Shiva Puja-verse 1 -Part 2,by Shankar Acharya

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Namaste all: Part 2 of the first verse says: " Wipe out all the dross

of sin from your mind, search for the faults in the pleasures of the

world, search your own soul for true knowledge, and very quickly try

to remounce the attachments to your home. "

Wow, are these powerful thoughts. As Swami says: " by worshipping

Shiva, we cultivate the qualities of infinite consciousness,

unattachment, and freedom from bondage to this world of objects and

their relationships. " ...we begin to identify with that which does not

change, not the extrinsic nature. We become a witness of the changes

of nature. From this perspective we act and interact in the world.

Another way to think of it, as Krishna said to Arjuna in the Gita:

" become established in Being, then perform action. Be without the 3

gunas, then act in the world.

It is very difficult to intellectually change the way you think and

perceive the world. Very difficult to say, for example: " I am not

this world, I am Pure Consciousness. "

But, these changes we desire can occur, by performing worship, by

using the mantras, those sacred sounds which take away the mind, one

begins to experience the more subtle, more charming, more profound

sacred levels of life, until one leaves the mind and goes into

samadhi. There, no experiencer, no object of perception, just pure

bliss. Just like the wave settling down and experiencing its royal

nature as the Ocean. It is always a part of the Ocean, but it thinks

it is a separate wave, riding high and mighty. But when it settles

down, it remembers who it is: The Pure and Mighty Ocean.

Coming out of this state of Pure Consciousness, one's entire

perception is changed. Now one has the strength, harmony, and bliss

to begin to root out the dross of the mind, and search for the faults

in the pleasures of the world, and to search one's own soul for true

knowledge.

Yes, Maa and Swami, and the great tradition of Masters leading back

through thousands of years, back to Lord Shiva, have kept this

knowledge alive, and when we tap into it, and have faith in our

Masters, and perform the sadhana as they have performed it, we too

will know that we are God, we are Shiva, we are Divine.

And knowing that, as we move in this world, life will change around

us, and the world will become a better place.

 

Jasi Maa Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

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<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste all: in verse the first half of verse 1 of the 5 verses

> written by Shankar Acharya, at the foreword of the Advanced Shiva Puja

> text, translated by Swami, Shankar Acharya tells devotees... " to always

> study words of wisdom, and with all your capacity act in accordance

> with and perform the discipline of these words, and following the

> systems of worship they enumerate, make the worship of the Supreme

> Lord, and don't allow your consciousness to contemplate adverse

desires. "

> The thoughts contained in these words will change the life of a

> devotee. In our own lives,we have experienced that the knowledge which

> Maa and Swami have shared with us, about the value and methods of

> worship, has awakened the desire within us to begin worship of the

> Lord, in whatever form which suits our nature. And, as we begin to

> worship, our hearts begin to open and fill with love. This leads us

> onward to explore the deeper mysteries of communion with the Divine.

> At every step, as we evolve, Maa and Swami impart more subtle and

> powerful knowledge.

> They teach us to set spiritual goals, and create a plan to reach them,

> and knowing our nature, remind us that we will fall, but, to rise

> again and dust ourselves off, and with renewed vigor, proceed forward,

> not looking back.

> Thus Shankar Acharya's words: " don't allow yourself to contemplate

> adverse desires " , take on great importance to devotees.

> As Swami has demonstrated in his sadhana, if one takes a sankalpa to

> perform worship, and to act in accord with Dharma, the Lord will

> support and help one reach their goals.

>

>

> Jai Ma Jai Swami

>

> vishweshwar

>