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            <div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
              Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
              January 2016</div>
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            OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya!<br>
            OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
            OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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            " Start Sadhana Now" - Swami Sivananda<br>
            <br>
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              src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
              moz-do-not-send="true" align="left" height="191"
              width="150">"Act now. Live now. Know now. Realize now. Be
            happy now. <br>
            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. <br>
            Never fall a victim to fruitless regret. Today is the best
            day. Today is the day of your new birth. Start Sadhana now.
            With folded palms, bid good-bye to past mistakes and faults.
            You have learnt your lessons. March forward now with new
            hope, determination, and vigilance".........<br>
            <br>
            "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"............ <br>
            <br>
            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. <br>
            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." ........- Swami Sivananda <a
              href="http://divyajivan.org/sivananda/index.htm"><<
              More>></a><br>
            <br>
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              href="http://divyajivan.org/20_important_spiritual_inst.htm">GURUDEV'S

              TWENTY SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTIONS</a><br>
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            "Guru Darshan" - through Life incidence of Guru Maharaj
            Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj<br>
            <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm">Birth

              Centenary Celebration of Guru Bhagawan Sri Swami
              Chidanandaji Maharaj (Sept 24, 2015 -Sept 24, 2016)<br>
            </a><br>
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              moz-do-not-send="true" align="left" height="174"
              width="150">" Work Is Worship "  : During those early days
            Sivananda Ashram was a veritable hermitage. Sridhar used to
            share the work of sweeping the floors, looking after guests
            and patients, help filling the tank with water from the
            Ganges, spreading carpet on the floor, getting firewood from
            the forest, washing vessels and serving in the kitchen,
            conducting worship in the temple and also writing letters,
            typing manuscripts and delivering elevating talks in the
            evening Satsangs and other religious functions. With all
            these duties he remained serene and spiritually vibrant all
            the time, for work itself was his manner of offering
            worship.<br>
            <br>
            "Genius Lives the Beginners' way" : Sridhar always
            remembered the famous expression of Totapuri that in order
            that its lustre is maintained the brass pot has to be rubbed
            everyday. Like Gurudev he used to emphasize, "The body is
            always a donkey and the mind a monkey to the last. So the
            Adhyatmic whip and the cane of Titiksha, Tapasya etc. must
            be kept in readiness always". Similarly he was one in
            opinion with Gurudev who would frequently warn, "Even if you
            are a Jivanmukta, you must be careful." Rao Swamiji, so ran
            the verdict of Gurudev, was a born Siddha. Yet he always
            thought of himself as only a beginner, just stepping into
            the spiritual field. So he took resort to periodical fasts,
            sudden acts of personal denial and endurance. Endurance was
            a quality that Sridhara had assiduously cultivated and
            possessed in abundance even before he came to the Ashram.
            Yet not a day elapsed when he did not expose himself to some
            gruelling test or the other, for Titiksha is the real wealth
            of an ascetic. In Gita the Lord exhorts the aspirant to put
            up with pleasure and pain, heat and cold with equanimity,
            for they are equally transitory. <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/Gurudarshan.htm"><<

              More>>.</a><br>
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            Yoga Learning from a Yoga GURU, Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
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              moz-do-not-send="true" align="left" height="152"
              width="173">"Backache"<br>
            Principle causes of Backache, Treatment & Precautions
            .......<br>
            Bhujangasana, Baddha-Naukasana, Kati -Utthanasana,
            Ushtrasana, Bharmari Pranayama & Shavasana are very
            helpful.<br>
            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. <a
              href="http://divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm">
              <<More>>  </a>on "Health Topics" from a Book
            " Yoga & Health " by Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
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            Highlighting the News & Upcoming events<br>
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href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm">Chidananda








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            .....................<br>
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            Learning <i><a
                href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Jeevan%20Yoga_live.pdf">
                "Jeevan Yoga" </a></i>( Yoga way of Life) from Yoga
            Guru  H.H. Swami Adhyatmanandaji through <a
              href="http://www.ddgirnar.com/">TV Durdarshan Girnar</a> (
            Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 7.00 am ( Indian time)). <br>
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href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/index.htm">Updating








              the progress Chidananda Memorial Yoga Bhawan;</a>
            Foundation stone is laid by Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji
            Maharaj after special <i>Havan</i> performed on Ninth day
            of Navaratri (October 22, 2015) and construction of Sri
            Chidananda Yoga Bhavan has began as per the floor plan.
            Working committee at the ashram thanks to all for the
            generous donation and seeking continued support for this
            Divine project .<br>
            <br>
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href="http://divyajivan.org/Chidananda%20Centenary%20celebration/Chidananda%20Centenary%20Yoga%20DVD.htm">Sivananda








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            a creation of Divya Jivan Sanskrutik Sangh to commemorate
            Birth Centenary celebration of Guru Maharaj Sri Swami
            Chidanandaji Maharaj. It is a complete guide for  the
            beginners as well as experts. It contains 84 Yoga postures.
            It is like Yoga Teachers comes to your home.<br>
            <br>
            For purchase of Yoga DVD-contact Ashram  # 079-2686234 or <a
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              href="mailto:sivanandaashram@gmail.com"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sivanandaashram@gmail.com">sivanandaashram@gmail.com</a></a><br>
            <a href="http://divyajivan.org/News%202015/News_Dec2015.htm"><br>
              News & Activity Report for the month of December 2015</a><br>
            <a href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
              Jivan</a> / <a
              href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_Dec2015/DEC2015.pdf">December







              2015 </a><br>
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            Gitamrutam<br>
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              !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
              204);">For a sage who wishes to attain to Yoga, action is
              said to be the means; for the same sage who has attained
              to Yoga, inaction (quiescence) is said to be the means. (
              6:3)<br>
              <br>
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              !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
              204);">When a man is not attached to the sense-objects or
              to actions, having renounced all thoughts, then he is said
              to have attained to Yoga. (6:4)<br>
              <br>
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                204);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
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                  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">Thus, always
                  keeping the mind balanced, the Yogi, with the mind
                  controlled, attains to the peace abiding in Me, which
                  culminates in liberation.(6:15)<br>
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              display: inline !important; float: none; background-color:
              rgb(255, 255, 204);">Supreme bliss verily comes to this
              Yogi whose mind is quite peaceful, whose passion is
              quieted, who has become Brahman, and who is free from sin
              (6:27)</span><br>
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