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I am happy that this Birthday was Celebrated.

At first I told Sri Swamiji that Imightbeexcusedforthis.But,onaccountof these celebrations we have just nowheard the essence of all scriptures, thecoreof the teachingsof all saints of allclimes and ages fromhis lips.WehaveheardtheUpanishadsinsimplelanguage.

We have heard the Quran, theBible, the Gita, the Puranas – all thescriptures given in simple, forceful,thrilling, fiery, inspiring, direct livingwordsfromGurudev.Forthisonething,it is worthwhile that the Birthday wascelebrated.Ican’tsayhowhappyIam.

Whatcountlessmeritsofpreviousbirths have given us this wonderfulopportunityofsittinginthissacredplaceand hearing this fire coming out of thislivingblazeofinfinitespirituality,infinitedivinity that Gurudev embodies. Whatyou have heard just now is somethingthatcannotbedescribed.Hehassimplypouredoutthedivinelightintous.Everywordisaflamingfireoflivingspirituality.And,asGurudevhassaid,wewillgetuptomorrowmorningthesameoldpeople.To ensure against this, God has sentSwami Venkatesananda. Every word isnowrecordedanditwillbeprinted.Ipraytoeachoneofyouto treasure thiscopy

oftheprintedreportofSwamiji’sspeech.Readitdaily,thefirstthinginthemorningandthelastthingbeforegoingtobebed.Thisonetalkofhisissufficientforourwhole life, to give us the idea patternfor ourwhole life to transformus fromjivas to infinitesatchidananda atman toelevateustotheHighestDivinity.

SoonafterSwamiKrishnanandaji’sBirthday celebrations, I had requestedSriGurudevthatinmycasethebirthdaycelebrationsmaybedropped.Aftersomedays he said “Whether you want it ornot,Iamgoingtocelebrateit.”Thenhegaveme a wonderful prescription. Thishasbeenatest;andbyGurudev’sGraceIhavepassed.“Whydoyouworry?”hesaid, “Let them celebrate the birthday.Thinkitissomeoneelse’sbirthday.Feel:IamAkarta,Abhokta.Beawitness.”Thisspiritualpillhegaveme.ThatisthespiritI have maintained the whole morning.But,justnowIamallthemoreconvincedthatit issomebody’sbirthday.YouhaveallgivensuchawonderfuldescriptionofthispersoncalledChidanandathatIthinksomedayIwouldliketomeethim.

You have all praised the spiritof selfless service. When we have gotthe example of Gurudev, how can wenot do such service?Among Swamiji’spapers, I got a small diary which hehadmaintained inSwargaAshram; it is

Glory to Gurudev, Our Ideal(H.H. Sri Swami Chidananda)

Speech on the Thirty – Ninth Birthday Celebrations

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printedinthebook“LightFountain.”Init you find items like “Serve Bhangis,Serverogues.Gotothe…Kshettarwhereyouare insulted.”Hemadeall thispartofhisdiscipline.Whenthisdazzlinglightisbeforeus,isitpossiblethatwecandoanythingelsebutfollowsomeofit?

Youmay giveme credit for onething: Iamtrying toobeySwamiji.Butthat is my duty as a disciple.

AllgoodnessisinGod.Allglorybe to God. We will only glorify Himby trying to manifest goodness in ournature, inour thoughts,words, feelings,sentiments.IfwelookatSwamiji,wecanunderstand towhat great perfection andmagnificentextentheisreallyglorifyingGodinandthroughhislife.IamhumblytryingtoobeywhatSwamijisays.

You are all admiring a statue.The glory belongsto the sculptor! It isthe wisdom and thegenius of the sculptorthat is visible in thestatue. You forget allabout the sculptor andgo on saying all sortsof things about thestatue! The sculptoris there in SwamiSivanandaji Maharaj.ThedivineengineerofSwami Chidananda isSwami Sivananda. Allglorification is due tothoselotus-feet.

Therefore,letusalwaysenshrineinthetempleofourheartstheidealthatisSriGurudev,aperfectexampleoflivingdivinity that we have before us. Let usmeditateuponhim.

DhyanamulamgurormurtihPujamulamgurohpadam

MantramulamgurorvakyamMokshamulamgurorkripa

Whatever he says should be ourgospel. Let us make our entire life aliving, practical and dynamic worshipof thisdivine idolbeforeus in theformofSriGurudev,so thatweshallbeableto fulfill the purpose of our existence,viz. the realisation of the inner natureof Sri Gurudev in this very life. If we,indescribablyluckydisciplesatthefeetofthisdivinity,arefortunatetoaccomplishthat,ourliveswillbedoublyblessed.All

praiseallglorytoGod.All praise, all glory toGurudev Bhagawan,between whom andGod there is nodistinction. Bhagawanis nirakara, nirguna, avyakta; Gurudev issakara, saguna, vyakta. Letushumblyofferourprayers at his divinefeet that he may bless us that in thisvery lifewemaytrytoworkuptowards the fulfillmentof our ideal that he isforusall.

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Deepavali or Diwali means “arow of lights.” It falls on the last twodaysofthedarkhalfofKartik(October–November).Forsomeitisathree-dayfestival. It commences with the Dhan-Teras, on the 13th day of the dark halfofKartik, followed the next day by theNarakaChaturdasi,the14thday,andbyDeepavaliproperonthe15thday.

Therearevariousallegedoriginsattributedtothisfestival.Someholdthatthey celebrate themarriage of LakshmiwithLordVishnu.InBengalthefestivalisdedicatedtotheworshipofKali.Italsocommemoratesthatblesseddayonwhichthe triumphant Lord Rama returned toAyodhyaafterdefeatingRavana.Onthisday also Sri Krishna killed the demonNarakasura.

InSouthIndiapeopletakeanoilbathinthemorningandwearnewclothes.They partake of sweetmeats.They lightfireworks which are regarded as theeffigiesofNarakasurawhowaskilledonthisday.Theygreetoneanother,asking,“HaveyouhadyourGangabath?”whichactuallyreferstotheoilbaththatmorningasitisregardedaspurifyingasabathintheholyGanga.

