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Divine Life Society

Divine Life Society
Divine Life Society, crest.jpg
Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize
Formation 1936
Founder Swami Sivananda
Type Religious organisation
Legal status Foundation
Purpose Educational, Philanthropic, Religious studies, Spirituality
Headquarters Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Location
  • 300 Branches
Area served
Worldwide
Website www.dlshq.org

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.

Its aim is to disseminate spiritual knowledge in the following ways:

In 1936, after returning from a pilgrimage, Swami Sivananda stayed in an old hut on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh. Other disciples desirous of his company stayed with him in difficult circumstances. Eventually, he started the Divine Life Society to serve mankind. The King of Tehri Garhwal granted him a plot of land to construct the present day Shivanandashram.Chidananda Saraswati served as president of the society from August 1963 to 28 August 2008, while Krishnananda Saraswati served as the General-Secretary of the Society in Rishikesh from 1958 until 2001.

Branches are found in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago


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