ALL MEMBERS AND RESPECTED CITIZENS OF THIS HOLY BHARATHAM OF ANCIENT UPANISHADIC SAMSKARAM : #1.TEACHING IS MANAGED BY TREACHEROUS ANTI NATIONAL, ANTI MANKIND, DEMONIC URBAN NAXALS IN THE GARB OF PROFESSORS; #2.THE PRESENT GENERATION STUDENTS ARE NOT LEARNERS, BUT AGENTS OF URBAN NAXALS IN THE GARB OF STUDENT WINGS OF ASURIC POLITICAL PARTIES SUCH AS CONGRESS AND COMMUNISTS MAINLY, ADDED WITH OTHER REGIONAL DISEASE SPREADING WORMS; #3.THE PEACE OF THIS HOLY NATION IS ENDANGERED, BY THESE DANGEROUS TRENDS, AS THEY GO BEYOND ALL LIMITS OF RESPECTABILITY; #4.THE WHOLE INSTITUTION BECOMES HEATED IN TURMOIL, ENDANGERING THE FUTURE OTHER GOOD CHILDREN, WE NEED TO PROTECT THEM; #5.PURIFICATION OF UNIVERSITIES ARE URGENT NEED, JNU, AMU, JMI, LIKE CENTERS ARE CURSE TO THE NATION / / NOW READ : # Swami Sivananda and the Spiritual Renaissance

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# OPINION : 21/03/2020 : 2100.

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# Swami Sivananda and the Spiritual Renaissance - II.4.1 : Swami Krishnananda.
(This article was written in 1946 and later on published as a booklet.)
II. The Mission of the Philosopher :
4. Characteristics of His Works :
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#The writings of Swami Sivananda cover a vast range of subjects, in accordance with his plan of approaching man from every side and every aspect.

#These works treat, in detail, such diverse topics as anatomy and physiology; health, hygiene and sanitation; physical exercise, first aid and treatment of diseases; the discipline of the physical body through the technical Hatha Yoga processes of asanas or bodily postures, pranayama or the regulation of the vital force and of breathing, bhandhas, mudras and kriyas—all intricate methods of the perfection of the body to prepare it for withstanding the onslaughts of nature’s pairs of opposites such as heat and cold, hunger and thirst; an exhaustive psychological analysis of the composition, working and behaviours of the inner man—the mental, volitional, effective, moral and rational natures, which so much influence and decide the values of life as a whole; the duties of man, his relations to family, community and nation; his position in the world and the universe; his national, international and world relations; the social, ethical and political structure of individuals; the assessment of the values, both religious and spiritual; and a comprehensive and penetrating discussion of the characteristics of the ultimate goal of human life, as well as an intensive treatment of the nature of the way leading to this goal.
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##In his expositions of these subjects, so very widely spread in apparently isolated universes of discourse, Swami Sivananda appeals not merely to the rational and the scientific man or the intelligentsia of society, but also to the devout, the faithful and the believing, to the common masses ignorant of higher laws, to spiritual aspirants, Sannyasins, householders, recluses, businessmen, women and children, alike. It will be observed, on a careful study of his writings, that his appeal is more to the heart and the feelings, and his admonitions are mostly of a practical nature adapted for an immediate application in the day-to-day life of man in every class of society.
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###His works are, strictly speaking, lengthy gospels on the different yogas : such as,

(1) Jnana Yoga or the philosophical technique of the rational and the scientific intellect in unravelling the secrets of nature and living a life of the wisdom, truth and justice of the law of the Absolute;

(2) Raja Yoga or the psychic and mystical way of analysing, dissecting and inhibiting the constituents and modifications of the mind-stuff, thus enabling man to overcome its tyrannies and come to a comprehension of his position in a universality of the Spirit or the Purusha;

(3) Bhakti Yoga or the way of spiritual love and devotion directed to the majestic Sovereign of the universe, the merciful and compassionate Father of all creation, by which emotions, such as those fastening man to relations with his parents, his children, his masters, his friends and his partner in life, are sublimated and ennobled by being centred in the universal nature of God who promises man, when he has surrendered his self completely to Him, with the hope of salvation;

(4) Karma Yoga or the science and the art of spiritual activity, a splendid manner of converting every action and every duty in life—physical, mental, moral or spiritual—into a Yoga of the Divine, by linking it up with a ceaseless consciousness of the omnipresence of the Absolute, of the surrender of one’s personality to God, or of one’s standing as an unaffected witness of the movements of the internal and the external nature;

(5) Hatha Yoga or the disciplining of the physical body, the nervous system and the vital forces with a view to preparing the individual for the practice of the higher yoga of inner discipline and meditation;

(6) Kundalini Yoga or the bringing into activity of a highly occult force dominant and latent in the individual, by a rousing of which through a training of the prana and the mind the illimitable resources of nature are spontaneously placed at the disposal of man, and he becomes possessed of a consciousness of his true at-one-ment with the universe;

(7) Mantra, Yantra and Tantra Yogas or the ways of certain purely mystic processes of generating spiritual forces and vibrations within, as also of relating these to the without, through the symbology of specific sounds, formulas, diagrams and rituals intended to free man from confinement to the lower nature and raise him to the regions of the higher nature;

(8) Japa Yoga or the spiritual practice of the chanting of the Divine Name or certain significant letters, words, phrases or sentences in order to bring about a condition of harmony and illumination in the inner nature of man;

(9) Laya Yoga or the method of the dissolution of the mind in the Spirit by the recession of effects into causes, the merging of the grosser in the subtler, and the raising of one’s consciousness and force from the lower to the higher. Swami Sivananda displays a great mastery in the synthesis of these various Yogas for the benefit of men of weak will, and assures the aspirant-world that success is bound to come when practice is backed up by sincerity, firmness and patience.

To be continued.....