Everyone forgets and forgivesthewrongs done by others.There is anairoffreedom,festivityandfriendliness

everywhere. This festival brings aboutunity. It instills charity in the hearts ofpeople. Everyone buys new clothes forthefamily.Employers,too,purchasenewclothesfortheiremployees.

Waking up during theBrahmamuhurta (at 4 a.m.) is a greatblessing from the standpoint of health,ethicaldiscipline,efficiencyinworkandspiritualadvancement.ItisonDeepavalithat everyone wakes up early in themorning. The sages who instituted thiscustom must have cherished the hopethat their descendents would realise itsbenefits and make it a regular habit intheirlives.

Inahappymoodofgreatrejoicingvillage folk move about freely, mixingwithoneanotherwithoutanyreserve,allenmitybeing forgotten.People embraceone another with love. Deepavali is agreat unifying force. Those with keeninner spiritual ears will clearly hearthe voice of the sages: “O Children ofGod!Uniteandloveall.”Thevibrationsproducedbythegreetingsoflovewhichfill theatmospherearepowerfulenoughtobringaboutachangeofheartineverymanandwomanintheworld.Alas!Thathearthasconsiderablyhardened,andonlyacontinuouscelebrationofDeepavaliinourhomescanrekindle inus theurgentneed of turning away from the ruinouspathofhatred.

(H.H. SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAJI MAHARAJ)

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On this day Hindu merchantsin North India open their new accountbooksandprayforsuccessandprosperityduring the coming year. The homesare cleaned and decorated by day andilluminated by night with earthen oil-lamps.Thebestandfinest illuminationsare tobeseeninBombayandAmritsar.ThefamousGoldenTempleatAmritsarislitintheeveningwiththousandsoflampsplacedalloverthestepsofthebigtank.Vaishnavites celebrate the GovardhanPujaandfeedthepooronalargescale.

ORama!TheLightoflights,theself-luminous inner light of the Self isever shining steadily in the chamber ofyourheart.Sitquietly.Closeyoureyes.Withdraw the senses. Fix the mind onthis Supreme Light and enjoy the realDeepavali by attaining illumination ofthesoul.

He who Himself sees all butwhom no one beholds, who illuminesthe intellect, the sun, themoonandthe s t a r s andthewholeuniverse

butwhomtheycannotillumine,Heindeedis

Brahman,HeistheinnerSelf.Celebratethe real DeepavalibylivinginBrahmanandenjoytheeternalblissofthesoul.

The sun does not shine there,nor do the moon and the stars, nor dolightningsshineandmuchlessfire.Allthelights of theworld cannot be comparedeventoarayoftheinnerlightoftheSelf.MergeyourselfinthisLightoflightsandenjoythesupremeDeepavali.

Many Deepavali festivals havecomeandgone.Yettheheartsofthevastmajorityareasdarkasthenightofthenewmoon.Thehouseislitwithlamps,buttheheartisfullofthedarknessofignorance.O man! Wake up from the slumber ofignorance. Realise the constant andeternal light of the Soul which neitherrises nor sets, through meditation anddeepenquiry.

May you all attain full innerillumination!MaytheSupremeLightoflightsenlightenyourunderstanding!Mayyou all attain the inexhaustible spiritualwealthof theSelf!Mayyouallprospergloriously on the material as well asspiritualplanes!

BEHOLD THE LIGHT OF LIGHTS

Absenceoflightisdarkness.Darknessisnotarealentity.Darknesshasanegativeexistence.SoMayahasanegativeexistence.Whenlightisbrought,darknessvanishes.Similarly,whenKnowledgecomes,Mayadisappears.

The veil hides the beauty.The pot hides the clay.The ring hides the gold.The elephant hides thewood.The sweetmeat hides the sugar.The cloth hides thethread.Thenailhidestheiron.AvidyahidestheEternal.FormshideBrahman.BehindMaya’sveilhidesBrahman.Breaktheveil.BeholdtheLightoflights.

- Swami Sivananda

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Prostrations and salutations to LordSubrahmanya,theSupremeBeing,-whois the rulerof thisUniverse,who is theIndwellerofourhearts,whoisthesecondsonofLordSiva,whoisthebelovedofValliandDevayanai,whobestowsboonsquickly on his devotees and who is anembodiment of Power, Wisdom, LoveandBliss.

Lord Subrahmanya, is anAvataraor incarnationofLordSiva.AllincarnationsaremanifestationsoftheoneSupreme Lord. Lord Subrahmanya andLordKrishnaareone.LordKrishnasaysintheGita,“Senaninam aham skandah” –oftheGenerals,IamSkanda.TheLordmanifestsHimself from time to time invariousnamesandformsforestablishing.Dharmaandpunishingthewicked.LordSubrahmanya is also known as Skanda,Kartikeya,Muruga,Shanmukha,etc.

LordSubrahmanyaisaray–bornoftheChaitanyaofLordSiva.HeistheenergyofLordSiva.Inthepicture,LordSubrahmanyaholdstheVelorspearinHishand,justasLordSivaholdstheTridentor Trisula.Vel is an emblem of Power,and indicates thatHeis therulerof thisUniverse.His vehicle orVahana is thepeacock;thisisbywayofrepresentationthat He has entirely conquered pride,egoism, vanity. There is a cobra underHis Feet; this is to indicate that He is

absolutely fearless, immortal and wise.He bestows on His devotees materialandspiritualprosperityandsuccessinalltheir undertakings, even at the slightestdevotionshowntoHim.

The origin of Lord Skanda, thepurposeofHisAvataraanditssignificanceare of much importance to all seekersafterTruth.DuringthebattlebetweentheAsuras (demons) and theDevas (gods),thelatterweredefeatedseveraltimesbythe former. The Devas were unable toresisttheonslaughtoftheAsuricforces.Then in despair, they approached LordSivaandentreatedHimtogivethemanableLeaderunderwhoseheroicleadtheymightobtainvictoryandprayedtoLordSivasincerely.ThegraciousLordgrantedtherequestbycreatingthemightyDivineWarrior,LordSkanda,outofHisDivinePower. This great son of Lord Siva atonceassumedleadershipof thecelestialforces,organisedthem,inspiredthemandattacked the Asuric forces. The Asuraswere routed and a glorious victorywasgainedbytheDevas.Thusitwasthroughable guidance and leadership of LordSkanda that the Divine forces obtainedvictoryoverthedemoniacal.

