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The Divine Life Society (DLS) is a Hindu spiritual organization and an ashram, founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati in 1936, at Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh, India. Today Divine Life Society has branches around the world, with the headquarters situated in Rishikesh. Many disciples of Swami Sivananda have started independent organizations in Mauritius, the United States, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, South Africa, South America, and Europe.[1][2][3]

Aims

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Sivananda Kutir at Sivananda Ghat, and Sivananda Ashram above, Rishikesh

History

In 1936, after returning from a pilgrimage, Swami Sivananda stayed in an old hut on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh. The King of Tehri Garhwal granted him a plot of land to construct the present day Shivanandashram.[4] Chidananda Saraswati served as president of the society from August 1963 to 28 August 2008, while Krishnananda Saraswati served as the General-Secretary of the Society in Rishikesh from 1958 until 2001.[5]

Vegetarianism

Sivananda insisted on a strict lacto-vegetarian diet for moral and spiritual reasons, arguing that "meat-eating is highly deleterious to health".[6][7][8][9] His Divine Life Society thus advocates a vegetarian diet.[9]

Teachings

Sri Swami Sivananda outlined 20 important spiritual instructions for people of various religions in a book by the same name. The instructions were:

  1. Brahmamuhuruta: Waking up early in the morning during
  2. Asana: Sitting in an appropriate asana for half an hour to three hours
  3. Japa: recitation of a mantra
  4. Dietetic Discipline: Eat sattvic food
  5. Meditation: Have a separate meditation room or area in the home
  6. Swadhyay: Study religious books from half an hour to an hour daily
  7. Elevate the Mind: Recite slokas before performing japa
  8. Brahmacharya: preservation of the vital force
  9. Charity
  10. Have Satsang: "association with holy people"
  11. Fast: Fast on Ekadashi or the appropriate days for one's religion
  12. Japa Mala: Keep a rosary and chant at every opportunity
  13. Observe Mouna: Be silent for a couple of hours daily
  14. Discipline of Speech: Speak a little, what is true, and what is sweet
  15. Be content: have mental detachment and share with others
  16. Practice Love: control anger and serve the sick and poor
  17. Be self-reliant
  18. Have self-analysis: understand one's mistakes and try to correct them
  19. Do your duty
  20. Remember God: remember God at all times[10]

The teachings of yoga are explained at length by Swami Sivananda. Yoga is "the process by which the identity of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul is realized by the Yogi."[11]

Departments

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Interiors of the Sivananda Samadhi temple, Divine Life Society, Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh
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Sivananda Jhula Bridge across the Ganges at Muni Ki Reti, built in 1980s, close to the Kutir of Swami Sivananda
  • The headquarters for Divine Life Society is Sivananda Ashram in Uttarakhand.[12]
  • Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy trains aspirants in yoga and provides knowledge of Indian culture to develop integrity[13]
  • Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy Press prints the cultural and spiritual books as well as the journals and other literature of the Divine Life Society.
  • Sivananda Publication League is the publishing arm of the Divine Life Society.
  • Sivananda Charitable Hospital renders free medical service to the public and conducts periodical medical relief camps freely.[14]

See also

References

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Further reading

Related links

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  1. ↑ Divine Life Society Britannica.com
  2. ↑ Divine Life Society Divine enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement, by Lise McKean. University of Chicago Press, 1996. Шаблон:ISBN. Page 164=165.
  3. ↑ Swami Shivananda Religion and anthropology: a critical introduction, by Brian Morris. Cambridge University Press, 2006. Шаблон:ISBN. Page 144.
  4. ↑ Introduction Шаблон:Webarchive
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ Rosen, Steven. (2011). Food for the Soul: Vegetarianism and Yoga Traditions. Praeger. p. 22. Шаблон:ISBN
  7. ↑ McGonigle, Andrew; Huy, Matthew. (2022). The Physiology of Yoga. Human Kinetics. p. 169. Шаблон:ISBN
  8. ↑ "Meat-Eating". sivanandaonline.org. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. ↑ 9,0 9,1 "Vegetarianism". dlshq.org. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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