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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
August 2019<br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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Glories of Lord Sri Krishna - Divine Incarnation, Purna
Avatara<br>
On auspicious Janmashtami (August 24, 2019) <br>
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"Bhagavan Sri Krishna is the immortal manifestation of God
in all His splendor, that man was ever given the fortune to
behold. Man! Blessed thou art, that hast visualised with thy
fleshly eyes the mighty Dignity of the Supreme Sovereign of
the Universe! Thou art purified; thy birthright is to
realise Him; thy fortune is a part of His Greatness! Sri
Krishna may be called the "Collective Man", who represented
all beings hungering and thirsting to gain the Highest
Freedom and who voiced forth their deepest aspirations in
the loudest possible tone. He came to release man from the
thraldom of vice and correct his vision so that he could
walk along the ever-illumined path to perfection. Sri
Krishna is the articulation of the pure longings that are
buried in the hearts of people. Sri Krishna is not merely a
historical man who came and went, like others, but the
Eternal Purusha who dwells even now and shall live in the
everlasting future, in the core of all manifestation. It is
the Symbol of the Absolute descended into relativity that we
call Krishna, the ever-beloved protector of all that breathe
and air."<br>
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"So Sri Krishna is called an Avatara, a descent of God in
the world, of the Whole in the parts, of the Absolute in the
relative. An Avatara is different from a Rishi or a
Jivanmukta who represents an ascent of man to God, whereas
the Avatara is a descent of God to man, consciously and
deliberately. Sri Krishna lived the universal life, laughed
a universal laughter, and walked on earth as the moving
Spirit of the universe. To worship Him is to be in the
Presence of God; to know Him is to realise the Self."- Swami
Sivananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Early Morning Meditation Talks from " Ponder These Truths "
by Sri Swami Chidananda<br>
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alt="" width="141" height="164" align="left">Four Powerful
Transforming Factors<br>
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"Radiant Divinities! Beloved sadhaks and seekers! Today let
us consider four valuable means of making your life sublime,
four valuable factors that will keep your life moving
towards the grand divine destiny, to fulfill which you have
been endowed with this human status. For the power to feel,
think, reason, understand, expand in knowledge and grow in
wisdom is verily the uniqueness of this privileged status of
yours as a human being on earth. These factors will enrich
your human status, adorn your spiritual life, enrich your
sadhana and abhyasa, and augment your movement towards your
grand divine destiny of atma-jnana, transcendental
experience, God-realization."<br>
<br>
".......These four powerful forces, powerful transforming
factors, can enhance your spiritual life, make it fully
God-oriented, give it a push in the right direction, take
you towards the Goal Supreme—the power of the Name which
immediately links you up with the Unmanifest, the
transcendental Reality; constant remembrance of God in the
mind; bhav, the right feeling, sublime spiritual feeling in
your heart; and fourth, the right vision, which beholds the
Reality everywhere, so that you live, move and have your
being in God." - Swami Chidananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/ponder_these_truths/index.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>
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<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Adhyat-6.jpg" alt=""
width="150" height="131" align="left">Can those having
High Blood Pressure practice Asanas? <br>
<br>
"Yes, they can practice Asanas; in fact they must surely
practice them. All the Asanas excepting Shirsasana can be
practiced. All the Asanas can be performed without any fear.