The inner life of the spiritualaspirant is precisely such a constantstruggle between the divine and thedemoniacalaspectsinhim.Theseeker’sSadhanaisthisdeterminedbattleagainst

THE INNER IMPORT OF SKANDA WORSHIP

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theAsuricforcesthattrytodraghimdownintodeeperdarknessandtakehimawayfrom his ideal.At times he becomes sototallyhelplessundertheviolentattacksofhislowernaturethatitseemsasifallhope of progress is doomed to failure.Hefeelsthathehasfallen,nevertoriseagain.But,letallSadhakastakeheartthatthecompassionandgraceof theDivineLord isnever– failing. Itwillnever letyoudown.‘Nil desperandum’shouldbeyour guidingmotto, for the eternal lawis “darkness cannot stand before light.”Make a wholehearted surrender at thefeet of the Divine even as the Devassurrendered themselves to Lord Siva;andlikethemprayearnestlywithBhavaandsincerity.Thedivinehelpwillsurelycome,andinyourhearttherewillspringuptheroutingtorrentofDivineSakti.TheLord’sgracewillbecomemanifesttoyouintheformofinnersoul-force.Thispoweris theSkandamanifest in innerbeingtoaidinyourbattleagainstthelowerAsuricselfwithitsdevilishminionslikepassion,anger,greed,jealousy,falsehood,deceit,crueltyandthousandotheraspectsofevil.Nomoreareyouhelpless!Thedescentofthe Divine Grace with thisAtma Bala,withthisSkandaSakti,willvanquishalltheundivineforcesthatattackyouonthespiritualpathandemergetriumphantandvictorious.Youachieveyourlife’sgoal.

Therefore Lord Kartikeya is theveryembodimentoftheDivineGrace.Heisthepersonificationofthedaya saktiorKripa saktioftheLord.Thegraceofthecompassionate Lord, when prayerfullyand sincerely invoked, manifests assuch irresistible Divine Power that allAsuric forces fly away in holy terror atitsmere approach.The Lord’sGrace is

theultimateresortandunfailingsupportof all strugglers in the innerwarfare ofeveryone’sspirituallife.Thesignificanceand the spiritual message embodiedin Skanda Avatara is the message ofsupreme importanceof self– surrender,the supreme efficacy of sincere prayerandtheunfailingcompassionoftheLord.IfyoutrulysurrenderyourselftotheLordwithBhava,hewill atonceshowerHisGrace upon you. No real prayer fromthe bottom of your heart will remainunanswered.IfyouobtainLord’sGrace,youwillcertainlysucceedandovercomeallobstaclesandannihilatetheforcesofdarkness that stand against you. Thereis no force that can stand against thesupremepowerofDivineGrace.

Take shelter at the Lord’s feet.PraytoHimearnestlyandinvokeHisaidand obtain His Grace and compassion.Emergetriumphantandvictorious.Attainthe lofty and glorious spiritual state offreedom,perfection andbliss.Upon thejoyous occasion of Skanda Shashthi,whenyouallcelebratethevictoryoftheLord over the demon Tarakasura, thepowerfulleaderoftheAsuras,rememberthese great truths and be courageous.SurrenderyourselfafreshatHisfeet.

Of the 18 Puranas, the SkandaPurananarratestheAvataraandtheLilasofLordSkanda,thesecondsonofLordSiva. It relates how the Asuras, whowere tyrannizing over the Devas, weredestroyedbyLordSkanda.Also,itgivesindetailthemarriageofLordSkandaorShanmukhawithValliandDeivayanai.

TheworshipofLordShanmukhais very common inSouth India.Almost

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every town in theSouthhasitstemplededicated to LordShanmukha. TheTamils have namedShanmukha asMurugan. Just asthe God of WindsisVayu, theGod ofWatersVaruna, theTamil term for the Lord of Nature isMurugan.

ToleadanaturallifeistolivewithNature.Thisisthelifeinconsonancewiththe DivineWill. Control of the senses,angerand lust is thewaytoachieve thehigherlife.Andthemostimportantformofworshipthatahumanbeingcanofferunto the Lord is by not hurting otherseitherbythoughtorwordordeed.Onlythen life in nature becomes smooth andhappy.ItisthiskindofworshipandlifethattheSkandaPuranateachesusthroughtheworshipoftheSagunaformofLordSkanda.Indeed,itisthecounselofChrist:“Treat thy neighbour as thy own self”,and“Dountoothersasthouwishesttobedoneby.”Andtheessenceofallreligionisonlytoabstainfrominflictinginjuryonanyone.Ahimsa paramo dharmah.

Hence, whenever we worshipLord Murugan, we should have theBhava“IprayuntoHim,who is the all–pervadingBeautifulOne,theIndwellerofall,intheFormofLordSubrahmanyaor Murugan.’ This Saguna form of theLordisonlytogiveaholdandgraspforthemindtounderstandtheImmortal,theOmnipotentandtheOmniscientattributesof theAlmighty,who is at once InfiniteandtheIndwellerofeveryheart.

As in theworshipof other Gods,in the Sagunaworship of LordSkanda also thereare some Vratas orobservances. Therewas once a king,

Muchukundabyname.HewasastaunchSaivite. He approached Sage Vasishthato advise him on the importance andmethods of observing some Vrata bywhich he could gain personal success,peace and prosperity.Vasistha indicatedtheVratas of Lord Skanda and detailedtheirsignificance.

