Silver Bright Mornings
Five Inspirational Talks
By
Sri Swami Chidananda
Sri Swami Sivananda
Founder of
The Divine Life Society
SERVE, LOVE, GIVE,
PURIFY, MEDITATE,
REALIZE
So Says
Sri Swami Sivananda
Sri Swami Chidananda
A collection of inspirational talks given at a year-ending
Retreat at the Yoga Sadhana Mandir, Urbana, MD. in 1985.
Published for the Blessed Occasion of the PLATINUM JUBILEE
75th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
of Swami Chidananda Maharaj
by
YOGA SADHANA MANDIR
6606 Hardwood Lane
Keedysville, MD. U.S.A.
The Publishers acknowledge with thanks the help of Mary Dean, who transcribed Swami
Chidananda’s talks from the tapes and edited the manuscript. Much gratitude to all friends of
Y.S.M. who contributed to make this publication possible.
World Wide Web (WWW) Edition: 2000
WWW site: http://www.SivanandaDlshq.org/
This WWW Reprint is for Free Distribution
DEDICATED TO
GURUDEV SIVANANDA
CONTENTS
Your Consciousness Is Like A River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Call To Bliss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Prayer of St. Francis: A Blueprint For Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Don’t Hide Your Light Under A Bushel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Mirror Person Is Not You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Universal Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS IS LIKE A RIVER
December 28, 1985
Your consciousness, your awareness of existing as a person, is like a river. The Supreme
Being is your be-all and end-all, your wealth of wea