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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
July 2019<br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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On the subject of "Guru Mahima" on auspicious Gurupaurnima
( July 22, 2013) <br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
alt="" width="141" height="179" align="left">"The Sadguru
is Brahman Himself. He is an ocean of bliss, knowledge, and
mercy. He is the captain of your soul. He is the fountain of
joy. He removes all your troubles, sorrows, and obstacles.
He shows you the right divine path."<br>
<br>
"Guru is God. A word from him is a word from God. He need
not-teach anything. Even his presence or company is
elevating, inspiring, and stirring, His very company is
self-illumination. Living in his company is spiritual
education." <br>
<br>
"Guru is the Moksha-dvara (door to liberation). He is the
gateway to the transcendental Truth-Consciousness. But, it
is the aspirant who has to enter through it. The, Guru is a
help, but the actual task of practical Sadhana (spiritual
practice) falls on the aspirant himself."<br>
<br>
" Worship the Guru with the flowers of faith and devotion.
Satsanga with the Guru is the first pillar in the temple of
Self-realisation.Grace of God takes the form of Guru. To see
the Guru is to see God. Blind is the man who has not seen
the divine Master. There is but one religion, the religion
of devotion and love to Guru." - Swami Sivananda <a
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"Guru is His Teaching" by Sri Swami Chidananda <br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
alt="" width="141" height="164" align="left">Guru is His
Teaching by Swami Chidananda <br>
<br>
"By the light of the sun, the whole world awakens. By the
light of the sun, darkness is banished, slumber gives place
to wakefulness and sloth gives place to activity. By the
light of the sun, all beings in this world see things,
perceive things clearly....<br>
<br>
Thus the sun is the awakener; the sun is the enlightener;
the sun is the marga darsaka (one who shows the path). It
is the sun that guarantees smooth, unhampered progress
towards each one’s destination. When the sun is not there,
one is, as it were, blind, even though having eyes. <br>
<br>
In the life of a sincere seeking soul, in the life of
jijnasu, a mumukshu, a sadhaka, a spiritual aspirant, the
Guru is as it were, the Sun" - Swami Chidananda <a
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"Glory to Guru" by Swami Adhyatmananda<br>
<br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Adhyat-6.jpg" alt=""
width="162" height="143" align="left">"Gurupurnima is the
day for worshipping the GURU. The Guru is a Master, but He
never makes His disciple a slave. Entire mission of Guru is
to turn His disciple into none else but great Guru only. The
Guru says “AHAM BRAHMASMI”, I’m Brahman. But never the less
“TAT TWAM ASI” you are that only. This purnima is a full
moon day. When there is no hindrance between sun and moon,
this moon shines in its full bloom likewise when disciple
totally surrenders to His Guru, he too shines with Brahma
Vidya. Brahma Vidya is knowledge of Absolute. Brahma Vidya
is the highest knowledge after knowing that nothing remains
to be known. It is the grace of Guru upon his beloved
disciple that after having received Brahma Vidya, disciple
has not to strive for any more gain. He becomes full; he
becomes contented, he rejoices supreme BLISS. He dives deep
in the eternity and divinity."<br>
<br>
A Guru is the God on earth. To him, the whole world is a
mere straw. To him, gold and stone are alike. To him,
pleasure and pain are the same. A Guru lives in God. He has
realized God. He knows God. He has become God. He speaks of
God. He shows the way to God. He is God intoxicated. He is
God Himself. He is one with God. The Guru is God’s messenger
on earth. The God reveals Himself in a Guru in His full
glory, infinite power, wisdom and bliss. <br>
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The Guru constitutes a ladder for the pilgrims to the
shrine of God. Wherever the Guru stays even for a half a
second, that place becomes sacred place like Varanasi,
Prayag or Brindavan.
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To experience the Guru’s Grace, one must see Guru as a
supreme being, supra-ultra divinity, the manifestation of
the Absolute Brahman and see his presence at all times, in
all places and in all conditions and act accordingly is the
real Guru Worship on the sacred occasion of Guru Purnima -
Swami Adhyatmananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/gurupurnima/Glory%20to%20Guru%20by%20Swami%20Adhyatmananda.htm"><<
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Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami
Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">"Jeevan
Yoga" Serie</a>s by Doordarshan Girnar <br>
<br>
Prana - "The true meaning of Prana is not only breath. The
Prana is energy. It is universal power, brightness, light
and intelligence. All these cosmic energies are named as
Prana."Yatkinchit Jagat Sarvam Drishyate Shruyatepiva..This
Prana is filled in all that we see and hear, the inside and
outside of all things, all movement etc. in this world. <br>
<br>
The Prana is the source of all capabilities and the power in
the universe. Prana is the only power behind the normal
functioning of the system of respiration (inhalation and
exhalation), blood circulation, digestion, excretion of
urine and stool, system producing semen, structure of our
bones and also the nervous system. The working abilities of
sensory organs and motor organs improve as each cell gets
extra nutrition. The secret of beauty of skin, shining of
the face, brightness of the eyes, intelligence power and
development of mental power is the result of the practice of
Pranayama. The practice of Pranayama means oneness with
cosmic energy. Pranayama Sadhana opens the doors of subtle
life from the gross life "- Swami Adhyatmananda <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Yoga_Book/flexibility.pdf"
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href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">
Jeevan Yoga Series </a><br>
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Highlighting the News and upcoming events<br>
<br>
Please Join with us for Gurupurnima satsang and paduka Pujan
on July 16, 2019 <br>
Sadhana Saptah (Gurupurnima Spiritual Retreat) July 17,
2019 to July 23, 2019. for more details, refer to<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm"> Upcoming
Event page</a>. <br>
56th Maha Samadhi Aradhana Day of Sri Gurudev Swami
Sivanandaji Maharaj (July 24, 2019 ) Paduka Poojan, Satsang
& prasad – 6 am. to 12.00 Pm <br>
If, you plan to stay at the ashram during the Sadhana
Saptah, please contact the Ashram office by e mail <a
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href="mailto:sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com">sivananda_ashram@yahoo.com</a>
or by Telephone # 079-26861234 Fax # 079-26862345 <br>
<br>
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News & Activity report for the Month of June 2019</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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- July 2019 through Event Photos </a><br>
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& June 2019 </a>/<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_July%202019/july%202019.pdf">July
2019 </a><br>
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Q & A on Spiritual Life and Sadhana from “May I Answer
That?”- by Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.<br>
<br>
Why does not the benevolent, kind and all-merciful God help
the righteous man and give him happiness? Why does He leave
him to the mercies of his Purva Karma?<br>
<br>
Karma is likened to the wheel. It has to work out; because
the force that set it in motion has to be spent. It is a
cycle of action and reaction. Just as the arrow once
discharged from the bow cannot be withdrawn, even if the
hunter feels that he has aimed at a wrong target, Prarabdha
Karma, the fruit of those Karmas performed in previous
births that have come up for experience in this present
birth, cannot be annulled.<br>
<br>
How then does God help His devotee? The all-merciful God
does help His devotee by strengthening his will-power, his
power of endurance, to bear the Karma-Phala with a cheerful
countenance. The devotee is certainly not left to the mercy
of his Purva Karma; he is beautifully clothed in the
protective shield of His grace. Just as in the worst winter
and violent storm, you remain unaffected in your own house
and in your warm clothing, the devotee (though to the
onlookers he is poor, sick or suffering) does not feel that
he is suffering at all and is ever happy and blissful in His
remembrance.<br>
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Names of Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj <br>
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