[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, November 2019

[Divya Jivan Newsletter]

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
   November  2019
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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  "Start Sadhana Now"  - Sri Swami Sivananda

"Act now. Live now. Know now. Realize now. Be happy now.
Every death is a reminder. Every bell that rings says, "The end is 
near". Every day robs off from you one part of your precious life. 
Therefore, you should be very earnest in plunging yourself in constant 
Sadhana.

"Waver not. Fear not. Doubt not. Do something substantial in the path of 
Sadhana instead of wasting your time in idle pursuits and lethargy. You 
have infinite strength within you. There is a vast reservoir of power 
within you. Therefore, do not lose heart. Obstacles are stepping stones 
to success. They will develop your will. Do not allow yourself to be 
crushed by them. Defects remind you of perfection. Sin reminds you of 
virtue. Chose the positive path"............

Sadhana is spiritual movement consciously systematized. Sadhana is the 
purpose for which we have come to this place. Abhyasa and Sadhana are 
synonymous terms. The object of Sadhana is to release life from the 
limitations with which it is bound. Sadhana is a lifelong process. Every 
day, every hour, every minute, is an onward march. Obstacles are 
innumerable in this great voyage. But, so long as you hold God as thy 
guide, there is nothing to worry about. You are sure to reach the other 
shore."

Sadhana -The secret of Success. Persevere. Plod on in your Sadhana. 
Through introspection, analysis, discrimination, vigilance, enquiry and 
prayer, you can understand the tricks and jugglery of the mind and 
escape from its deception. To make the mind obey you, is Spiritual 
discipline. Still the mind. Here in lies freedom and bliss eternal. 
Where there are kindness, humility and purity, there spirituality 
springs up, saintliness shines, divinity descends and perfection 
manifests itself.-  Swami Sivananda << Read  More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/sivananda/index.htm>

Gurudev's twenty Spiritual Instructions 
<http://divyajivan.org/sivananda/20_important_spiritual_inst.htm>

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

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"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."  - Swami Chidananda << 
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" Serie 
<http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm>s 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>"Jeevan Yoga 
Series " <http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm> ( Video Clips)

*44th Yoga Teachers Training Course (YTTC Dec 11,2019 - Dec 30, 2019) 
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>>>*
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*Please refer to our Guest info pag 
<http://divyajivan.org/GuestInfo/index.htm>e for travel, accommodation 
and other details.*

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Highlighting upcoming event and news

*Adhyatma Tour 2019 to USA, Canada & UK( Sept 10, 2019 - Oct 22, 2019) * 
<http://divyajivan.org/Adhyatma%20Tour%202019/index.htm>: Amrut Mahotsav 
tour of H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj to the West commenced on 
Sept 10, 2019, from Chicago. Organizers group at various centers and the 
countless devotees feel blessed to receive Pujya Swamiji’s Satsang and 
blessings again this year. 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.

The Highlights of  Adhyatma Tour 2019........  Amrut 
Mahotsav Celebrations of Pujya Swamiji Maharaj at Chicago in a small, 
simple and special,  Pujya Swamiji attended a grand celebration of 
150th  Birth Anniversary of Pujya Bapuji, Mahatma Gandhi Ji at Atlanta 
(great coverage in "India Tibune" by Sri Ravi Ponangi 
<http://divyajivan.org/Adhyatma%20Tour%202019/Gandhi%20Jayanti%20at%20Atlanta.htm>), 
Pujya Swamiji's presence at Hindu Mandir Executives' Conference at New 
Jersey, Spiritual Retreat at Kula Kamala Yoga School,  Yoga Retreat at 
Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago (HTGC) and more……… It is all the Grace 
of the Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj & Gurumaharaj Sri Swami 
Chidanandaji Maharaj!

The Tour took (Sept 10, 2019 – Oct 22,  2019 ) him to Chicago, Madison, 
Milwaukee, Kul-Kamala Foundation & Yoga center, New Jersey & vicinity 
area centers, Toronto- Windsor (Canada), Detroit, Toledo, Tampa(FL), 
Atlanta, Lorton, ( VA), Charlotte, Houston, Chicago and to the UK.  
Swamiji is back to the Ashram on Oct 23, 2019 << Read More>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/Adhyatma%20Tour%202019/index.htm>.

<http://divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_October%202019%20.htm>
<http://divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_October%202019%20.htm>
<http://divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_October%202019%20.htm>
News & Activity Report for the month of October 2019 
<http://divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_October%202019%20.htm>
Adhyatma Tour 2019 Photos 
<https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPNge0XzY7g014zCFTqDFN1XztylKckektvTZ5EEcn3-XmRuWTmzyRrQxd9hjK3RA?key=dTREczVGUzJ5YWFXWnZYTkoxejdQRDJ5YUJ6Rlp3>
Amrut Mahotsav Celebrations at the Ashram - Photos 
<https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOmCSQLZHz7QPwIhomG0NfK2GpCk3kGBZ0wpAIp1E2Xct1MIX7vdh9eUQ4FN7rt4A?key=Smd6S1RiYm14NVA1YnphTkgtXzBhb3lnZ05JUkxB>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm>/ October 2019/ 
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_oct2019/DJ_October%20.pdf>November 
2019
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Chidananda Darshan - through Life incidence of Guru Maharaj

"Spiritual Doctor"
On one occasion I went to Swamiji and told him that with so many base 
thoughts I was unfit for the Ashram life, and as such, I must be 
permitted to go back home. To this Swamiji replied, "Because you have 
got all these drawbacks you are eminently fit for the Ashram life. When 
you are sick, what will you do? You will go and consult a doctor, join 
the hospital, take the prescribed medicine and follow the dietetic 
restrictions. Once you join the Hospital, you must do whatever the 
doctor says, and having faith in him, you must completely free yourself 
from all worries and anxieties. In a like manner, the moment you detect 
such base thoughts in you, you must go to a Guru, take his advice, do 
whatever he says and, above all, have faith in him and surrender to him 
completely, and the recovery is bound to follow."

"Veternary Doctor"
One day Dr. Raoji noticed a dog lying near the office room of the 
Ashram. It was full of sores and worms. It was clear that it had been in 
agony for some time. The tender heart of Rao Swamiji bled at the 
pathetic sight. He gave some medicines and injections and dressed its 
affected parts with proper bandage and slept near the dog tending it the 
whole night. When the Ashramites saw this in the morning they were 
simply dazed. Gurudev remarked that Rao Swamiji was not a man but the 
very embodiment of compassion.


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