Swami Sivanandaji 108 names Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanand Maharaj Blessed Divinity 1.       Om sri omkara roopaya namah.           Om, Prostrations to the One whose real form is Omkara. 2.       Om sadgurave namah.           Om, Prostrations to the Sat-Guru. 3.       Om sakshacchankara roopadhrite namah.           Om, to the One who is veritable Lord Siva Himself. 4.       Om sivanandaya namah.           Qm, to Master Sivananda. 5.       Om sivakaraya namah.           Om, to Him who is the personification of Lord Siva. 6.       Om sivasayaniroopakaya namah.           Om, to Him who reveals the form of Lord Siva. 7.       Om hrishikesa nivasine namah.           Om, to HIM who resides in Rishikesh. 8.       Om  vaidyasastra visaradaya namah.           Om, to Him who is an expert in the knowledge of Medicines. 9.       Om samadarsine namah.           Om, to the One of equal vision. 10.     Om tapasvine namah.           Om, to the great ascetic, of great penance. 11.     Om premaroopaya namah.           Om, to the One who is a personification of Love.  12.     Om mahamunaye namah.           Om, to the great Muni (Sage). 13.     Om divya jeevana sangha pratishthatre namah.           Om, to the Founder of The Divine Life Society 14.     Om prabodhakaya namah.           Om, to the Great Awakener. 15.     Om geetananda svaroopine namah. Om, to the very embodiment of the Bliss of the Bhagavad Gita. 16.     Om bhaktigamyaya namah. Om, to the One who can be attained through devotion and love. 17.     Om bhayapahaya namah.      Om, to the Destroyer of Fear. 18.     Om sarvavide namah. Om, to the Being who is All-Knowing. 19.     Om sarvagaya namah.           Om, to the One who is everywhere 20.      Om netre namah.       Om, to the One who leads. 21.     Om trayeemarga pradarsakaya namah. Om, to the Expounder and Revealer of all the three Paths (Karma, Bhakti and Jnana). 22.     Om vairagya jnana nirataya namah. Om, to Him who is established in Dispassion and Wisdom. 23.     Om sarvaloka hitotsukaya namah. Om, to Him who is intent upon the welfare of the entire universe. 24.     Om bhavamaya prasamanaya namah. Om, to Him who is the Allayer of the disease of this phenomenal existence (Birth and Death). 25.     Om samadhigrantha kalpakaya namah. Om, to Him who has written the Book on Samadhi. 26.     Om gunine namah. Om, to Him who is adorned by Divine qualities. 27.     Om mahatmane namah. Om, to the Great Souled One. 28.     Om dharmatmane namah. Om to the Righteousness-Incarnate. 29.     Om sthitaprajnaya namah. Om, to the One who is established in firm Wisdom (Superconsciousness). 30.     Om subhodayaya namah. Om, to the One who is an Auspicious beginning (in all things). 31.     Om ananda sagaraya namah. Om, to Him who is an Ocean of Bliss. 32.     Om saraya namah. Om, to the Essence, the Quintessence of all Beings. 33.     Om gangateerasramasthitaya namah. Om, to Him who is residing on the bank of the holy river Ganga. 34.     Om vishnudevananda-datta brahmajnana- pradeepakaya namah. Om, to Him who shines with Brahma-Jnana (Divine Wisdom) conferred on him by his Sannyasa Guru, Swami Vishnudevananda (of Kailasa Ashram). 35.     Om sree brahmasootropanisad anglabhashya prakalpakaya namah. Om, to Him who rendered the Brahma-Sutras and the Upanishads in the English language. 36.     Om visvananda charanayugma sevajata subuddhimate namah. Om, to Him who attained the real Wisdom through the service of the two Holy Feet of Swami Viswananda, his Spiritual Guru. 37.     Om mantramoortaye namah. Om, to Him who is the Personification of all Mantras. 38.     Om japaparaya namah. Om, to Him who is immersed in Japa. 39.     Om tantrajnaya namah. Om, to Him who is the Knower of the Tantras. 40.     Om manavate namah. Om, to Him who is full of Humanity, of human qualities 41.     Om baline namah. Om, to Him who is Powerful. 42.     Om umaramana padayugma satatarchana lalasaya namah. Om, to Him who is ever eager to worship the Feet of the Lord of Uma. 43.     Om parasmai jyotishe namah. Om, to the Transcendental Light. 44.     Om parasmai dhamne namah. Om, to Him who is the Ultimate Transcendental Abode. 45.     Om paramanave namah. Om, to the Supreme Atom, the Soul of even the Atom. 46.     Om paratparaya namah. Om, to Him who is beyond even the Transcendental. 47.     Om santamoortaye namah. Om, to Him who is the Personification of Peace. 48.     Om dayasagaraya namah. Om, to Him who is the Ocean of compassion and Mercy. 49.     Om Mumukshu-hridayasthitaya namah. Om, to Him who dwells in the Hearts of Seekers after Liberation. 50.     Om anandamrita samdogdhre namah. Om, to Him who has obtained the Nectar of Supreme Bliss. 51.     Om appayyakula-deepakaya namah. Om, to Him who is the Illuminer of the Lamp that lights the Family of the Sage Appayya. 52.     Om sakshibhootaya namah. Om, to Him who is the Witness-Being 53.     Om rajayogine namah. Om, to Him who is the Great Raja Yogin. 54.     Om satyananda svaroopine namah. Om, to Him who is the Embodiment of Truth and Bliss. 55.     Om ajnanamayabheshajaya namah. Om, to Him who is the Physician for the Disease of Spiritual Ignorance. 56.     Om lokoddharanapanditaya namah. Om, to Him who is the Expert in saving Humanity 57.     Om yogananda rasasvadine namah. Om, to Him who is ever tasting the nectar of the Yogic Bliss. 58.     Om sadachara samujjvalaya namah. Om, to Him who is Effulgent, Radiant with noble conduct. 59.     Om atmaramaya namah. Om, to Him who is ever Rejoicing in his own Self. 60.     