OneofthemostimportantVratasofLordShanmukhaistheSkandaShashthiVrata. It is observed for six days fromthePratipadaTithioftheSukla–Paksha(bright fortnight) following Dipavali inthe month of October - November; acompletefast is tobe observedandthedevotee should engage himself solelyin the Puja of the Lord, in reading andlearningofthegloriesofLordSkanda.Iffastingforsixdayscontinuouslyislikelytoprovetoomuchofastrain,hemayhaveonemealperdayandfastcompletelyonthe lastday, i.e., theShashthiDay.Thisis theday to commemorate thevictoryof Lord Shanmukha over the Asuraking,Soorapadma.PersonswhoobservethisVratawillderiveimmensespiritualbenefit.

May the glorious Lord Skandainspireyouallandinfuseyouwithinnerspiritualstrength!MayHeleadyoualltovictorioustriumphagainstthedemonsofnescienceandworldliness!MayHeblessyouall!

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Worshipful homage to thesupreme, eternal, transcendental DivinePrinciple, the satchidananda tattva that istheultimatecauseofallthings-beyondwhichthereisnocause.Itselfcauseless,Itisthecauseofallcauses.TothatSupremeBeing–unutterableand indescribable–worshipful homage. May Its grace beuponyouall!

Lovingadorationstoreveredandbeloved Holy Master Gurudev SwamiSivanandajiMaharajwho expounded tous the variegated aspects and facets oftheone, supreme, transcendentalDivinePrinciple. Its glorious manifestationswereknowntohim,ashewasestablishedinReality – experience. So he glorifiedeach aspect knowing that ultimatelydualitymergesinnon-duality.Themanydonotinanywaycontradictthenon-dualoneness of the ultimate Being, for theyareallidenticalwithIt.ItisthatItselfthatmanifestsandputsontheappearanceofmany.Therefore, themanyand theOneare the same.

ThushewroteaboutLordRama;hewroteLord SivaandHis Worship.HewroteaboutLordShanmukha;hewroteLord Krishna, His Lilas andTeachings.He wrote about Durga, Lakshmi andSarasvati;hewroteabookcalledHindu Gods and Goddesses.Andheknewthatwhile he was writing about all thesedeities, he was writing about one thingonly-thesupreme,non-dualBrahman.

ThatBeingisalsomanifestasthelight ofwisdom. It ismanifest as bliss,aspeace,santo ayam atma(ThisAtmanis peace); anandam brahmeti vyajanat (He understood that bliss is Brahman);jyotisham api tad jyotih tamasah para muchyate(That,thelightoflights,issaidtobebeyonddarkness).

This entire universe is amanifestation of God’s unutterable,primal power, anirvachaniya adi sakti. She is the great power.This power hasmanifestedItselfinallthingsthatwesee.Ifwehavestrengthinourlimbs,itisHerpower.Ifwehavestrengthofmind,itisHer power. Ifwe havewill-power, it isHerpower. Ifwehave intelligence, it isHerpower.WeareblessedbyHertobeendowedwith all the powers that go tomakeourpersonality.Therefore,theyaresacredanddivine,because theyareHermanifestation.

Thequestionarises:Whatshouldbeourrelationshipwiththisdivinepowerwith which we are endowed, whichis manifest in us as human capacities,abilities and strength? How should wedealwithit?Asweareaskingaquestionabout divine power, one part of theanswerisobvious.Weshoulddealwithitinaworthymannerkeepinginmindit’sdivinity,itsdivineorigin.Itshouldnotbeusedinanunworthymanner.Evenwealthissuchpower.

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the highest good of all human beingsand livingcreatures in thisouterhumanworld. As you are working for yourhighest good, alsowork for the highestgoodofthewholeworld, sarvesham.

So they havemade it very cleartoushowweshouldliveourlife,inwhatwayweshoulduseourpowers, inwhatwayweshouldbeworthyofthesourceofthesepowers.Wearetousethesepowersforthehighestgoodofboththeouterandtheinner,ofprapanchaandparamartha, oftheworldandoursupremegoal.

Thuswhenwe have this clear –cut guidance, why should we hesitate?Why shouldwewait?We should be upanddoing,aswehavebeenveryclearlyguidedtodo,askedtodo.Wehavebeenvery clearly shown the way and thedirection, themanner of living our life.Wearesupremelyblessedthatthereisnoscope inour life foranyconfusion,anyvagueness,anyuncertainty,becauseGodhasgivenusthisgreatboonofclarityofperception regarding our life, the taskbeforeus,ourduty.

LetusthereforebegratefultoGodandGurudev;andmayGod,GurudevandDivineMotherParaSaktiBlessyouall!

You are that Light. Establish yourself in an unshaken manner in this truth. Abide in the awareness: ‘Within me there is no darkness. I am the Light of Lights. Divine radiance is my name, and I can supply light to the whole world. Wherever I go, darkness will vanish.’ Try to practice this truth. Try to be established in this truth. Abide in this fact. That is the one thing needful. Do not seem to be fearful of non-existent darkness. - Swami Chidananda

And what is the worthy wayof using this divine power that we areendowed with? Before answering thisquestion, let us for a moment think.What is thefield inwhichwearegoingto use it?A little thought will make itplain ourfieldisdual.Weareconnectedwith this humanworld on one side;weare connected with the inner spiritualworld on the other side. So, obviouslythe application of these powers will beuponthisouterfieldofthishumanworldaswellas theinnerfieldof thespiritualworld where we are connected withGod, where we are dealing with God.Herewearedealingwithhumanbeings.Therefore, inboththesefields,deal inaworthymanner.

In all his teachings, what hasGurudevtaughtus?Hehastaughtustheidealapplicationofthesepowersinbothfields,outerandinner.Whenintheinnerspiritual field, make use of this powerforattainingGod-realisationinthisverybirth.Andintheouterhumanfield,makeuse of these powers in the same way,what is that sameway? In the spiritualinnerworld you are using these powersto obtain your highest good; therefore,ontheouteruseallyourpowerstoworkforthehighestgoodofthehumanworld,

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Two men were travelling alongavillage road.Onemangaveoutacry,caughtholdofhisfootandsatdown.Hewasinpain.Abigthornhadenteredhisfoot.Hewas unable even to lift it.Theother man went ahead and then, beganshouting at the former: “You fool, it isgetting late. If youdon’t come running,weshallnotreachthedestinationbeforenightfall.” The other man replied: “No,myfriend;Icannotmoveaninchforwardtillthisthornisremoved”.“Whyareyoumaking such fuss on the way? Comeon, get up; or, Iwill go away,” and thefriendwentafurlongfarther.Hetoohadtroddenoverathornandwrithinginpainsat down. As even a touch aggravatedthe pain, they were not able to removethe thorns themselves. There they weresuffering the same agony, but separatedfrom each other by unkindness; unableto help each other!Till a third travellercamealongandremovedthethornsfromtheirfoot,theylaydownthere.

