April 21 prayer club reminder

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Dear Prayer Club Participants,

 

God bless you all with peace, peace and more peace!

 

Thanks so much for all of your sincere dedication in

praying for this universe. Every effort helps to make

this world a better place.

 

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Mrityunjaya Mantra, A Mantra for Healing & Comfort.

Copyright & courtesy Yoga International Magazine.

By Rolf Sovik

 

The Power of Shiva's EYES

Stories glorifying Shiva as Mrityunjaya and extolling

the practice of the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra abound.

Many of them are allegorical-infusing characters and

story line with symbolic meaning; others are primarily

inspirational; still others reveal details about

specific practices.

 

The power of the mantra has been explained by Shiva

himself in the Netra Tantra, a conversation recorded

between Shiva and his wife, Parvati. At the opening of

the text Parvati asks, " Yours eyes are so beautiful;

they are filled with the tears of compassion. How is

it possible that from such eyes flared forth the

terrible fire capable of reducing death itself to

ashes? "

 

Excerpted from Netra Tantra by Pandit Rajmani Tugunait

- " Siva said, " Be joined in yoga, O Parvati, for only

then will you be able to understand how the fire

inherent in my eyes is the immortal elixir. The light

in my eyes is all-pervading. It faces every direction

and it resides in all states of walking, dreaming, and

sleep. It is the source of life for all living beings.

It can be known only through the practice of yoga, and

can never be experienced by those who lack

self-effort.

 

" The light in my eyes is the same as one's own

radiance. It is self-evident. It is the highest form

of inner strength. It is eternal and it is ojas (the

radiant energy that infuses matter with life). It is

the power of will-the indomitable will of the soul. In

it lies the seed of omniscience, the power to know,

and the power to act. It is through this force,

intrinsic to me, that I destroy and I create.

 

" The whole universe is filled and sustained by this

energy. In fact the powers of will, knowledge, and

action together are my eyes. They are the source of

immortality, the ultimate force of healing and

nourishment. They are the embodiment of my radiant

vitality. The knowers of mantra science call it

Mrityunjaya, the conqueror of death. It enables one to

attain freedom from all forms of misery, for it is the

destroyer of all diseases. Meditation on this

brilliant light, manifesting in the form of

Mrityunjaya mantra, cools down the scorching heat of

worldly and spiritual poverty. It is pure, peaceful,

and unfailing.

 

" The light of this mantric shakti outshines millions

of suns. It is with this fire of radiant divine energy

that I destroy the world in a flash and breathe life

into it in no time. There is nothing beyond this

power-. With this mantra one is able to conquer all

one's enemies (anger, hatred, jealousy, and greed). It

is the source of longevity, health, and well-being-.

Assuming different forms and shapes, the power of this

light, the Mrityunjaya mantra, pervades the whole

universe. It is the source of all protection

physicals, mental and spiritual. There is no mystery

higher than this-the mystery of my eyes, the fire

residing in them, and how that fire manifest in the

form of Mrityunjaya mantra. " Excerpted Ends