But the special Asanas and Pranayama that can offer benefits
are: Shashankasana, Shavasana and Pranayama carried out with
ease
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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>
<i><b>Gurupurnima Sadhana Saptah </b>(July 16, 2019 - July
24, 2019):</i> It indeed was a spiritual feast for the
Devotees at the Ashram to celebrate GuruPurnima in the
satsang with Mahatmas. <i>Sadhana Saptah (Spiritual
retreat) </i>commenced on Gurupurnima day (July 16, 2019)
with a grand Paduka Pujan of Holy Master Sri Swami
Sivanandaji Maharaj & GuruMaharaj Sri Swami Chidanandaji
Maharaj........ Each day began with prayers at 6 am and
morning satsang included group chanting of Vishun
Sahshranama, Bhagawad Gita and spiritual sharing. In the
afternoon, chanting of Durga Saptasati and evening satsang
included spiritual discourses & sharing the thoughts on
glories of Guru by different speakers namely H. H. Sri Swami
Adhyatmanandaji Maharaj, Sri Bhagyesh Jha, Dr. Amish
Kshtriya, Sri Swami Brahmnisthanandjimaharaj from Divya
Jivan Sangh (Jagganathpuri), Swamini Vidya Prakashananda
Mataji, H. H. Sri Swami Asangananadaji Maharaj, H. H. Sri
Swami Nikhileshwaranandaji Maharaj, H. H. Sri Swami
Parmatmanandaji Maharaj.....Culmination was on 56th Aradhana
day (July 24, 2019), Mahasamadhi day of worshipful
Gurubhagawan Sri Swami SivanandaJi Maharaj. A large number
of devotees participated in a grand Paduka Pujya & Guru
worship which was followed by Bhajan and discourse by Pujya
Sri Swami Brahmanishthanandaji Maharaj (Puri) and Smt. Rupa
Majmudar, an ardent devotee of Gurudev. It concluded with
Narayan Seva (poor feeding) and serving Maha prasad to all
at mid-day. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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read more>> </a><br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/upcoming_events.htm">Join with
us in Holy Shravan Month (Aug 3, 2019 - Aug 29, 2019 )
& Janmastami Utsav ( Aug 24, 2019) at the Ashram </a>
<br>
<p align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_July%202019.htm">News
& Activity Report for the Month of July 2019 <br>
</a></p>
<p align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOKgOX3QuT9fXI0TyOQd88bzBPxp_izRdZhwnMkNubQZeG46LjW-dnqqHq9ulukEA?key=bDFyc1VLT1RYeFEwcldmZG1rTDhjWWF0RGRHNVRR">News
through the Event photos</a><br>
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<p align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOmCSQLZHz7QPwIhomG0NfK2GpCk3kGBZ0wpAIp1E2Xct1MIX7vdh9eUQ4FN7rt4A?key=Smd6S1RiYm14NVA1YnphTkgtXzBhb3lnZ05JUkxB">Amrut
Mahotsav Celebrations at the Ashram - Photos</a></p>
<p align="left"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/index.htm">Divya
Jivan</a>/ <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/divya_jivan/DJ_AUGUST2019/DJ_August2019.pdf">August
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>
The Gita touches on many subjects which are useful to an
aspirant after God-Knowledge, but strangely enough, omits to
mention anything about the purpose behind creation. Why did
God embark on creation at all?<br>
<br>
The Lord’s silence, in the Gita, about the purpose of
creation, is truly a demonstration of His divine wisdom.
This very same problem arises in various minds in various
forms. How did Avidya arise in Brahman? When did Karma
begin? Why did the Formless assume forms? How could darkness
or Maya exist in the Supreme Absolute Light? And so on.
There can be no answer to these questions. It involves the
understanding of the Ultimate Principle, the Intelligence
that is behind and beyond these questions, the Cause of all
causes, the Subject of all objects. It cannot be known as an
object. And, when the subject (Self or Atman) knows Itself,
speech and thought cease. The questioner and question vanish
in the quest. The doubt disappears in the doubter. In that
Supreme Silence, the problem is inexpressibly solved! The
riddle is solved; but speech is baffled and the question
remains unanswerable. Therefore, the Lord is silent about
the transcendental question in the Gita; but, such is the
divine wisdom of the Almighty that He gives ways and means
of solving the problem.<br>
Don’t bother about why creation came into being, but try to
know the Creator! Take creation for what it is and try to
transcend it. This is wisdom. Trying to probe intellectually
into the mystery is only buying psychological distress.
There is no ‘Why?’ in respect of transcendental matters.
‘Why?’ is only for worldly things. Reason is finite and
frail. God only knows the ‘Why?’. Realize the Self. Then you
will get the answer. Then you will know the origin and
nature of Maya and everything<br>
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