Thethirdmancameandremovedthe thorns and said to them: “Friends,theyjestatscarsthatneverfeltawound.Ifyouhadremovedthethornintheotherman, when he had one in his foot, hewouldhaveaccompaniedyou,andwhenyouhadthethorninyourfoot,hewouldhavehelpedyou.Thuswouldyoumarchrapidlytowadsthegoal,notbyignoringeachother’spain.

PARABLE OF THE TWO TRAVELLERS(SwamiSivananda)

Similarly, a hard – heartedman,when he finds a fellow – traveller onthis thorny and rugged path called life,stricken with pain and penury, laughsat him and goes hisway.The nature oflife itself is such that he, too, is soonstricken by the same kind of pain andpenury. Beyond the reach of all help,thishardheartedmanalsosuffers.Therecomes a sage of supremewisdom,whohas the consciousness of Unity, andrelieves them of their misery, and inthe hearts of both implants the seed oflove.Hesays:“Oman,painexistsintheotherman only in order to give you anopportunitytoservehimandrelievehimofhismisery.Thus,servingeachother,wouldyouevolverapidlyandproceedtoyour destination.You may laugh at theotherman;smiseryandsayitisKarma;but soon you might find youself in thesamecondition.Understandthenatureoftheworld.Serveall.Loveall.RealisetheSelfinall.”

PARABLE OF THE BOY WHO WATERED THE ROOT

(SwamiSivananda)

A father wanted to test theintelligenceofhis twosons.Heallottedtoeachofthemthetaskoflookingaftera mango tree, promising to reward theboywhose tree yielded the best fruit inabundance. The foolish boy discovered

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that the leaves were withering off andthat flowerswere coming up at the endofthebranches.Promptlyhewentupthetreeandcarefullywateredeveryleaf.Theleaves withered still more and the treeeventually died. The wise boy, on theotherhand,wentonwateringtheroot;thetreewas green and healthy and yieldeddeliciousfruitsinabundance.

Similarly,Godgiveshumanbirthtoman in order to test the evolution ofhis intelligence.The foolishman, eagerto get the reward of Eternal Peace andImmortality,seekstopayattentiontothesatisfactionofhissense-cravings,andto

theacquisitionofworldlyknowledge,forhethinksthatitistherightway.Hediesthemiserabledeathofan ignorantman.Thewiseman, on the contrary, devoteshimselftothecontemplationofGod,theRootofallCreation,andthusobtainsallthewealthandknowledgeoftheuniverse.God is wellp l e a s e d with him and bestowsuponhimthereward ofImmortalityand EternalBliss.

BE A MOST BELOVED CHILD

Do you wish to be a most beloved child?If so, then-Be simple. Be gentle. Be noble. Be cheerful.Be truthful. Be graceful. Be faithful. Be liberal.Be patient. Be unselfish.See no evil; hear no evil; speak no evil; do no evil.Be pure in word; be pure in thought;Be pure in feeling; be true to yourself. - Swami Sivananda

SERVICE OF PARENTS

An old man with a young boy came and prostrated to the Master.

“Is this your father?” the Master enquired of the boy.“Yes, Swamiji.”“Serve your father well. Father is the visible. God on earth. Obey him and worship him,” advised the Master.

The old man was very pleased with the advise given to his son.- Swami Sivananda

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Composition of the HumanBody: This body is composed of thefive elements (1) Earth; (2) Water; (2)Light;(4)Air,and(5)Space(Akasa).Ithasanaturalpower toheal itself. Ifwehelp this power bymeans of the abovefive elements, the work of healing isaccelerated. Ithasapower toassimilatethosethingswhicharecongenialtoitandthrowawaymatterwhichisforeigntoit.

If a thorn enters the foot or aninsect enters the eye, the body tries todrive it out; but this being a naturalprocess,ittakestime.Itisourdutytoaidthebodyinsuchawayastohelpitinitsnaturalprocessofself-cure.

Earthcontainsmagneticcurrentsandmany properties of curing diseases.Itcanbeusedintheformofhotorcoldmudpacksorplasters.Ittakesoutpoisonsfrom the body and cools the systemquickly.Ancientpeoplewereusingearthforcleansing theirbodies andhair,andmany use earth in the formofBhasma.Many Sadhus smear their bodies withBhasma,which protects their skin fromheatandcold.

Air:Air can be utilised inmanywaysinkeepingthebodyfit.(1)Wemustaccustomourselvestouseasfewclothesaspossible(2)Wemustexposeourbodyto the freshairasmuchaspossible. (3)Wecan takeawalk in themorningandevening.Inworkinghoursweshouldtry

to get asmuch fresh air as possible bykeepingthedoorsandwindowsopen.(4)Runningisalsoagoodexerciseforyoungpersons.(5)wecanhavedeepbreathing.(6)We should doSuryaNamaskaras orany kind of exercise, which naturallymakesusinhalemoreair.

Water:Waterisutilizedincuringdisease invariousways.(1)In theformof cold, hot, steam, vapour treatments;andhip,sitzandothermineralandherbalbaths, by putting those minerals andherbs in the water. Water can be usedin cleansing the stomach in the formofDhauti or “stomach wash” through arubber tube. It can be taken as Usha –Panioracupofhotwaterinsteadoftea,before meals and at bed – time.Watertreatment can be applied in the formofpacks, cold or hot, moist or by enema.Justaswatercoolstheengineofamotorandcontrolsheat,soalsowatercontrolstheheatofourbody,andhelps toexpelmanyimpuritiesthroughtheskin.

