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 Friday 13 November 2026

NOT THIS PERISHABLE BODY ART THOU

Swami Sivananda

Do not have any Moha for this perishable body. Treat this body as your servant and instrument. You are entirely distinct from this physical body, which is made up of the five elements, and which is subject to decay and destruction. You are in essence and reality the all-pervading, imperishable Atman. Just as the house in which you live is separate from you, so also this body in which you are temporarily encased, on account of ignorance, is entirely different from you. Identification with this body is the root-cause for bondage and human miseries and sufferings. Do not become a slave to this body. It must obey your orders at all times and under all conditions and not you its orders. You must be prepared to give up this body or dedicate it to a just and noble cause. Practise self-denial, self-abnegation and self-sacrifice.


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This is to caution all the devotees of Gurudev that some fraudsters have launched a website impersonating the official website of The Divine Life Society, in order to mislead the public and collect money in the name of booking rooms, joining Yoga Courses, etc. Devotees are advised to beware of the fake website with the address https://sivanandaashram.co.in/, email Id info@sivanandaashram.co.in & phone number 9668461538 and take necessary precautions from falling prey to such scammers. It has never been a practice of the Ashram to let the devotees book rooms or register for Yoga Courses through phone or Whatsapp.

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Do any kind of selfless service for a few hours every week, without egotism, ostentation or expectation of reward. Do your temporal duties without attachment or impure motive. Work is worship; dedicate it to God.

- Swami Chidananda
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