Aum Namah Shivaya

[Guest guest]

Aum Namah Shivaye literlly translated is "I bow

to shiva". The idea is,that the repetition of the

syllables of the Mantra gradually purifies each of the

elements in our body. The Mantra has the power to grant

wordly fulfillment and spiritual realization. Shiva

denotes divine consciousness, in inner self.<br><br>To

further breakdown the elements :<br><br>Aum consists of

five elements:<br>A-U-M (three syllables)<br>bindu (

the base,blue pearl)<br>Nada (the resonance that

bathes the bindu)<br><br>Namah Shivaya consists of five

elements:<br><br>Na (prithvi-earth solidity)<br>mah (ap-liquidity of

water)<br>shi(tejas -burning fierceness of fire)<br>va(vayu-the air

)<br>ya(akasa--space)<br><br>Five acts of Lord Shiva:<br><br>-To create<br>-To

maintain<br>-To destroy<br>-to conceal<br>-To gracefully

reveal<br><br>Five faces of Lord Shiva:<br><br>-Na (Indra the

eastern face -yellow)<br>-Ma (Rudra, the southern face

-black)<br>-shi (Vishnu, the western fce -smoky)<br>-va (Brahmaa,

the northern face - golden)<br>-ya (Skanda, the

upward face - red)<br><br><br>Om Namah Shavaya

[Guest guest]

Tks gypsyqueenb you have beautifully appreciated

the (deserved) post of Shiv_oham. Has the mention of

Neel-Bindu has really brought tears of ecstasy to your eyes

? ahhh... you are on the right path..pray continue

!! And tks shiv for the pearl of wisdom, it did not

go unnoticed ! <br><br> Dear Uma tks for the

beautiful verses. You always bring the right post at the

right time. <br><br><br> I am in the clubs for the last

three years and have been watching the prejudice of

Bhaktas for Gyanis and Gyanis thinking Bhaktas as

inferior. In the old sadhna club we had a looooong

discussion on this. I may like to add again that this

confrontation is basically a game of the mind which is always

ready to befool us in each thing. I am of the view

that:-<br><br>=> If i am practicing Gyan Yoga (janana) and my ego

is still thinking in terms of individual unit, then

my Yoga is incomplete and defective.<br><br>=> If

I am doing Karma Yoga and still i am moved by the

sorrows and enjoy the happiness, my yoga needs further

rigorous sadhna.<br><br>=> If I am a Tantrik, and still

a woman is seen as a "Bhogya" by me, I am a fake

Tantrik.<br><br>=> If I am a Bhakta and I do not see all forms of

Gods as my own Ishta Devta and if I am fanatic about

my bhakti, it means the Bhakti Yoga has not crossed

the limits of emotional infatuation for a particular

diety.<br><br> A Bhakta is bound to be a Gyani and Karma yogi,

and a Gyani is bound to be a Bhakta in the end. If

this has not yet happened in our case, let us continue

our sadhna and wait.....<br><br>God does not let his

dear ones remain ignorant !!!<br><br><br>Hari

Om<br><br>silentsoul