swami sivanandaji maharaj

Om Sri Sivanandaya
SERVE MEDITATE
LOVE REALISE
GIVE BE GOOD
PURIFY DO GOOD

SEE GOD IN EVRY FACE – SWAMI SIVANANDA
26th jan 2011 Sivananda Tapovanam – Madurai.

SWAMI SIVANANDA
 Born on 08.09.1887
 Pattamadai -Tamilnadu.
 Father: Vengu Iyer
 Mother: Parvathi Ammal
 Lineage: Sri Appayya
Dheekshithar – 16th
century.

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Childhood
 Realised God
 Very Bold.
 Learnt fencing &
obedient to Guru.


Childhood
 Boy Kuppuswamy was intelligent and
mischievous.

 Showed signs of Tyaga (renunciation) and
love for fellow-beings.
 Cakes and sweetmeats - distributed them
liberally to his younger companions, dogs,
cats, crows, and sparrows, himself not
eating a bit.

Education

 STUDIED Rajah's High School,
ETTAYAPURAM
 WELCOME ADDRESS WAS
GIVEN BY HIM TO His
Excellency Lord Ampthil, the
Governor of Madras
 1903 : SPG CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE
 TANJORE MEDICAL COLLEGE.


DOCTOR KUPPUSWAMI
 WHOLE
HEARTED WORK
AS A DOCTOR
AT TRICHY.

 Started a
medical journal
called "The
Ambrosia".

AT MALAYA AS A DOCTOR.
LEFT MADRAS BY A SHIP
S.S.TARA DURING 1913. &
JOINED AS A DOCTOR IN A
RUBBER ESTATE HOSPITAL.

TREATMENT AND
MEDICINE - MIXING WITH
PRAYER.


AT MALAYA AS A DOCTOR
SELFLESS SERVICE – HELPED
THE PATIENTS WITH MONEY
ALSO.
NAME AND FAME SPREAD IN
MALAYA.
TREATED THE COOK
NARASIMA IYER AS
COLEAGUE.
WROTE A BOOK - “HOME
REMEDIES”

Dr. Kuppuswamy used to
attend to the poor and often
not charge them even
visiting or consulting fees.
Instead he would give them
money for special diet or to
cover their own expenses
after discharge from
hospital. He gave money like
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water.
SIVANANDA TAPOVANAM - MADURAI

DR. KUPPUSWAMI
1.ALWAYS GAVE PLENTY
2.NEVER WASTED THE TIME.
3.FOND OF PHYSICAL
EXCERCISES.
4.TRUTHFULLNESS.
5. AHIMSA.
6.PURITY.


LEFT MALAYA – 1923
 TREATED A SADHU . HE
BLESSED.
 GAVE A BOOK “ JEEVA
BRAHMA IKKIYA
VEDANTA RAHASYAM” -
BY KADAPPAI
SACHIDANANDA
SWAMIGAL.
 PHYSICAL AILMENTS –
CAUSE IS MIND.


RENOUNCED THE JOB
 Dr. Kuppuswamy, enjoying a lucrative
practice, renounced the world like Prince
Siddartha, in 1923. He left Malaya for
India. REACHED MADRAS TO MEET A
FRIEND
 THE THINGS, WHICH HE BROUGHT
HANDED OVER THERE LEFT FOR
BENARAS – KASI.


REACHED RISHIKESH
 KASI IS NOT TO HIS LIKING.
 ADOPTED AS A WANDERING MONK

 BEGGING DILUTES EGO.

 WORKED AS A COOK FOR SOME
MONTHS.
 08.05.1924 – 27 YEARS – REACHED
HARIDWAR – RISHIKESH - SLPET IN
THE PLATFORM.

TOOK SANYASA.
• 01.06.1924 SWAMI
VISVANANDA
SARASWATHI GAVE
SANYASA & NAMED
AS SIVANANDA
SARASWATHI.

•.


SADHANA BY SWAMI SIVANANDA
• Swami Sivananda
dressed to clothe
himself, ate to live,
and lived to serve
humanity.

He would spend
more than twelve
hours in daily
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meditation

 INTENSE TAPAS IN THE
FOREST.
 SWARGASHRAM ROTTI
WITH GANGES WATER IS
THE FOOD.
 SERVED THE SAINTS AND
SAGES.


 INSURANCE
AMOUNT: Rs. 5000/-
 1925: SATYA SEVA
ASHRAM
DISPENSARY.
 1925: Lot of Austerity,
tapas, meditation


 He used to gather bits of paper and used
envelopes, and stitch them into little
notebooks. He entered some self-
instructions in them.
 Some of the instructions found in them
read thus: "Give up salt, give up sugar,
give up spices, give up vegetables, give
up chutnies, give up tamarind".


 In another we read: Serve Bhangis, serve
rogues, serve inferiors, remove faecal
matter, clean clothes of Sadhus - take
delight, carry water".

 In another page: "Do not revenge, resist
not evil, return good for evil, bear insult
and injury".


 On some neat little pages
we again read: "Forget
like a child any injury
done by somebody
immediately. Never keep
it in the heart. It kindles
hatred.



