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September 2011<br>
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color="#ffffff"><b> </b></font><b><font
color="#ffffff">124th Birth Anniversary of
Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj </font></b><font
color="#ffffff"><b>( September 8, 2011) </b></font>
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align="left" height="171" width="135">"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."<br>
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color="#ffffff">Spiritual
significance of Navaratri (
September 19, 2009 - Sept 29, 2009 )</font></b><br>
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<p>"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."<br>
"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 <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/navaratri/index.htm"><<
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<p><font color="#006600"> <a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/navaratri/devi_mahatmya.htm">Devi
Mahatamya
- </a></font><font color="#000000">Swami
Krishnananda<br>
</font><a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/realaudio/mangal_kari_mata.ram">Mangal
Kari
Bhavani" </a>(Audio Clip)<br>
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><font
color="#ffffff"> " The Amrut
Putra"...........Life Divine of His Holiness
Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj (</font><font
color="#ffffff"> on His Birth Anniversary</font><font
color="#ffffff"> September 24, 2011 </font><font
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<p>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. .............."
<< More>> <br>
The Holy Stream - Biography of Sri Swami Chidanandaji
Maharaj by Sarat Chandra Behera<br>
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<b><big><small><big><small><big><small><big><small><font
color="#ffffff"><big><small>Early Morning Meditation talks from" Ponder
These Truths"
by Sri Swami
Chidananda</small></big></font></small></big></small></big></small></big></small></big><font
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dying to The Little Self<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">".......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 <i>vijaya </i>(victory).
And forever this human consciousness is set to rest, <i>atyantika
abhava </i>(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 ...... <span lang="EN-GB"><span
style=""></span></span><a
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><i><b><font
color="#ffffff">"Yoga and Health" by
Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
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Sheetali and Shidhkari Pranayam
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2">The word "sheetali" means cooling in
Sanskrit, it is taken from the original word
"Sheetal" which is soothing or cold. The practice of
sheetali breathing calms the mind, reduces the
stress. It cools the body and mind, The blood
pressure is also lowered. This pranayama is very
effective in hyperacidity or even ulcers.</font><font
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2">Sit in Padmasana or Cross legged position
in which the body can be relaxed and spine is erect.
</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Then start inhaling through
mouth by rolling the tongue, make sure that the air
passing in is cooled via tongue. </font><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2">Initially 4 seconds inhale through mouth
while rolling the tongue and exhale for 6 seconds
through both nostrils, this can be practiced for
about 5 minutes. </font><font face="Verdana, Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">With practice one
can increase the counts to 4:8, or 5:10 or 6:12
seconds. << More>> <br>
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News & Activity Report for the Month of August 2009<br>
<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan (Gujarati)</a>/<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_June09.pdf">July
-August
2009</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>"Forgive &
Forget You will be Divine"<br>
- Swami Sivananda <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">"To forgive is
the highest, most beautiful<br>
form of love. In return, you will receive <br>
untold peace and happiness." <br>
- Dr. Robert Muller</span><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
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</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">“You can't undo
anything you've already done,<br>
but you can face up to it.You can tell the
truth.<br>
You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do
the rest.”</span><o:p> <br>
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