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INSPIRING TALKS OF
GURUDEV SIVANANDA
Chronicler: Swami Venkatesananda
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INSPIRING TALKS OF
GURUDEV SIVANANDA
FIRST EDITION: 1961
SPECIAL INTERNET EDITION: 2005
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Chronicler:
Siva Pada Renu
SWAMI VENKATESANADA
FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY
PUBLISHED BY
THE SIVANANDA LITERATURE INSTITUTE
THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
P.O. Sivanandanagar, Rishikesh.
Dt. Tehri-Garhwal, Himalayas.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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To
Sri Swami Sivananda
Born on the 8th September 1887, in the illustrious family of Sage Appayya
Dikshita and several other renowned saints and savants, Sri Swami Sivananda
had a natural flair for a life devoted to the study and practice of Vedanta. Added
to this was an inborn eagerness to serve all and an innate feeling of unity with all
mankind. Though born in an orthodox family, Swamiji was broadminded and
catholic, pious and devout.
His passion for service drew him to the medical career; and soon he gravitated to
where he thought his service was most needed. Malaya claimed him. He had
earlier been editing a Health Journal and wrote extensively on health problems.
He discovered that people needed right knowledge most of all: dissemination of
that knowledge he espoused as his own mission.
It was divine dispensation and the blessing of God upon mankind that the doctor
of body and mind renounced his career and took to a life of renunciation to
qualify himself for ministering to the soul of man. He settled down at Rishikesh
in 1924, practised intense austerities and shone as a great Yogi, saint, sage and
Jivanmuktha.
In 1932 he started the Sivanandashram. In 1936 was born the Divine Life Society.
In 1948 the Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy was organised. Dissemination of
spiritual knowledge and training of people in Yoga and Vedanta were their aim
and object. In 1950 he undertook a lightning tour of India and Ceylon. In 1953 he
convened a World Parliament of Religions. He is the author of over 300 volumes
and has disciples all over the world, belonging to all nationalities, religions and
creeds. To read his works is to drink at the fountain of wisdom and grow
spiritually.
The Three R’s of Sivananda Yoga, viz.,
(1) Righteousness.
(2) Renunciation.
(3) Realisation.
.…
are dealt with in sparkling detail in this volume.
HIJK
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GURUDEV SIVANANDA
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CHRONICLER: VENKATESANANDA
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A FOUNTAIN OF SIVANANDA YOGA
FROM SIVANANDA JNANA-GANGOTRI1
A day with Gurudev Sivananda is better spent than a year in the study of
scriptures or a life-time in a library. A word—always appropriate to the occasion,
and to the person addressed—a look, a smile, an action seemingly trivial—all
these are (and only they truly are) ‘Living Scriptures’. The inner truth which
scriptures often hide from the gaze of the immature: the easy path to God-
realisation which the complicated mind of the ‘modern’ man, fails to see: the
fountain of wisdom which the educated man’s vision, blinded by the cataract of
faithlessness, fails to perceive—are revealed like the apple on one’s palm, by a
simple word from the Sacred Lips.
For a period of just over two years, Gurudev had granted me the boon of
gathering these pearls of wisdom, as they fell from his lips. Those were the years
of hectic divine life activity at the Ashram, too. They were the years during which
the Ashram and the Divine Life Society had just emerged from their ‘teething
troubles’ and the Mission began to take shape. Gurudev’s pronouncements of this
period, therefore, assume the importance of a divine gospel. With open eyes and
ears and with the mouth shut,—Oh, it was a joy, a privilege, an unrivalled
education to hear him, to hear more, and to hear nothing else. One who heard
him, one who saw him, one who had spent an hour with him, would exclaim with
Sage Alavandar
….
Tava-Amritasyandini Pada Pankaje
Niveshitaatmaa Katham-Anyadichchati
Sthitheravinde Makarandanirbhare
Madhuvrato Nekshurakam Hi Veekshate
(How shall my mind, which has entered the sweet arbour of thy lotus feet, wish
for anything else?)
I offer that undiluted nectar at the feet of my Gurudev, enshrined in the heart of
millions of seekers after Truth, all over the world. I have in my own humble
capacity endeavoured to give the reader a pen-picture of the setting: in order that
he may ‘live at Gurudev’s feet’ while reading these talks. Cold print misses
something very vital—the gestures, etc., which often convey a lot. In such
instances, I have taken the liberty of explaining a Talk. To those who have had his
1 Gangotri is the sacred origin of the Holy river Ganga; Jnana-Ganotri is the Yoga-Vedanta
Forest Academy Press, from which issues the perennial sacred River of wisdom (Jnana Ganga).
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Darshan, this will call up the indelible picture of Ananda Kutir: if you have not yet
had that good fortune, please have it now. Words cannot equal the Presence!
These inspiring talks have been recorded then and there, and published now as
they were recorded, chronologically. They are not to be read as a textbook is read:
but they are to be resorted to as a fountain—to quench the spiritual thirst. Any
page and every page is laden with inspiration: and the usual ‘contents’ have been
omitted in this volume, as it was felt that that would be confusing and
cumbersome.
This book has been completed by the Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy press in
record time! To all those who made this possible, my spiritual brothers Swamis
Amaranandaji (the Manager) and Jnananandaji (on whose patient shoulders feel
the selfless job of proof-reading), Sri Vasudev, Sri Chary, Sri Sevakram, and Sri
Buddhi—my grateful thanks.
