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Hi,

I think Upasana is to establish self control and will power in us which

are extremely essential in pursuing any field, including the path of

truth. If we expect the Lord to do something for us inspite of all our

mental defilements, then its just wishful thinking. What can God do

when we ourselves do not make efforts to go to Him. God can only help

us if we help ourselves. So, work towards Him(liberation) and

everything will fall at your feet.

 

, Srinivasan Iyer

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> Hi,

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> Can anyone tell me all the benfits/advantages of shiv upasana.

What are the boons that shiva can give?

> Cheenu.

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defilements, then its just wishful thinking. What can God do when we ourselves

do not make efforts to go to Him. God can only help us if we help ourselves.

So, work towards Him(liberation) and everything will fall at your feet.--- In

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results. THey shd be in according to Dharmik principles.That is all."Thathvam

Asi' (athu neeyaaga irukkiRaay-- "that is Yu!)_is the maha- vakya(Sharpmanthra

in all's deep meditation.) Why cant we (all) do some deep meditation for 2 hrs

deeply? to get good dHarsans!. That is the big purpose of this spl. good

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shiv upasana

Hi,I think Upasana is to establish self control and will power in us which are

extremely essential in pursuing any field, including the path of truth. If we

expect the Lord to do something for us inspite of all our mental defilements,

then its just wishful thinking. What can God do when we ourselves do not make

efforts to go to Him. God can only help us if we help ourselves. So, work

towards Him(liberation) and everything will fall at your feet.

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Its my opinion...it may be right or wrong. But the true worship of

Lord Shiva is to follow a path that leads to Him...the path of

Yoga..Bhakti,Karma and Gyan Yog. It would be in our benefit if we try

to at least imbibe one quality of our beloved(Lord Shiva) in us. That

is true worship of the Lord. Practising control of Mind itself will

increase Self control and will power. i do not know the limits

because i am just a novice.try reading the Bhagavad Gita, and say the

Maha Mritunjaya or the Gayatri mantra whenever you can with full

Faith and Yearning from within.i assure you, floodgates of knowledge

will open in front of you. by knowledge i don't mean Ultimate

realization, but the intellectual discrimination power will surely

increase.

 

And, in my opinion, do not do an Upasana for the want of

benefits...cos Lord Krsna says in the Bhagavad Gita in Chapter 3,

verse 19...

 

"tasmad asaktah satatam

karyam karma samacara

asakto hy acaran karma

param apnoti purusah

 

Synonyms

tasmat--therefore; asaktah--without attachment; satatam--constantly;

karyam--as duty; karma--work; samacara--perform; asaktah--unattached;

hi--certainly; acaran--performing; karma--work; param--the Supreme;

apnoti--achieves; purusah--a man.

 

Translation

Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one

should act as a matter of duty, for by working without attachment one

attains the Supreme. "

 

 

and also these in the chapter 18, verse 5 and 6 respectively.

 

verse 5:

Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they

must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even

the great souls.

 

verse6:

All these activities should be performed without attachment or any

expectation of result. They should be performed as a matter of duty,

O son of Prtha. That is My final opinion.

 

Wishing you a happy, peaceful and ever blessed Maha Shiv Ratri.

Good luck,

Gayatri

 

 

 

, Srinivasan Iyer

<srishil1984 wrote:

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> Hi,

>

> Thank you for taking pains to reply.

> You have said about self control and will power. Can you explain

how do we have self control and will power and what are the limits of

them. Also can you explain how do we remove the mental defilements.

Can you enumerate the 'efforts'?

> I hope you wouldn't take it offensively and take the pains to

elaborate it.

> Thanking in you in anticipation once again,

> Cheenu.

> ______

>

> miiproff <gayatri_r5 wrote:

> Hi,

> I think Upasana is to establish self control and will power in us

which

> are extremely essential in pursuing any field, including the path

of

> truth. If we expect the Lord to do something for us inspite of all

our

> mental defilements, then its just wishful thinking. What can God do

> when we ourselves do not make efforts to go to Him. God can only

help

> us if we help ourselves. So, work towards Him(liberation) and

> everything will fall at your feet.