Light :Sunlightcostsnothing.Soit can be utilised to its full extent.Weshouldexposeourbodiestothemorningsun and getVitaminD from it. Ricketscan be cured by sunlight. Chromopathycancuremanydisease.

Electric light can cure somedisease;butitissomewhatcostlyandnotfreetoall.

Earth

Water

Light

Air

Space

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Inancient times livingwasmostnatural; now owing to the advance ofscience, theageofmachineryhasmadelivingmostartificial.Eveninthisageweshouldmakeuseofthesefiveelementsinkeepingthebodyasfitaspossible.

Food : This age of machineryhas multiplied luxuries, but has madearticlesoffoodmostdear.Thechieffuelforkeepingthehumanmachineinorderisfood,andnowitisbeingfounddeareranddearer.

All comforts are useless if thebodyisnotinorder.Withoutproperfood,the body cannot remain in good health.If the body is sick, one cannot enjoycomforts.

Of all the kinds of food, fruitsandmilk helpmuch to repair our body–machine.Butnowtheyarenotwithinthereachofthepoorandevenofmiddle-classpeople.

Tea and coffee have taken theplace ofmilk; but neither of them is asefficientasmilk,curd,butterandbutter-milk.

If a man wants real happiness,hewillhavetoreturntonatureasfaras

practicable and be content with naturalbeauty and not depend upon artificialmake–up.

With all the precautions, amotoristcannotavoidanaccident,whichmay impairhismachine.So thishumanbody may become sick through somecauseswhicharebeyondourcontrolwithallournecessaryprecautions.

Under these circumstances, weshouldtrytorepairthebodywithnaturalmeansandfoodremediesandfasts.

Themaindiseasefromwhichmostof the diseases arise is constipation andindigestion. If thedigestion is impaired,thewholepowerwhichkeepsthebody-machineinorderisimpairedandasotherorgans are overworked, various otherdiseases arise.

Our first duty is to have a gooddigestion and to keep the bowels clearbymeansofoccasionalfastsandenemasor herbal laxatives; and, in case of anydisease,liveonfruitsandmilkforaweekor two, considering these as nature’sremedies to drive away disease, and toregainthelosthealth.

TIME IS PRECIOUS

Time is precious. Time is fleeting. You are growing old every second. When the bell rings, one hour is cut off from your life. The moment you are born death exists side by side with birth. Cells grow and cells decay. You cannot get once again this human birth.

Become a successful man in your life’s career and become a God-man, right now, this very second. This is the fervent prayer of your intimate brother Siva. Glory, splendour and joy be unto thee! - Swami Sivananda

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Celebration of SwamiChidanandaji’s Birthday is in essence,worshipofGod.Thereisnothinginthisworld butGod.Everything isBrahman.Youworshipanidol.Theidolisonlyanextremely minor part of the virat. But all the same, God is pleased, thoughyou have touched only a small part ofthe virat.HeblessesthedevoteeandthedevoteeattainspurityofheartwhichissoessentialforGod-realisation.

DuringthecelebrationsoftheBirthdaysof great men you hear of their actions,their thoughts their instructions,and theway in which they led their lives. Youimbibeseveralgoodqualitiesfromtheirglorious example. You try to emulatethem.Youputthosequalitiesintopracticeinyourdailylife. You have heard so much todayaboutSwamiChidanandaji.Hewhohas

ASPIRE TO BE A SHINING STAR LIKE

SWAMI CHIDANANDAH.H. Sri Swami Sivananda

madeadeterminationnow,tobecomelikeChidanandaji,alonewillbebenefited. Maya isverypowerful.Youwillthink that you are all elevated now, butas soon as you get up in the morning,themindwillruninitsowngrooves,hewhokeepsconstantsatsangaandstudiesbooksonvairagya–bookslikeNecessityfor Sannyasa’, ‘Lives of saints’ and‘illuminating Stories’. will keep up thecurrent,andhealonecanleadavirtuouslife.Lecturesyouhaveheard.EverybodyknowsthepowerofRama – Nama.But,youdonotputitintopractice!Youhaveno faith in the Lord’sName, youhavefaith only inmoney. It is celebrationoftheseBirthdaysthatmakesyouconstantlydwell upon the thoughts and actions ofsaints.Thenalonewillyougetanimpetusand stimulus to attain the Goal whichtheyhavereached.

Frequent Birthday celebrationsare necessary Constant hammering ofsublime ideas on themind is necessary.Yourmindwillotherwiserestinitsownoldgrooves.Throughdailyjapa youwillhavetobringitundercontrol.Regularlyis a very important thing. Again and

A talk delivered during the Thirty-Ninth Birthday Celebration of Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj

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againstudybookswrittenbysaintswhohave attained Self-realisation. StudyViveka-Chudamani-Atma-Bodha, Tattva-Bodha.Life here is a great battle but ifyouhavefaithinGoditisagreatsongoflove.AgainandagainapproachthesaintsMaintainaspiritualdiary.Findouthowfaryouhaveevolved,howmanyvirtuesyou have developed, howmanyviciousqualitiesyouhaveeradicated,howmuchofselflessnesshaveyouinculcated.Thesearethenecessaryelements. Itiseasytoforgettheseimportantthingsoflife.Youdon’tforgettheminuteitemsofyour food,butyouforgetGod.Anounceofpractice isbetter than tonsof theory.Practice!Thenaloneyouwillknow how difficult it is.A harsh wordupsets you. That is due to the force ofprevious vicious samskaras. Your tasknow is to take thewaters of theGanga totheirownsource.Sodifficultitis.Yet,with God’s Grace, with determination,youwillsucceed.

Do not bestow much thoughtson body and food. These are all theproducts of ignorance. Remove thisignorancethroughknowledgeoftheSelf,by cultivating Sadhana Chatushtaya Sampad,andattainthegoaloflife.RepeattheNameoftheLord.Dojapa.Dokirtan! Doselflessservice.Knowledgewillcomebyitself.JnanawillcomeasthefruitofBhakti.

