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Thought for the Day
CONTROL THE SENSES: The deer falls a prey to the sense of sound, the moth to that of sight, the fish to that of taste, and the bee to that of smell. But man falls a prey to all these four senses. How difficult it is for man to free himself from the clutches of these five senses and enjoy peace of mind. Struggle hard and you will be sure of success.
—Sri Swami Sivananda


Forthcoming Functions

Hindu Dharma Campaign, Sunday 14 March, HWHPA, 4 Divine Road, Howick West. Havan: 8.15am, Satsang:10am.
Ramayan Week, Tuesday 16 March - Wednesday 24 March (Ramanavami), DLS Ashrams & Branches. Ganga Arati: 5.30pm (Reservoir Hills).
Monthly Havan, Friday 26 March, Reservoir Hills. 4.30pm - 5.30pm.

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Yoga Lessons for Children: A veritable encyclopaedia of 9 volumes, exhaustively covering the spectrum of Hinduism with 53 different topics on Yoga, etc. Here is a storehouse of ageless Hindu wisdom, an adventure in Yoga, made understandable for children. These volumes are also highly suitable for adults. The spectrum of subjects covered is amazing—a perfect answer to your search for a comprehensive, unbiased presentation of Hinduism and Yoga. For more info., [click here].

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In 1948, Sri V. Srinivasan entered the Vedic Bookshop in Durban and picked up the book, Practise of Karma Yoga, written by the great Saint of India, Sri Swami Sivananda. The book sent a strange thrill through Srinivasan, for he knew that he had found the Guru he was searching for. Srinivasan began corresponding with the Master, Sri Swami Sivananda, and following his instructions.

In 1949, the Master instructed Srinivasan to start a branch of Divine Life Society. Thus began the saga of the Divine Life Society of South Africa. In 1956, the Master initiated Srinivasan into the holy order of Sannyas, with Swami Sahajananda being his monastic name. During his first visit to the Master in 1948, the only instruction received from the Master was "Learn to type and make tea." Years later, Swami Sahajananda understood that the Divine Master's cryptic words were pregnant with deep spiritual meaning. It meant dissemination of spiritual knowledge through his literature, and service of the underprivileged.

Swami Sahajananda followed these instructions diligently, and established state of the art printing presses for the dissemination of the Master's spiritual literature, and undertaking projects such as building schools, clinics, creches, children's homes, peace & skills training centres, etc. for the underprivileged in KwaZulu-Natal. Through the Grace of the Master, Pujye Swamiji also built beautiful Ashrams and spiritual centres (pictured above) that continue to nourish devotees and seekers with spiritual food. In Swami Sahajananda's own words, "We are not tired of reiterating that the formation, growth and present status of Divine Life Society of South Africa is due entirely to the Grace of our Master, Sri Swami Sivananda."