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The Divine Life Society (DLS) is a spiritual organisation and an ashram, founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati in 1936, at Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh, India. Today it has branches across the world, the headquarters being situated in Rishikesh. Also, many disciples of Swami Sivananda have started independent organisations in Mauritius, the US, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, South Africa, South America, and Europe.〔(Divine Life Society ) Britannica.com〕〔(Divine Life Society ) ''Divine enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement'', by Lise McKean. University of Chicago Press, 1996. ISBN 0-226-56009-0. ''Page 164=165''.〕〔(Swami Shivananda ) ''Religion and anthropology: a critical introduction'', by Brian Morris. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-85241-2. ''Page 144''.〕 ==Aims== Its aim is to disseminate spiritual knowledge in the following ways: * through publication of books, pamphlets and magazines on the subjects of Yoga and Vedanta * holding and arranging spiritual conferences and discourses (Satsang) * establishing training centers for the practice of Yoga * enabling aspirants to develop their spiritual lives via systematic training in yoga and philosophy * establishing charitable organisations * through the preservation of the ancient traditions and cultural practices of India 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Divine Life Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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