Constant remembrance of theLord,thatismostessential.Letthemindrun,ifitwill.ThespiritualpoweroftheLord’s Name will check this outgoingtendency of themind, andwillmake itturninward.

Cultivate virtues. Compassionandhumilityarethemostimportantofallvirtues,which a saint alwayspossesses.You have a sin-hardened heart thatcommits variousmisdeeds. It has to bemade soft as butter, by the practice ofcompassion.Amanmaydeliverlecturesforhours together;but ifyoudon’tfindcompassion and humility in him, shunhim. Not this pretended humility! Youmaypretend to be humble in front of apersonandthencriticisehimathisback.That is not humility. Humility mustbecomeyoursecondnature.Anyonewillbeabletodiscoverthisbyyouractions.Humilitymustbecomepartofyourverynature. Of all virtues, amaanitvam is giventheforemostplaceintheGita.

Alwayshave the idealof a saintbefore you. Cultivate dispassion. Thewealth of the whole world is nothingwhen compared to dispassion.Vairagyamakesamanmostwealthy;hegainstheinexhaustible spiritual wealth. He whohas discrimination is the only richmaninthisworld.Hewhodoesjapa daily is therichestmaninthisworld.ThewholewealthoftheLordbelongstohim.

You must be an embodimentof patience, tolerance and forgiveness.Evenifpeopleabuseyou,youmuststandlike the yonder Himalayas. You mustalwayshave a coolmind, not perturbedby anything. How very weak in mindyouhavebecome!Keepabalancedmindalways.That isspiritualstrength; that iswisdom.

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You have heard much. Try topractice now. Watch the mind and seewhatyouhavedonetoimproveyouself.Howfarhaveyoupractisedthesadhana? Begoodanddogood! Cultivateyourwill-powerthroughjapa. Never forget this; Samadhi will comebyitself.Godhasgivenyouagoodbuddhi orintellect.Utiliseitproperlyanddiscriminate.

CompassionandhumilitySwamiChidanandaji has got in abundance.In the previous birth itself he was aSannyasi;fromthewayinwhichhebehaves we can find that out.Shanti was a Sannyasi,Swami Krishnanandajiwas a Sannyasi; theymusthavebeenSannyasins intheirpreviousbirth itself. It is the wealth of previoussamskaras that has enabledthemtotaketothispathofDivineLifeatsuchanearlyage.Ifyoudon’thavethem,youmustgeneratethemnow,throughfasting,prayerandservice,sothatinthenextbirthyouwillbebornas a saint. Then you will find a goodteacher and you will evolve quickly.It isnot too late.Makea resolve today.Cultivatevirtues. People have described SwamiChidanandaji.Heisadoctorofdoctors.He is a doctor of lepers. He is full ofmercy.Youmustcultivatemercy.When

youseeanymanlyingontheroad,youdon’tgo tohelphim;yousay“It ishisprarabdha”. Even if you are starving,youmust give your cupofmilk to thatman;inthiswayyourheartwillexpand.Consciousness ofUnitywill comeonlythrough these ways. Break all barriersthat separate man from man throughselflessservice.YoucannotattainCosmicConsciousness through M.A., Ph.D.,degrees.Theywillonlyfattenyourego.Selflessservicealonewillenableyouto

attain Cosmic Consciousness. Sharewhat you have with others. Give… Give… Give... You will uniteatheartwiththewholeworld.This

is the secret of abundance.Donot try to accumulate. God

takes care of allHis children.S p e n de v e r y t h i ng

in charity. Thewhole world is in

distress and affliction.Remove them and you

will grow in spirituality.All these saints, i.e. LordBuddha, Lord Jesus, etc.

have become saints and supermen,by serving everybody. Cramming ofVedantictextswillnotdo.ThesePandits,iftheyarenotgivenaseatofhonourata public meeting, they will be upset.Thatisnotthemarkofasaint.Againandagainhammer themindwith ideals like“IamtheSelfofallcreatures”.Practisecompassion, service,humility andothervirtues.ThenshinelikeourChidanandaji.

Thisismyferventprayer.

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1st - 4th July 2014The Sungai Karangan, Alor Setar andJitra sub-branches held their AnnualAshram Anniversary celebrations.Swami Brahmajnanananda attendedthe functions and also held hismonthlylecturesontheBhagavadGita

3rd July 2014The Johor Bahru sub-branch heldits Annual Ashram AnniversaryCelebrations. This was attended bySwamiKarunyananda.

6th July 2014President Swami Swayamjayanandaattended a special prayer meeting atthe Lahat sub-branch and delivered adiscourseon“PanchamahaYajna”

12th July 2014Swami Brahmajnanananda attended theSadhanaWeekprayersattheKualaKubuBranchandgaveashort interesting talkon“Bhavana”

13th - 14th July 2014TheSadhanaweekcampatDLSPeraiwasattended by Swami Brahmajnanananda.Hespokebrieflyon the“NaradaBhaktiSutras”tothedevotees.

13th, 16th, 17th & 19th July 2014Swami Samyamananda attended theSadhanaWeekprayersatBandarCountryHomes, DLS Perai, DLS Penang andDLS Raub. After the Paduka Puja andBhajans,SwamijideliveredatalkontheBhagavad Gita, chapter 12 at all thesebranches.

20th July 2014Swami Samyamananda attended the

delayedAGMfor2013attheRaubsub-branch.Helaunchedareligioussyllabusprepared by DLS Raub sub-branch forSRJK Tamil, Raub. He spoke on the“Importance of Bhajans” to the 260childrenoftheschool.Healsodistributedbook marks and Gurudev’s photos tothosepresent.

27th July 2014Swami Brahmajnanananda attended theprayer meeting at the Port Klang sub-branch.AfterconductingprayersSwamijiexplained the “Universal Prayer” to thedevotees.

28th July 2014The Petaling sub-branch held aYouth Seminar and invited SwamiBrahmajnananandatoattendthisfunction.Swamijitaughttheyouthhowtoconductabasicpujaintheirhomes.Thiswaswellappreciated and it is hoped youngsterswillthinkofGodbeforegoingtoschool,collegeorwork.

