God is in Everyting

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Namaste all family: tonight at the homa with Swami, we chanted the

Rudrastadhyayi, the eight chapters in praise of Rudra, the form of

Shiva known at the Reliever of Sufferings: He who takes away all tears

and puts an end to all suffering.

What fascinated me was the foreword to the text, which was written by

Swami. He states that the traditional text has been chanted for

thousands of years by sincere devotees of Shiva, " and the feelings and

wisdom have been transmitted from generation to generation and that

those who chant these verses can feel the vibrations of these many

generations of sincere worshipers and can receive this transmission

themselves. "

Imagine the power and Grace transmitted through these mantras. How

many countless devotees chanted these mantras, for how many years, and

how much energy and devotion is contained in them?

Swami continues: ... " these hymns help to take away our suffering and

grant us peace. They are filled with inspiration, and the tones of

their chanting conduct our vibrations to radiant purity. As we

continue to chant these hymns, we experience more and more love for

God. Shiva comes to give us His darshana, the blessed vision of His

divine presence. "

Thinking about this, a whole new level of understanding is beginning

to open to me. It is not just the mantras and hymns themselves,

chanted today, but, it is the cumulative effect of all the previous

souls who chanted before us. Now, when we sit to chant, all that

energy comes to us, and it will go forward to the next devotees who

sit to chant. This really blows my mind. That these hymns contain

all this power. It sheds a whole new light on the process of storing

and transmitting energy within sacred sounds, these mantras.

Thanks Swami for teaching us the deeper meaning and method of chanting

within the sacred tradition of Lord Shiva. Without this knowledge, we

would not value the experience and understand the real priviledge that

it is to worship.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar