[Sivananda] Divya Jivan Newsletter, December 2019

[Divya Jivan Newsletter]

Divya Jivan Newsletter
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad
   December  2019
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!
OM Namo Narayanaya!
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Glory of Bhagavad Gita on Bhagwad Gita Jayanti  (Dec 7, 2019 )

"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 the most beautiful and 
the only truly philosophical song. It contains sublime lessons on wisdom 
and philosophy. It is the “Song Celestial”. It is the universal gospel. 
It contains the message of life that appeals to all, irrespective of 
race, creed, age or religion. The Gita contains the divine nectar. It is 
the wish-fulfilling gem, tree and cow. You can milk anything from it. It 
is a book for eternity. It is a vade-mecum for all. Peace, bliss, 
wisdom, Brahman, Nirvana, Param Padam and Gita are all synonymous 
terms." -  Sri Swami Sivananda << Read more>. 
<https://www.divyajivan.org/bhagawad_gita/index.htm>

  "All that can be learned by going through the whole of the Gita can be 
as well accomplished by repeating “Gita”, “Gita” – Gita-gi-ta-gita, ten 
times; it virtually comes to be “Ta-gi” “Ta-gi” – a modification of 
“Tyagi”,  “Tyagi”, which means one who has given up the world both 
outwardly and from the mind."- Sri Ramkrishna Parmhansadev

"When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I 
see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita and find 
a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of 
overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh 
joy and new meanings from it every day."- Mahatma Gandhiji
<< More Quotes on Bhagvad Gita>> 
<http://divyajivan.org/bhagawad_gita/quotes_gita.htm>

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The Teachings of Lord Sri Dattatreya
  on auspicious Sri Dattatreya Jayanti (Dec 11, 2019)

  "Lord Dattatreya -  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." << 
Read More>> <http://divyajivan.org/dattatreya/index.htm>
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  Christ's Divine Life by Sri  Swami Chidananda  (Christmas Dec 25, 2019)

"Lord Jesus the Christ IS; here and now! Christ is Eternal. He has 
proclaimed this truth to the world not so much by words but by His 
glorious Resurrection. Where then is He to be sought and found? He 
abides where Virtue is and goodness. He is enshrined in the Divine Life 
of Love, Purity, Truth, Holiness, Prayer, Ceaseless Service and utter 
selflessness. In the heart where shine the light of Faith, Devotion, 
Humility, calm resignation to the Divine Will, Compassion and a genuine 
thirst for Righteousness, therein is Christ present, vibrant, vitally 
alive and radiantly manifest. O beloved Brethren! be ye also like Jesus 
and you shall find Christ within yourself now."

"Christ has given Himself to Mankind not so much as a personality but as 
a way of living, as a Path. He embodies in Himself the method of the 
Divine Ascent. To rise from the little human personality you now possess 
and ascend into the Christ Consciousness is to ascend from the unreal to 
the Real, from darkness to Light Everlasting and from death to joyous 
Immortality. When you have thee Christ Ideal before you as a shining 
example you cannot utter the excuse “Which is the way? I do not know the 
way. I would fain follow it if only I knew.” The ringing assertion of 
Christ, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no one comes to Father 
but by me.” Yes, verily, verily is it true that growing into the Christ 
Ideal is the one sure and certain Key to the Kingdom of Immortality."- 
Swami Chidananda << Read More>>. <http://divyajivan.org/christmas/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

Yoganidra is a prolonged Shavasan that leads to relaxation and finally 
establishes in meditation. It is the art of conscious relaxation. It is 
a technique which will allow you to reach new sates of conscious 
awareness with acute perception of both your physical and subtle body. 
As you practice these techniques you will feel the flow of Prana move 
through physical, emotional and energetic blockages. The end result is 
the healing of the body and mind and the expansion of consciousness.
Yoganidra CD <http://divyajivan.org/publications.htm>- By Swami 
Adhyatmanandaji
  Yoga, A way of Life (DVD's , set of two) 
<http://www.divyajivan.org/misc/yogadvd.htm>For purchase of Yoga 
DVD-contact Ashram  # 079-2686234 orsivanandaashram at gmail.com 
<mailto:sivanandaashram at gmail.com>

44 th YTTC through Sivananda Institue of Vedanta-Yoga Academy 
<http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm>: You can still enroll in YTTC at 
Sivananda Ashram , Ahmedabad. 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.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. Reg Form. <http://divyajivan.org/misc/44th%20YTTC.pdf> For 
more details, Contact Sivananda_ashram at yahoo.com / # 079-26861234