Om sreegurave namah. Om, to the Revered Guru. 61.     Om sacchidananda vigrahaya namah. Om, to Him who is the Embodiment of Satchidananda. 62.     Om jeevanmuktaya namah. Om, to Him who is Liberated even while Living. 63.     Om chinmayatmane namah. Om, to Him who is Pure Consciousness. 64.     Om nistraigunyaya namah. Om, to Him who is devoid of the Three Gunas. 65.     Om yateesvaraya namah. Om, to Him who is the Chief among Renunciates. 66.     Om advaitasara-prakata veda-vedanta tattvagaya namah. Om, to Him who has delved into the Wisdom of the Veda and Vedanta, expounding the Essence of non-dualism (Advaita). 67.     Om chidananda janahiada nrityageeta pravartakaya namah. Om, to Him who causes great Rejoicing among people through his Ecstatic Song and Dance. 68.     Om naveenajana santratre namah. Om, to Him who is the Saviour of the Modern Man. 69.     Om sree brahmamarga pradarsakaya namah. Om, to Him who shows the Path to the Attainment of Brahman. 70.     Om pranayama parayanaya namah. Om, to Him who is ever intent on Pranayama. 71.     Om nityavairagya samupasritaya namah. Om, to Him who constantly takes Recourse to the Highest Dispassion. 72.     Om jitamayaya namak. Om, to Him

The Superman of India Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanand Maharaj Blessed Divinity The Soil of Bharat has been hallowed by the Presence of Avatars, Saints, Seers, Paramhansas & The Avadhootas. The Glory of Bharat shines eternally as the Masters Walked on its Land rendering it Holy , Vibrant and Calming to the Mind & Soul . Beloved Swami Sivananda played a Special role in the Grandeur Leela of Lord ( Creation ) which left an distinctive impression on the World altogether . The Selfless Master taught Mankind the Direct Route to Supreme Reality, The Miseries of the World , The Bliss of Self Realization , The Special Status for Bhramacharya , The Message of Unity in Diversity , And Practical Vedanta in Day to Day life . What he preached was How he Lived. The Spiritual Superman of India transformed the Minds & Ignorant belief of People across Globe . He was an Ocean of Wisdom and every word in his over 300 books is a direct practical guideline for the Sadhak . Swami Sivanandaji spread the message of Living a Divine Life , Loving God and Making life Holy by following the Teachings of Guru without any Doubt or disbelief . The Guru knows temperament of each of his student , hence he must be followed with full faith . Guru is Bhrama , Guru is Vishnu , Guru is Maheshwara , He is Supreme Self and knows all . Hence the Guru should be obeyed implicitly. Swami Sivanandaji was a Jeevan Mukta , A Self Realized Yogi , hence he was always united with Bhraman ( God ) . Whatever he directed, wrote , taught was the highest truth which was outcome of his intense Sadhana , His Love for God , his dispassion and Kind interest in Uplifting fellow beings . His Service to the World is unparalleled, his selfless interest in curing sick people . His Selfless interest for spreading worldwide Spiritual Literature, which consisted of a combination of all sacred scriptures ( Gita , Upanishad , Vedas , Mahapurans , itihas , Bible , Qoran , etc ) . Swami Sivanandaji was a God Intoxicated Saint , he was in constant sadhana . His life itself was a Worship , an offering at the Lotus Feet of his Beloved – God . He was from top to toe a Selfless Lover of God . Born on the 8th September, 1887, in the noble family of Sage Appayya Dikshitar 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 broad-minded and catholic, pious and devout.Born on the 8th September, 1887, in the noble family of Sage Appayya Dikshitar 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 broad-minded and catholic, pious and devout. His passion for service drew him to the medical career; and soon he gravitated to those parts of the world which most needed his service. Malaya claimed him. He had also commenced editing a Health Journal and wrote extensively on health problems. He discovered he espoused it as his own mission. It was divine dispensation and the blessing of God upon mankind that the doctor of body an 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 Jivanmukta. Swami Sivananda dressed to cloth himself, ate to live, and to serve humanity. A small dilapidated Kutir, not resorted to by others, and infested with scorpions protected him from rain and sun. With all his intense Tapas, Swamiji, did not neglect service of the sick. He visited the huts of the Sadhus with medicines, served them and shampooed their legs. He begged food on their behalf and fed them with his own hands when they fell sick. When necessary, he kept vigil throughout the night by the side of the bed of the ailing Sadhus. He served the pilgrims and saw Lord Narayana in them. Swamiji traveled the whole length and breadth of India during his Parivrajaka life. He conducted Sankirtan and delivered lectures. Swamiji, then, went on a trip to Kailas and Badri. He returned after the pilgrimage and started the Sivanand Ashram in the year 1932 on the right bank of the holy Ganga. In 1936 was born The Divine Life Society. He found and old Kutir, dilapidated and disused, which looked like an abandoned cowshed. To him it was more than a palace. He cleaned the Kutir and occupied it. Then, the increasing number of disciples who sought his lotus feet, undaunted by forbidding conditions of living, necessitated expansion. They found more sheds vacant, but uninhabitable filthy. Thus began the early life of The Divine Life Society. Sri Swami Sivananda believed in synthesis in everything, in Yoga as well as in the alleviation of human suffering. Swamiji radiated his divine and lofty message of service. Meditation and God-realisation to all parts of the world through periodicals and letters, through his books, running to more than three hundred. His devoted disciples were drawn from all religions, cults and creeds. To Sri Gurudev none was stranger to him. For him, everyone and everything belonged to Him. He simply showered his love upon all. He was a person of very simple nature. People from all walks of life came an offered their homage & respect to him. He was just natural and simple, almost childlike in his behavior but

