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 Friday 23 May 2025

JIVATMA

Swami Sivananda

The Self is not affected by pleasure and pain, virtue and vice. He is the silent witness only. Pleasure and pain are conditions of the mind. They are ascribed to the Self through Avidya or ignorance. The ignorant man only regards the physical body as the Self. He is swayed by the two currents of Raga-Dwesha (attachment and repulsion), does virtuous and vicious actions, and reaps the fruits of these actions, viz., pleasure and pain, and is born again and again. But the saint who knows that the Self is distinct from the body is not swayed by Raga-Dwesha. He identifies himself with the pure, eternal Brahman and is always happy and actionless, though apparently he performs actions— actions primarily meant for the welfare of humanity.


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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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Always abide in God and be aware that He abides within you as your inner being. With this awareness, offer all your acts as a perennial prayer to God.

- Swami Chidananda
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