 Cultivate Maitri
(friendship),
Karuna
(compassion),
Daya (mercy),
Prema (love),
Kshama
(forgiveness)".

 In another paragraph
we see: "Develop
good manners,
extreme politeness,
courtesy, etiquette,
good demeanour,
nobility, gentleness,
mildness.

 Never be rude, harsh, or
cruel. There is nothing to
be hated in the world.
Hatred is ignorance. All
contempt for anything or
being must be removed
through love and Vichara
(enquiry)".


Nirvikalpa Samadhi.
 Swamiji practiced all
the various Yogas and
studied the scriptures.
After years of intense
and unbroken
Sadhana, he enjoyed
the bliss of Nirvikalpa
Samadhi. He had
come to the end of
his spiritual journey.

REALISED
1929 – 30 – HIGHEST GOAL
OF LIFE ATTAINED -
PEOPLE JUDGED AND
TOLD.
1934 AT THE AGE OF 37 –
A DILIPADATED COW SHED
– 4 ROOMS- STARTED A
SEPARATE ASHRAM ANADA
KUTIR.
TEHRI MAHARAJA OFFERED
THE LAND.

DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
 ONE TYPE WRITTER –
ONE CYCLOSTYLE
MACHINE DONATED
BY A PUBLISHER OF
MADRAS.
 13.1.1936 – DIVINE
LIFE SOCIETY
REGISTERED.


DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
 The publication of the monthly
journal, 'The Divine Life', was
commenced in September 1938,
 1938: SIVANANDA PUBLICATION
of BOOKS STARTED
 The Yoga-Vedanta Forest
Academy Press was established in
September 1951.


2ND WORLD WAR TIME
 He started the Akhanda
Mahamantra Kirtan (non-
stop chanting of the
Mahamantra, Hare Rama
Hare Rama; Rama Rama
Hare Hare; Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna; Krishna
Krishna Hare Hare, round-
the-clock) on the 3rd of
December 1943.

MANDHIR AT ASHRAM

 Instituted the Lord Sri
Visvanath Mandir with
three-time regular
worship, daily, on the
31st December 1943.
 Instituted the Sivananda
Ayurvedic Pharmacy in
1945


ALL INDIA TOUR 1950
 1948: YOGA VEDANTA
FOREST ACADEMY
 1950: ALL INDIA TOUR
INCLUDING SRI LANKA.
8000 MILES TRAVELED.
 The Society's Silver Jubilee
was celebrated in 1961, by
which time the Master saw
the fulfillment of his mission
in his own lifetime.

SWAMI SIVANANDA
 Swami Sivananda radiated his divine and
lofty message of service, meditation and
God-realization to all parts of the world
through his books, running to more than
three hundred, through periodicals and
letters. His devoted disciples are drawn
from all religions, cults and creeds in the
world.


GURUDEV
 14TH
JULY 1963
– ATTAINED
SAMADHI.
LEFT THE
PHYSICAL
FRAME.
 SAMADHI HALL
ON 16TH JULY
1963.

Growth of Sivananda Ashram
 With Swami Sivananda Ashram met so
many hurdles – swami never dejected –
always served – served to animals, birds,
disabled – sadhus – saints – laddies –
gents and all.
 Written 300 more books on Spirituality –
Yoga – medicine – mind – Gita –
upanishads etc. etc…


SIVANANDA ASHRAM - NOW
 SPENDING Rs. 60 LAKHS
PER YEAR – NOW.
 DAILY ANNADHAN –
THREE TIMES A DAY
 550 PEOPLES ARE
SERVED.
 FREE ACCOMADATION.


SIVANANDA ASHRAM
 250 TO 400 OUT PATIENTS ARE TREATED
DAILY.
 MORE THAN 100 SADHUS ARE DOING
SADHANA.
 PUBLISHING LOT OF BOOKS ON VARIOUS
SUBJECTS.
 HAVING BRANCHES OF DIVINE LIFE
SOCIETY ALL OVER THE WORLD.


SIVANANDA ASHRAM
 Every continent is having a Yoga Centre –
run by Disciples of Swami Sivananda.
 SWAMI CHIDANANDA 1963 – 2009
 SWAMI KRISHNANDA AS GENERAL
SECRETARY.
 SWAMI VIMALANANDA – NOW
PRESIDENT.


BASIC NEEDS OF AN
INDIVIDUAL
 GOOD HEALTH – DISEASE FREE BODY.
MORE ALERT – MORE ENERGY.
 INSPIRATION.
 DR. DIET. – DR. QUITE – DR. CHEER.
 DAILY PRATISE OF YOGA ASANAS.
 LIGHT PHYSICAL EXERCISE.
 SATVIC DIET – CHEERFULL POSITIVE
MOOD – CONSERVATION OF ENERGY.

TEACHINGS OF GURUDEV
 DON’T TALK MUCH.

