Ponder These Truths

PONDER THESE TRUTHS Early Morning Meditation Talks By Sri Swami Chidananda SERVE, LOVE, GIVE, PURIFY, MEDITATE, REALIZE So Says Sri Swami Chidananda Sri Swami Sivananda Sri Swami Sivananda Founder of The Divine Life Society A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION 1991 Edition: First (3,000 Copies) World Wide Web (WWW) Edition: 2000 WWW site: http://www.SivanandaDlshq.org/ This WWW reprint is for free distribution © The Divine Life Trust Society ISBN 81 7052 090 4 Published By THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY P.O. S HIVANANDANAGAR—249 192 Distt. Tehri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India. PUBLISHER’S NOTEEarly morning group meditation has long been a part of the life at Sivananda Ashram.Usually held in the sacred Samadhi Shrine of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj, thesaintly founder of the Divine Life Society, it includes chanting, kirtan, guru stotra, santi path andsilent meditation, followed by a message from one of the senior Swamis.For many years these prayer gatherings were a daily occurrence, but by the 1980’s theywere being held only on special occasions. One such special occasion was the birthday celebrationof Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj on September 24, 1984. During his short talk, Swamijisuddenly said: “What would really be a wonderful birthday gift for me is if you were to hold thesegroup meditations ...