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Saturday, November 18, 2000 11:34 AM

Sivananda Day-to-day (200)

Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya!Om Namo Bhagavate Chidanandaya!Om Namo Bhagavate Krishnanandaya!Namaste!We have uploaded the biography of Zoroaster (founder of Zoroastrianism)by Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj. This biography is at:http://www.SivanandaDlshq.org/saints/zoroaster.htm A poem by Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj titled "Grace of the LordSiva" has been uploaded to Sri Swamiji's site. This is at:http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/poet/poet_05.htmlA booklet by Sri Swami Premanandaji Maharaj titled "Meditation & ItsUtility in Daily Life" has been uploaded to The Divine Life Society ofMaryland's website. This book is a boon to all aspirants and seekers.Please download this book from:http://www.dlsmd.org/teachings/premananda/Meditation.htm Yours in the service of Gurudev,Pannir--------------------SELFISHNESS: A visitor had failed to attend the morning class. He caughtthe Master's eye in the morning and was offering an explanation."But it was not your fault."Swami X. entered."X. should have called you, awakened you and taken you with him to theBhajan hall. Previously I myself used to sing Om outside every room,rouse everyone and take them to the morning class. The visitorsnaturally have the Bombay habit of sleeping till 7 a.m."Turning to X, "But you should have awakened him, if necessary byapplying water to his face, and waited till he got up. Then you shouldhave taken him with you to the Bhajan hall."Not only this, you should have prepared the ground the previous nightitself. You should have told him about the morning class, about thebenefits of common meditation, about the lectures that he would hear andtheir benefits. He would thus go to bed with those thoughts in mind."Selfishness--that is the root of all this! You wish to go on with yourown Sadhana and consider such service as this a waste of time."--------------------"Whether oriental or occidental, Hinduism or Mohammedanism, Buddhism orJainism, Christianity or Judaism, Shintoism or any other 'Ism', thespiritual purpose and meaning is to lead an individual soul to theecstatic communion with the Universal Divinity or ONE TRUTH, theSOURCE." - Swami Premananda--------------------Sivananda Day-to-Day is sent out weekly.To or to this e-mailing list,please send a message to pannir--------------------