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Highlighting upcoming event and news

Amrut Mahotsav Celebration Continues.................. 
<http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm>*
*
*Bhagavat Katha at Rishikesh  (October 31, 2019, to - Nov 6, 2019):* How 
fortunate and blessed are those who could attend Srimad Bhagawat Katha 
by His Holiness Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj adorning on Vyasasan!  
It was indeed a grand and memorable event for one and all. This was 
attended by more than 700 devotees from all over India, as well as from 
Taiwan and the USA. It was organized as a part of Amrut Mahotsav 
celebrations of H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj at Parmarth 
Niketan, Rishikesh.

Pujya Swamiji discourses on Bhagavat Kathamrut was enlightening, Krishna 
Janmotsav, narrating Krishna Lilla, Goverdhan Puja, Rukhmini Vivah, the 
teachings given by Lord Krishna to Uddhava on the eve of His departure, 
the Soul-stirring Kirtan ... all were a Divine experience for all. << 
Read More>> <https://www.divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_November%202019.htm>.

*Jnan Yajana - Prasthan Trayee Parayan ( Nov 24, 2019, to Dec 6, 
2019):*  A grand starting session of Prasthan Trayee Parayan on Nov 24, 
2019, was in the holy presence of Paramadrsh Vedanta Peethathiswar Sri 
Swami Bhaskarananda Saraswati Ji at Chidananda Dhyan Mandir, Sivananda 
Ashram, Ahmedabad. Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj gave an inaugural 
speech and enlightened all. About more than fifty Saints, Mahatmas, 
Mahamandleshwers, and Bhramcharis as well devotees attended this sacred 
JnanYajana. Pujya Sri Swami Sarvananda Giriji was the Pramukh Acharya 
and had led the entire Jana Yajana.  It was full twelve hours of daily 
program schedule that included recitation of Brahma Sutras, Ten 
Principal Upanishad namely; Isha, Kena, and Katha, Prashan, Mundaka, 
Mandukya, Tattiriya, Aitareya, Chhandogya and Brihadaranyaka, Bhagavat 
Gita and Sri Vishnu Sahsranama and two hours of discourses on “Mandukya 
Upanishad" and Mandukya Karikas by learned scholars from 4.30 pm to 6.30 
pm.

It was a spiritual feast for the devotees to listen to great Mandukya 
Upnishad and its explanatory treatise Mandukya Karika by Acharya 
Gaudapada. The Mandukya Upanishad mantras provide us with the staple 
food for our intellect by enunciating the Truth while the Karika 
graphically reveals to us a line of inquiry and thinking with logic and 
reason to find out that Truth. << Read More>>. 
<https://www.divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_November%202019.htm>

News & Activity Report for the Month of November 2019
<http://divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_November%202019.htm>
News Through the Event Photos 
<https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOqkDPJab5bBgfGCV6yHYsC1BlFLZ3m4R-KRd2NuJNnW077xlVR3VxVbe27CWT3hw?key=SnRTX21mOFdWZkdkTlF5N2tvN2RFbTJnVWwxSU5R>
Amrut Mahotsav Tour 2019 to USA, Canada & UK 
<http://divyajivan.org/Adhyatma%20Tour%202019/index.htm>
Divya Jivan <http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm> / December 2019
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Dec2019/DJ_Dec%202019.pdf>
<http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Dec2019/DJ_Dec%202019.pdf>

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Chidananda Darshan - through Life incidence of Guru Maharaj

"Sthita Prajna" :
Swami Chinmayananda, the illustrious saint-scholar, was giving a series 
of discourses on Gita during his Gita Jnana Yajna at Lucknow in 1977. In 
course of his talk he dealt with the characteristics of a Sthita Prajna, 
the ideal Godman of the holy scripture. At the end of the talk Prof. 
Varma who was, indeed, very much impressed, sought an interview with 
Chinmayanandaji and put the straight question - Is the ideal Godman of 
Gita a mere scriptural representation or a living reality? Is there 
anybody in India today who may fittingly be called a Sthita Prajna?

The erudite monk who is not given to easy praise paused for a moment and 
then replied with all seriousness and solemnity - Yes. There are such 
great ones. One is Mother Anandamayi and the other is Swami Chidananda. 
One should behold them and get sanctified.

Amrut Mahotsav Celebration of H.H. Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj 
<http://divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm>


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