “May I Answer That?”- by Holy 
Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.

Why does not the benevolent, kind and all-merciful God help the 
righteous man and give him happiness? Why does He leave him to the 
mercies of his Purva Karma?

Karma is likened to the wheel. It has to work out; because the force 
that set it in motion has to be spent. It is a cycle of action and 
reaction. Just as the arrow once discharged from the bow cannot be 
withdrawn, even if the hunter feels that he has aimed at a wrong target, 
Prarabdha Karma, the fruit of those Karmas performed in previous births 
that have come up for experience in this present birth, cannot be annulled.

How then does God help His devotee? The all-merciful God does help His 
devotee by strengthening his will-power, his power of endurance, to bear 
the Karma-Phala with a cheerful countenance. The devotee is certainly 
not left to the mercy of his Purva Karma; he is beautifully clothed in 
the protective shield of His grace. Just as in the worst winter and 
violent storm, you remain unaffected in your own house and in your warm 
clothing, the devotee (though to the onlookers he is poor, sick or 
suffering) does not feel that he is suffering at all and is ever happy 
and blissful in His remembrance.

<http://divyajivan.org/ganesh/index.htm>
Lord Ganesha- The Remover of Obstacles on Ganesh Chaturthi 
<http://divyajivan.org/ganesh/index.htm> (Sept 2, 2019)


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