>

> , Srinivasan Iyer

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> > Hi,

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> > Can anyone tell me all the benfits/advantages of shiv

upasana.

> What are the boons that shiva can give?

> > Cheenu.

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<gayatri_r5 (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote: Hi,I think Upasana is to establish self control

and will power in us which are extremely essential in pursuing any field,

including the path of truth. If we expect the Lord to do something for us

inspite of all our mental defilements, then its just wishful thinking. What can

God do when we ourselves do not make efforts to go to Him. God can only help us

if we help ourselves. So, work towards Him(liberation) and everything will fall

at your feet., Srinivasan Iyer

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benfits/advantages of shiv upasana. What are the boons that shiva can give?>

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Upasana: Is otherwise called worship.

 

The very essence of worship is to express ones gratitude to Supreme soul. It is

not necessary to seek boons from HIM as he knows what to bestow/grant. Instead

one ignorantly seeks favours from HIM. Though they are all granted without any

doubt, one does not know by seeking this favour he might be deprived of a more

valuable quantitative, qualitative thing in its place. I regard HIM as a

guardian or Parents or a supreme Guru, express my gratitude and to allow him to

confer things to me as I deserve. This is the gist of what "

Aryans said". So

Worship is the expression of devotion, reverence and love to the Lord, of keen

yearning to be united with

Him and of spiritual thirsting to hold conscious communion with

Him.

 

While doing worship, it is recommended to concentrate on one and single God

(Goddess) whom one like most to derive pleasure in worship. Please do not

attach too much importance for selecting whom to worship. If the choice is left

to the mind, it confuses one and ultimately tries to change from one to other.

Some one may expresses that worshipping Shiva had granted him all comforts in

life where as other person says that all his desires are fulfilled by

worshipping Durga or Parvati. Another person advises MahaVishnu is the only God

who can grant things to all living beings. Some groups of people are of the

opinion that one should select God, based on ones Horoscope. As per Ayans it

shall be left to the choice of heart, in other words, one should follow the

advice of ones own soul.

 

 

Through worship one visualizes the form of the Lord with closed eyes and enjoys

supreme peace and bliss. Worship is the effort to reach the proximity or

presence of God or the Supreme Self. Upasana

literally means sitting near God with an object of worship by meditating on it.

The aspirant makes steady progress in the realm of spirituality and eventually

realizes in himself - in his own heart - the presence of Supreme Soul.

 

Benefits of Worship

 

The first and foremost benefit of worship is shedding of Anava, the ego

and eventually leads to communion, fellowship and Self-realisation. Worship of

the Lord purifies the heart, generates harmonious vibrations, steadies the

mind, purifies and ennobles the emotions, and helps devotee to commune with

Him. It fills the mind with pure

Bhava and

Prema or love for the Lord. It gradually transmutes man into a divine being.

 

Upasana

changes the mental substance, destroys Rajas and

Tamas and fills the mind with

Sattva or purity of thought. Upasana

destroys Vasanas, Trishnas, egoism, lust, hatred, anger, etc. Upasana turns the

mind inward and induces

Antarmukha Vritti. It eventually brings the devotee face to face with the Lord,

confers freedom from the wheel of births and deaths, and grants immortality and

salvation.

 

Upasana

is of two kinds, viz., Pratika-Upasana and

Ahamgraha-Upasana. Pratika means a symbol.

Pratika-Upasana

is Saguna-Upasana.

Ahamgraha-Upasana is Nirguna-Upasana

or meditation on the formless and attributes less Akshara

or transcendental Brahman.

Saguna-Upasana is concrete meditation. Nirguna-Upasana

is abstract meditation. Hearing of the Lilas

of the Lord, Kirtana

or singing His Names, constant remembrance of the Lord (Smarana

), service of His feet, offering flowers, prostration, prayer, chanting of Mantra

, self-surrender, service of Bhagavatas, service of humanity and country with

Narayana-Bhava, etc., constitute

Saguna-Upasana. Chanting of Om with Atma-Bhava

, service of humanity and country with Atma-Bhava

, mental Japa of Om with

Atma or Brahma Bhava, meditation on Soham or Sivoham

or on the Mahavakyas

such as Aham Brahma Asmi

or Tat Tvam Asi

constitute Ahamgraha-Upasana or

Nirguna-Upasana.