May Sri Gurudev live forever and guide us along the path of divine life.
-Venkatesananda
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C
INSPIRING TALKS OF
GURUDEV SIVANANDA
Om Sahana Vavatu, Sahana Bhunaktu, Saha Veeryam Karvaavahai,
Tejasvinavadhitamastu Maa Vidvishaavahai, Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaantih.
N O T E
IN THIS VOLUME ‘SIVA’ REFERS TO
‘SWAMI SIVANANDA’
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MARCH TO AUGUST 1948
25TH MARCH, 1948
LOVE OF NATION: FIRST STEP TO LOVE OF GOD.
It was a lovely evening. The sun was lingering over the Western hills to catch a
glimpse of an epoch-making event.
Dr. K.N. Gairola, Health Minister of the Tehri-Garhwal State was addressing a
mammoth gathering on the Ganges bank. The local municipality had erected a
flag-staff just in front of the Ashram and had invited the Minister to hoist the
National Flag. Even during the course of his inevitable political speech, Dr.
Gairola made touching references to Siva, to the glory that the presence of saints
like Siva brought to the entire State, and the profound spiritual influence that
Siva exerted in the people. Even as he concluded his speech, Dr. Gairola
requested Siva to give them his Upadesh.
As the flag went up, Siva roared OM OM OM. The entire gathering joined him
and it looked as though the powerful current of the Pranava-chanting raised the
flag up!
‘Vande Mataram, Vande Mataram, Vande Mataram
Jai Hind Jai Hind Jai Hind Jai Hind Jai Jai Jai Jai Hind’
….
sang Siva and the multitude echoed his Kirtan. Siva has a Kirtan for every
occasion!
‘Glory to Mother India. No other nation in the world has produced such heroes.
No other nation in the world can claim to have given birth to illustrious saints
and sages. No other nation in the world has had among her children mighty
intellectuals and great mystics who could rise to great spiritual heights, who
could display such intuitive wisdom and who could leave as a rich heritage
unsurpassed philosophical treatises. No philosopher in any other land has been
able to solve the riddle of creation, the mystery of birth and death and the
problem of life itself as effectively as the sages of India have done.’
‘Such a spiritually mighty nation has achieved her political independence also in
an unprecedented manner. Thanks to the Apostle of Ahimsa, Mahatma Gandhiji,
India has conclusively proved to humanity that there is indescribable Shakti in
non-violence. Gandhiji has demonstrated to the world that love is power, that
love conquers. Such a demonstration of spiritual power would not have been
possible in any other nation in the world. The national leaders in the West must
now sit up and think; they must learn the lesson of non-violence; they must
abandon at once violence in all its forms. The path of violence leads to
destruction; the path of love leads to peace, plenty and prosperity.’
‘Our national leaders are all the trusted lieutenants of Gandhiji. They have
sacrificed their all in the cause of the liberation of the motherland. Even though
they have not embraced Sannyas formally, they are true Sannyasins at heart.’
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‘Patriotism is the first step to universalism. Love of one’s own nation in time
leads to cosmic love or the love of God. The main thing is to crush the low, mean-
minded selfishness. A selfless servant of the nation will soon become a selfless
servant of humanity; he will soon transcend his individual ego and realise God.’
Then Siva sang the Maha Mantra Kirtan. He thanked Dr. Gairola for giving him
this opportunity of singing the Lord’s Name. Siva showered his blessings on the
Minister: ‘May Lord bless Dr. Gairola and the other Ministers with health, long
life, peace, prosperity and Kaivalya Moksha! May God bless you all!’ After
chanting the Shanti Patha, Siva resumed his seat.
Padmanabhan was all the time busy on the roof of neighbouring buildings
‘shooting’ the whole proceedings with his movie camera.
Siva then led the minister to the Ashram where the Ministerial party was
entertained to tea.
28TH MARCH, 1948
MIRA BEHN AND SADHU ORGANISATION
‘Om Namo Narayanaya! I am grateful to you for coming. Are you all right?’
enquired Siva affectionately as Kumari Mira Behn came up the Ashram steps on
the Ganges bank.
For over half an hour Mira Behn discussed with Siva her Pashulok scheme and
the object with which she started it. She also acquainted Siva with the views of
Mahatma Gandhiji on the position of Sadhus in Indian society. She thought that
there was a lot of work that should be done among Sadhus to organise them so
that they could become an integral and useful part of the society. She asked for
Siva’s blessings and for his moral support to her plans for organising the Sadhus
of Rishikesh.
Mira Behn is a close follower of Mahatma Gandhiji to whose mission she has
dedicated her life.
THE ALL-PERVADING SIVA!
‘Wherever I have been, Swamiji, I have found that your name and your soul-
elevating writings have gone ahead of me!’ said Goswami Ganesh Duttji, a well-
renowned public benefactor of Punjab. Sri Goswamiji had come to pay his
respects to Siva whom he has known for a long time. The object of his visit was to
discuss with Siva the question of Sadhu Seva (Sadhu reform).
24TH APRIL, 1948
VAIRAGYA
‘Constant reflection on the great utterances of the Great,
Sarva Dukham Vivekinah
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