1st August 2014SwamiBrahmajnananandaconductedtheTiruvillaku Puja at theDLS Lahat sub-branch.

5th - 6th August 2014TheAlorSetarandJitrasub-brancheshadsatsangwithSwamiBrahmajnanananda.Swamijiexplainedthe“BhajaGovindam”tothem.

7th August 2014The Sg. Karangan sub-branch heldtheir monthly programme. SwamiBrahmajnananandaattendedthefunctionand conducted his Bhagavad Gita classtoo.

NEWS AND NOTES FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2014

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8th August 2014President Swayamjayananda, SwamiBrahmajnanananda and BrahmachariSuresh conducted theVaralakshmi Pujafor a few Rawang residents. This hasbeenayearlyaffairforalongtime.AfterBhajans,PresidentSwamijigaveatalkon“TheSignifanceofVaralakshmiPuja”.

16th August 2014Swami Brahmajnanananda conductedhismonthlyBhagavadGitaclassfortheSenawangandSerembansub-branches.

17th August 2014The DLS Kluang sub-branch prayermeeting was attended by SwamiBrahmajnanananda. He gave a talk on“Krishna-itsmeaningandKrishnaastheUnversalGuru.”

17th August 2014Swami Samyamananda officiated thelaunching of the “Ragashya” CD atthe Temple of FineArts. This CD wasreleasedbytheSivanandaSangeethalayaofIpoh.TheBhajansintheCDweresungbyBr.PremChaitanya.

21st August 2014The Senawang Sri MahamariammanAlayam held a bumi puja for GurudevSwamiSivanandaSannithi.ThisfunctionwasgracedbySwamiBrahmajnananandaandSwamiKarunyananda.

23rd August 2014President Swami Swayamjayanandagaveatalkon“HinduinsightonMedicalEthics”,atInstituteJantungNegara.Thisforum was attended by the participantsfromotherreligionstoo.

4th September 2014Swami Brahmajnanananda attended theSg.Karangansub-branchprayermeeting

and gave a talk on “Krishna as the UniversalGuru”.

5th - 6th September 2014President Swami Swayamjayanandaattended prayers at DLS Johor Bahrusub-branchandcontinuedhislecturesonchapter3,BhagavadGita.Healsogaveatalkon“Shankara’sfourMutts”.

6th September 2014President Swami Swayamjayanandaattended prayers and spoke on “GuruSishyaParampara”tothedevoteesoftheMalaccasub-branch.

6th September 2014Shankara’s “Bhaja Govindam” lectureswere conducted at the DLSAlor Setarand Jitra sub-branches by SwamiBrahmajnanananda.

SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES AT THE HEADQUARTERS BATU CAVES

12th July 2014SriGuruPurnimawas celebrated at theAshram. Brahmamuhurta Prayers commenced at5.00amandaftermeditationandthoughtfor the day it was over at 6.15am. At10.30am commenced Akhanda NamaBhajanfollowedbyPadukaPujaatnoon.Lunchwasserved.Intheeveningprayers,bhajansanddevotionalsongstookplace.President Swami SwayamjayanandagavespokeonAdiShankaraandhisfourdisciples.AfterArati,Prasadwasservedtomorethan100devotees.

12th - 20th July 2014SadhanaWeekAnumberofSwamijisandBrahmacharispoke on various ethical and spiritualtopics.

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1.AdiShankaraandhis4DisciplesPresidentSwamiSwayamjayananda

2.Gurudev’steachings–CharitySkandapriyanandaMataji

3.Saadhanaiyum,SaathiyamumSwamiJitaatmananda

4.WhatisSpiritualLife?SwamiSupriyananda

5.HinduDharmaBr.SujitChaitanya

6.BhajaGovindamSwamiBrahmajnanananda

7.GuruKripaSwamiSatprakashananda

8.FearBr.PremChaitanya

9.BhagavadGita-chapter12SwamiSamyamananda

20th July 2014Swami Sivananda Punyatithi Aradhanawas celebrated. The celebrationscommenced at 5.00am withBrahmamuhurtaprayers,meditationandthoughtfortheday.At10.30amAkhandaNama Bhajan commenced and wasfollowedbyPadukaPujaandlunch.Afterevening prayers, bhajans, devotionalsongsandspiritualdiscoursetherewasachariotprocessionwithGurudev’sMurtiDevotees sang bhajans and also offeredfruitsandflowersforArchanaandArati,Prasadwasservedtoabout200devotees.

17th August 2014SriKrishnaJanmasthamiwascelebratedin the night. After the musical recitalby Smt. Padma Vengkadesh and her

students Swami Samyamananda gave aspeech on Lord Krishna’s birth. Therewas abishekam, Vishnu SahasranamaArchana and Arati. After welcomingKrishna’s birth at midnight with musicanddevotionalsongs,Prasadwasservedtoallthedevotees.

23rd August 2014The 6th Maha Samadhi PunytithiAradhana of Swami ChidanandajiMaharaj was celebratedApart from theearlymorningBrahmamurhurtaPrayers,AkhandaNamaBhajanandPadukaPuja,lunch was served to the gathering ofmembersanddevotees.

In the evening, after prayers therewas a bhajan session, PresidentSwami Swayamjayananda gave a veryeducational discourse on worship ofGuru’spadukas.

28th August 2014Swami Pranavanandaji’s birthanniversarywascelebratedasusualwithBrahmamuhurtaprayers,AkhandaNamaBhajan, Paduka Puja and lunch. In theevening bhajans and kritans followedthe evening puja. President SwamiSwayamjayanandaspokeon theEasternandWesternmuttsofAdiShankara,AfterAratiPrasadwasservedtoallpresent.

29th August 2014The Vinayagar Chathurti festivalwas celebrated in the evening, withabhishegam, bhajans and kirtansfollowedbya talkedonthesignificanceof Lord Ganesha’s form by SwamiBrahmajnanananda. Prasad with lotsof modakas was served after Ashtotra,ArchanaandArati.

7th September 2014Swami Samyamananda delivered a