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ETERNAL LIGHT ♦ SANATAN JYOTI ♦ 2013Addition of Swami ParameshanandaI have been enjoying the center in Chicago, (Aurora) since my recent arrival onSeptember 30, 2013. Selected to serve the Ashram members; I find myself busylearning about various departments and types of duties in order to operate thefacility properly. Most of you know the building was a 'Christan Science' church quitea liberal delegation. It is quite well known they had quoted from the Baghavad Gita inthe sermons and works of the founder 'Mary Baker Eddy'.It is my great privilege to welcome readers to <strong>Sanatan</strong> <strong>Jyoti</strong> 2014. I appreciate theeditorial staff working tirelessly behind the scenes to produce the comprehensiveannual jounal. I urge all members likewise to help out with seva projects about theashram and benefit yourselves in so doing.A few words on the Bhagavad Gita Ch. six.This is no intellectual exercise but a simple approach to a great subject. MahatmaGandhi is quoted as saying, “the Gita is My Mother, whenever I am facing difficultiesand problems arrise. I simply open the book and it immediately soothes my achingheart and mind”.Verse 2.Yam samnyasam iti prahur/ yogam tam viddhi pandava/ nahy asamnyastasam/kalpo/ yogi bhavati kascana.It says that disciplined yoga is just as good as renunciation. No one can become aYogin who has not tried to remove sankalpa (subtle hankerings). Strive to becomemore silent and thereby meditation practice will lead us to higher truths. A meditativemind is a state of mind at it's best.Verse 5.Uddhared atmana tmanam/ na tmanam avasadayet/ atmai va hy atmano bandhur/atmai va ripuratmanah.12BHARAT SEVASHRAM SANGHA OF NORTH AMERICA, CHICAGO
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