 

Saguna-Upasana

is Bhakti

Yoga or the

Yoga of Devotion. Nirguna-Upasana

is Jnana Yoga or the Y

oga of Knowledge. Worshippers of Saguna

(the qualified) Brahman and of

Nirguna (the unqualified) Brahman

reach the same goal. Nirguna-Upasana path is very hard, as the aspirant has to

give up attachment to the body (

Dehabhimana) from the very beginning of his spiritual practice. The Akshara or

the Imperishable is very hard to reach for those who are attached to their

bodies. Further, it is extremely difficult to fix the mind on the formless and

attribute less Brahman. Contemplation on the

Akshara or Nirguna

Brahman demands a very sharp, one-pointed and subtle intellect.

 

Anusthan

 

There are three forms of

Sadhana, namely Upasana, Anusthan, Punahchcharan

.. Upasana

being primary, Anusthan is midway and

Punahchcharan is the highest level or grade in performing

Sadhana. Further there are three grades in

Anusthan. They are small or

Laghu Anusthan, medium or

Madhyam Anusthan and the last but not least is big or

Uccha Anusthan.

 

A selected

Mantra shall be chanted 24, 000 times in a period of 9 days for

Laghu, 1, 25, 000 times in a

mandal (40 days) for Madhyam

and 24, 00, 000 in a year's time for

Uccha Anusthan

respectively. For observing Anusthan

, the prerequisites are taking bath to clean the body, wearing clean washed

clothes and to follow meditation, Archan

, Aawaahan, Naivedya

and Visarjan. The other conditions are maintaining regular time for worship,

fasting, restring to limited food (

Mitaahar) abstention from sex, self service, Sleeping on ground, and refraining from leather ware.

 

Morning hours are the best time for doing Anusthan. After getting Deeksha

(Initiation) one shall start Anusthan with meditation and finish it with

Yagya or

Havan for the day. One has to offer one tenth of number of chanting of the

Mantra Phal (Fruit) in the

Havan. As an exception Havan

may be performed on the last day of

Anusthan (Laghu, Madhyam

, and Uchcha

). Anusthan ends with

Poornahuti

followed by Brahm bhoj.

 

If any unforeseen thing happens during Anusthan, it shall be suspended and shall

be continued after surpassing the hurdle. However it is permitted to Chant Manta

with in oneself.

 

AUM Namah Shivaya

On 2/15/06, siva <sekseeva (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote:

Om Namah Sivah:

Sarvebhoyam Namostute.

 

I have always wanted to know the meaning, procedure and practice of ANUSTANAM

and UPASANA. Can some one please let me knowSrinivasan Iyer <

srishil1984 > wrote:

Hi,

 

Thank you for taking pains to reply.

You have said about self control and will power. Can you explain how do we have

self control and will power and what are the limits of them. Also can you

explain how do we remove the mental defilements. Can you enumerate the

'efforts'?

I hope you wouldn't take it offensively and take the pains to elaborate it.

Thanking in you in anticipation once again,

Cheenu.

______miiproff <gayatri_r5 (AT) (DOT) co.in

> wrote:

Hi,I think Upasana is to establish self control and will power in us which are

extremely essential in pursuing any field, including the path of truth. If we

expect the Lord to do something for us inspite of all our mental defilements,

then its just wishful thinking. What can God do when we ourselves do not make

efforts to go to Him. God can only help us if we help ourselves. So, work

towards Him(liberation) and everything will fall at your feet.

, Srinivasan Iyer <srishil1984

wrote:>> Hi,> > Can anyone tell me all the benfits/advantages of shiv

upasana. What are the boons that shiva can give?

> Cheenu.>

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