 DON’T WALK MUCH- –
AIMLESS

 DON’T EAT MUCH.
 DON’T SLEEP MUCH


TEACHINGS OF GURUDEV
 HAVE CONSTANT
REMEMBERANCE OF GOD.
 ASSOSIATE GOD WITH YOUR
WORK.
 ATTITUDE OF
WORSHIPFULLNESS.
 ALWAYS USE YOUR
COMMONSENSE IN YOUR
SADHANA.

Disciples of Swami Sivananda
 Swami Paramanananda "the Bismarck
of Sivanandashram".


Disciple of Swami Sivananda
 Swami
Chidananda
President of the
Divine Life Society.


 Swami
Krishnananda
General Secretary
of the Divine Life
Society.


 Swami Dayananda
Treasurer of the Divine Life Society.


 Swami Madhavananda
Vice-President of the Divine Life Society.


 Swami
Venkatesananda.


 Swami Vishnudevananda


 Swami Chinmayananda


 Swami Satyananda
 Swami Satchidananda
 Swami Jyotirmayananda
 Swami Sivananda-Hridayananda
Swami Premananda
 Swami Devananda
 Dr. Devaki Kutty Mataji


UNIVERSAL PRAYER
 O Adorable Lord of Mercy and
Love !
Salutations and prostrations
unto Thee.
Thou art Omnipresent,
Omnipotent and Omniscient.
Thou art Existence-
Consciousness-Bliss Absolute.
Thou art the Indweller of all
beings.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER
 Grant us an understanding heart,
Equal vision, balanced mind,
Faith, devotion and wisdom.
Grant us inner spiritual strength
To resist temptation and to control the
mind.
Free us from egoism, lust, greed, hatred,
anger and jealousy.
Fill our hearts with divine virtues.
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contd….

UNIVERSAL PRAYER

 Let us behold Thee in all these names and
forms.
Let us serve Thee in all these names and
forms.
Let us ever remember Thee.
Let us ever sing Thy glories.
Let Thy Name be ever on our lips.
Let us abide in Thee for ever and ever.


The Eighteen "Ities"
Serenity, regularity,
absence of vanity,
Sincerity, simplicity,
veracity,
Equanimity, fixity,
non-irritability,
Adaptability, humility,
tenacity,
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. contd…


Integrity, nobility,
magnanimity,
Charity, generosity, purity.
Practice daily these eighteen
'ities',
You will soon attain
immortality.
. contd…

Brahman is the only real entity,
Mr. So and so is a false non-
entity.
You will abide in eternity and
infinity;
You will behold unity in
diversity;
. contd…


 You cannot attain
this in the university.

 You can attain this in
the Forest University.


20 Important Spiritual
Instructions
 These twenty instructions contain the very
essence of all Yoga Sadhana, Karma,
Bhakti, Jnana and Yoga will all come to
one who follows them whole-heartedly.
They are the unfailing keys to quick and
effective development and culture of the
physical, mental, moral and spiritual self
of man.


Instructions

1. BRAHMAMUHURTA
Get up at 4 a.m. daily. This is
Brahmamuhurta which is extremely
favourable for Sadhana. Do all your morning
spiritual Sadhana during this period from 4
a.m. to 6:30 or 7 a.m. Such Sadhana gives
quick and maximum


Instructions
2. ASANA
 Sit on Padmasana , Siddhasana or
Sukhasana for your Japa and meditation
for half an hour, facing east or north.
 Increase the period gradually to three
hours.
 Practice Sirshasana, Sarvangasana for
maintenance of health and Brahmacharya.


Instructions
 2. Asana .. Contd.

 Take light physical exercises as walking,
etc., regularly.
 Do twenty rounds of easy, comfortable
Pranayama (breathing exercises).
 Do not strain yourself while doing
Pranayama

Instructions
3. JAPA
 You can repeat any Mantra such as pure
Om or Om Namo Narayanaya, Sri Ram,
Sita Ram, Sri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya
Ram, Om Namah Sivaya, Om Namo
Bhagavate Vasudevaya, Om
Saravanabhavaya Namah, Hari Om, or
Gayatri .


Instructions
3. JAPA contd…
 according to your taste or inclination from
108 times to 21,600 times daily.
 Devotees of Christ may repeat the name
Jesus or Hail Mary, Mother of Jesus.
 Parsis, Sikhs and Muslims may select a
name or Mantra from the Zend Avesta,
Granth Sahib or Koran respectively


20 Important Spiritual Instructions

4. DIETETIC DISCIPLINE
 Take Sattvic food.

 Give up chillies, tamarind, garlic, onion,
sour articles, oil, mustard, asafoetida.
 Observe moderation in diet (Mitahara). Do
not overload the stomach.
 Give up those things which the mind likes
best for a fortnight once or twice in a
year.


Eat simple simple Milk and fruits help
food. concentration.

Eating for Give up salt and
enjoyment is sugar for a week or a
fortnight.
a sin.


Take food as You must be able
to live on rice, dhal
medicine to keep and bread without
the life going. any pickle.

Do not ask for extra salt for dhal, and
sugar for tea, coffee and milk.


DIETETIC DISCIPLINE

People taking non-vegetaraian diet
should try their best to gradually give
up flesh-eating as completely as
possible.

They will be immensely benefited.


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