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September 2011<br>
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<address><b><big><font color="#cc6600">September 2011 </font></big></b>
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><font
color="#ffffff"><b> </b></font><font
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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<img alt=""
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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 ( Sept 28, 2011 -October 6, 2011)
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<p>"The central purpose of existence is to recognise
your eternal identity with the supreme Spirit. It is
to grow<img alt=""
src="cid:part3.09080109.03010701@divyajivan.org"
align="right" height="157" width="117"> 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)</p>
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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"><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/chidananda/index.htm">Salutations
& Prostration to Our beloved Gurumaharaj on
Birth Anniversary of HIS Holiness ( Sept 24, 2011)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/chidananda/index.htm">Remembering
Life Divine of HIS Holiness </a><br>
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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
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.htm"><<More>>
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<td bgcolor="#000099" valign="top"><i><b><font
color="#ffffff"> On Health topics from a
book "Yoga and Health" by Swami
Adhyatmananda </font></b></i></td>
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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
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
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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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color="#ffffff">Highlighting the Ashram News</font></b><br>
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<a
href="http://divyajivan.org/News2011/August%202011_news.htm">News
& Activity Report for the Month of August 2011</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan (Gujarati)</a>/July-August 2011
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color="#ffffff"><b>Lord Sri Ganesha -
Remover of Obstacles <br>
</b></font><font color="#ffffff"><b> ( on
Ganesh Chaturthi - Sept 1, 2011) </b></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><o:p></o:p><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/ganesh/ganesha-1008.pdf">Sri
Ganesh Sahsranama (sanskrit txt.)</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"> <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/ganesh/index.htm">Om
Sri Ganeshaya Namah!</a><i><b><a
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