Swami Sivananda Quotes Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanand Maharaj Blessed Divinity “This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleasant incident or temptation is a test of your inner strength. Therefore nil desperandum. March forward hero!” There is no lasting bliss in perishable objects. In the infinite alone is true bliss. The Yoga of devotion points the way to attain the infinite. It cleanses the heart, steadies the mind, elevates the emotions, sublimates the impulses. It transmutes base desires into spiritual urges. It transfigures the animal in man into a divine being. It turns one’s mind from the miseries of the world to the protecting feet of the Lord. ~ Swami Sivananda “A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching.” Swami Sivananda “Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.” Swami Sivananda “There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.” Swami Sivananda “Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!” Swami Sivananda “Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” Swami Sivananda “Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.” Swami Sivananda “Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.” Swami Sivananda “Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.” Swami Sivananda “The education of the present-day students is a bit too bookish. The students aim at getting the degrees more than the real education of useful practical knowledge. The students go through their college career rather aimlessly without a definite plan or purpose.” Sri Swami Sivananda “If the mind is controlled, it is then capable of great service. If it is not subdued, it creates endless pain and suffering.” Sri Swami Sivananda “All that you are is the result of what you have thought. It is founded on your thoughts. It is made up of your thoughts.” Sri Swami Sivananda “Real education aims at controlling the mind, annihilating egoism, cultivating divine virtues, and attaining knowledge of the Self or Brahma-Jnana.” Sri Swami Sivananda “O nectar’s son, O child of Immortality! Sing the song of strength. Sing the song of triumph. March forward fearlessly and reach the goal of illumination.” Sri Swami Sivananda “Come! Come! Practise Yoga. Meditate seriously. You will cross this ocean of darkness and ignorance and reach the Light and Life everlasting.” Sri Swami Sivananda “The greatest obstacles to Self-realisation are desire for property, desire for wealth and desire for name and fame. Desire is born of ignorance. The fundamental desire is the urge for mate. Destruction of desire is destruction of ignorance.” Swami Sivananda “Swami Sivananda O Man! O ignorant man! O arrogant, impertinent man! You have wasted your life-time. Now at least spend your life of retirement usefully in Japa, Kirtan, meditation and selfless service.” Swami Sivananda “Know that wealth, sex-delights, power, learning are all bondage. This is the beginning of wisdom.” Swami Sivananda To achieve that state of lasting happiness and absolute peace, we must first know how to calm the mind, to concentrate and go beyond the mind. By turning the mind’s concentration inward, upon the self, we can deepen that experience of perfect concentration. This is the state of Meditation. Swami Sivananda The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts. Swami Sivananda Q: What is your opinion of the Masters of the Himalayas? A: There is a great Master of Masters, the Indweller of your heart. Turn the gaze inwards, withdraw the Indriyas and seek His help. Rest in Him. Identify yourself with Him. Search Him in your heart. Don’t talk to me of these Himalayan Masters in future. You will be deluded. Swami Sivananda Eating, Drinking, Sleeping! A little laughter, Much weeping! Is that all? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain Immortal Bliss. Swami Sivananda This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher. Swami Sivananda Faith induces one to pray.Prayer purifies the heart.In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord.When the Light sighns the mortal becomes immortal. Swami Sivananda There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others. Swami Sivananda Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. Swami Sivananda Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives – does not demand. Love thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To Love is to share and serve. Swami Sivananda All is the Self or Brahman. The saint, the sinner, the lamb, the tiger, even the murderer, as far as they have any reality, can be nothing else, because there is nothing else. A few heart-whole, sincere, and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century. Swami Sivananda A man may be the greatest philosopher in the world but a child in religion. When a man has developed a high state of spirituality he can understand that