Guest guest Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya! Om Namo Bhagavate Chidanandaya! Om Namo Bhagavate Krishnanandaya! Namaste! Today (June 1) marks the 79th anniversary of Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj embracing the Holy Order of Sannyas. In commemoration of this occasion we uploaded a couple of talks. The first is by Gurudev titled "Advice to Sannyasins (Renunciates)": http://www.dlshq.org/discourse/jun2003.htm and the second is by Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj titled "Swami Sivananda--Personified Synthesis of Dynamism and Renunciation": http://www.dlshq.org/saints/gurudev_sannyas.htm This is what Papa Ramdas had to say about Gurudev's Sannyas: ***** Humanity's Gain From Sivananda's Sannyasa WORLD'S GREAT GOD-REALISED SANNYASI (His Holiness Sri Swami Ramdas, Anandashram Kanhangad) Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati is a God-realised personality. He can be looked upon as one of the spiritual leaders of the age, because he has been a world figure sending out his spiritual messages to all parts of the earth for the guidance of thousands of seekers after truth. Ramdas has heard of and seen hundreds of Divine Life Societies started in different parts of India and abroad. They all help to awaken the ignorant to the awareness of their spiritual nature and also to inspire them to serve the poor and the distressed fellow-beings. This work has been done in the name of and as inspired by Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati. Look at the wonder! A Saint, a Sannyasin, who is somewhere in the Himalayas, has been responsible for such vast and extensive activities for the amelioration of the conditions of unhappy humanity and for bringing light and peace to millions! ***** Yours in the service of Gurudev, Pannirselvam -------------------- STICK TO ONE PLACE: "Is Sri Shroff leaving today?" the Master asked Swami Chinmayanandaji. "Perhaps not, Swamiji. His health was very bad again last night." "What happened?" "Swamiji, he gets easily upset over trifles. The problem of travelling by day in the hot sun in a bus worried him so much that he got blood pressure again!" "Quite true. Only aged people know their difficulties. It is a trifling thing to youth but a real problem to an aged man like him with all his weak heart and blood pressure. A young man will not be able to understand. When I was young I was doing double somersaults, but now diabetes and other ailments make it difficult for me even to walk. Age has its own limitations. You should try to understand aged people and sympathise with them. "All these problems will be solved if you stick to one place. The Ashram is my entire world. You will be able to do a lot of service and yet save yourself these botherations if you stick to one place and go on with your work." -------------------- "Not by works, not by progeny, not by wealth; but by renunciation alone is Immortality attained." - Kaivalyopanishad -------------------- Sivananda Day-to-day is sent out weekly. To to this mailing list send a blank e-mail to: sivananda- To from this mailing list send a blank e-mail to: sivananda -------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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