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<div align="center">Divya Jivan Newsletter<br>
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad<br>
September 2019<br>
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OM Namo Bhagawate Sivanandaya! <br>
OM Namo Bhagawate Chidanandaya!<br>
OM Namo Narayanaya!<br>
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Adoration & Prostrations Holy Master Swami Sivanandaji
Maharaj on HIS Birth Anniversary (Sept 8, 2019)<br>
<br>
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src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/sivananda.jpg"
alt="" width="136" height="173" align="left">"Gurudev
Lived to serve All"<br>
<br>
"Serve all. Love all. Service of humanity is worship of God.
There is no greater yoga than service of mankind." These are
the sterling utterances of Gurudev. He was an embodiment of
karma yoga."<br>
<br>
Even when he was a monk in absolute seclusion, not speaking
to anyone, engaged in intense spiritual sadhana—penance,
meditation, introspection, study, silence—he used to go and
work one hour a day or more at a little medical dispensary
in Laxmanjula. Being an embodiment of selfless service as
well as a qualified doctor, he was an ideal servant of the
suffering and the sick, the yatris and the sadhus living
nearby. And events are narrated how far he went to make his
service one hundred per cent perfect and complete.<br>
<br>
"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."- Swami
Chidananda <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/articles/chida/Gurudev_lived%20to%20serve%20all.htm"><<
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Spiritual Significance of Navaratri ( Sept 29, 2019 -
October 8, 2019) <br>
<br>
"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 moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/navaratri/index.htm"> <<
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"The Holy Stream"...........Life Divine of His Holiness Sri
Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj ( on His Birth Anniversary
September 24, 2019 ) <br>
<br>
<img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/chidananda.jpg"
alt="" width="150" height="174" align="left">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. .............."<br>
<br>
"How Rama came into his life is an instructive lesson to
every seeker. To him in his childhood He came as the idol
Kodanda Rama, whom he worshiped and in whom he had his whole
being. At a later stage, He came to him in the shape of the
unfortunate lepers. Then a time came when the Lord appeared
before him in the form of the inspired words of Ramdas.
Next, the life of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa rose before him as
a beckoning ideal. Saints and mystics blessed him. At last,
the Lord gave him Darshan in the form of his Sadguru.
Sivananda entered into his very being. He was filled with
devotion to Guru. Sivananda dwelt in him and he dwelt in
Sivananda..................." <br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.dlshq.org/books/eo1.htm">The Holy Stream</a>
- Biography of Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj by Sarat
Chandra Behera <br>
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Early Morning Meditation Talks from " Ponder These Truths "
by Sri Swami Chidananda<br>
<br>
Dying to The Little Self : ".......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
vijaya (victory). And forever this human consciousness is
set to rest, atyantika abhava (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 ...... - Swami Chidananda ...... <a
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Learning of "Jeevan Yog" from a Yoga Acharya Swami
Adhyatmananda<br>
Through TV episodes of <a
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">"Jeevan
Yoga" Serie</a>s by Doordarshan Girnar <br>
<br>
"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 moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm"><<
Read More>> </a>/<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/yoga&health/index.htm"> </a><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/Jeevan%20Yoga/Index.htm">Jeevan
Yoga Series</a><br>
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Highlighting the News and upcoming events<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm"><br>
</a><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm"><img
moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://divyajivan.org/Monthly_NL/Adhyat-6.jpg"
alt="" width="200" height="176" border="0" align="left"></a><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm">44th Yoga
Teachers Training Course (YTTC </a><a
href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm">Dec 11,2019 -
Dec 30, 2019</a><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/index.htm">) through SIVA
(Sivananda International Vedanta-Yoga Academy):</a>
Transform your life to Yoga way of Living. Enhance your
skill in Yoga, be a teacher and spread the knowledge to
others. You can accomplish all that by joining YTTC at
Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad. It is organized under the
guidance & leadership of H. H. Sri Swami
Adhyartmanandaji, who has conducted over 800 Yoga camps in
the East & the West. Ashram's holy atmosphere is ideal
for enhancing your spiritual growth as well as the skill in
the field of science of Yoga.<br>
<br>
On completion of three weeks residential YTTC (200 Hrs) and
successfully passing the test, the graduate will receive a
diploma certificate recognized by Gujarat University and
will be able to teach Yogasana and pranayama to others.
During your stay at the Ashram, you will be provided a
comfortable room and yogic diet ( three meals / day).
Contact the ashram for the details. Plan ahead and Register
in time. << <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/misc/44th%20YTTC.pdf">Reg Form</a>>><br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/News_2019/News_August%202019.htm">News
& Activity Report for the Month of July 2019</a><br>
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href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNFzo-N4PnFNzr6heDPNqPRt2bIY-Ws0efi2o0BlYXSVTn8vfXy5ef5NpVz7NTI-Q?key=d2NPMkJ2M1lSVjlJODNILXZoTGxQc2EzQzNkeEZn">News
through the Event photos</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Mahotsav Celebrations at the Ashram - Photos</a><br>
<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 <br>
</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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<div align="center"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://divyajivan.org/ganesh/index.htm">Lord
Ganesha- The Remover of Obstacles on Ganesh Chaturthi</a>
(Sept 2, 2019)<br>
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