Guest guest Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Did anyone get a chance to check out the Om Namah Shivaya media file at http://www.shreemaa.org/media.htm The sequence was filmed when Maa and Swamiji , accompanied by various disciples ,had visited the various jyotirlingams in India. Swamiji was telling us how in North India, they allow one to go into the inner sanctum of the Shiva temples, but not the Vishnu temples. Anyone here been to any of the jyotirlingams and can share their experience? It is almost Shivaratri and the talk of Lord Shiva is sure to get us into the bhav for the big day. Jai Shiva ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 latha nanda i listend/watched and enjoyed it very much. it was also nice to see not only maa but also swami's steady figure as he tossed something into the flames. such a magical sequence. also thanks latha, for sharing abou maa's 108 lingams. i just thought "what a cool thing to do, make 108 lingams!" so creative. they make spirituality serious and fun at the same time. steve c. , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Did anyone get a chance to check out the Om Namah Shivaya media file > at http://www.shreemaa.org/media.htm > > The sequence was filmed when Maa and Swamiji , accompanied by > various disciples ,had visited the various jyotirlingams in India. > > Swamiji was telling us how in North India, they allow one to go into > the inner sanctum of the Shiva temples, but not the Vishnu temples. > Anyone here been to any of the jyotirlingams and can share their > experience? > > It is almost Shivaratri and the talk of Lord Shiva is sure to get us > into the bhav for the big day. > > Jai Shiva ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 It was Christmas day 1998. I was in the small village of Ganeshpuri. This is about 3 hours north east of Bombay, on the bamks of the Thansa river. I had just had Darshan in the Nityananda temple, and then as was customary , I went to the Shiva temple to sit for a few minutes in prayer. This temple packs a powerful wallop and did not let me down this Christmas day. They happened to be cleaning the temple at that time. It's very easy to clean this temple as their is a hot spring just a few feet away. A young boy handed me a pot of warm water and I bathed this ancient and holy lingam. Waves of Shakti ran through my being and I thought I was going to lose consciousness. Instead I started singing OMMMMMM. Actually it was more like I heard the sound in my body and then i voiced it as well.... I was totally ecstatic. A fire had begun. For days I kept feeling strange things, emotions, and longing which i was not accustomed to. Finally I decided to make a vow. It was like I had a debt to pay back. So I decided to chant Sri Rudram (Namakam and Chamakam) for 5 days at the Shiva temple. This seemed like a modest, doable, practise. On the fifth day my friend Peter accompanied me and this seemed to increase the intensity and we both fell into a deep meditation at the conclusion. Well guess what? After five days I was feeling so good i decided to keep going till ShivaRatri which was, I think late February that year. I also bumped up the practise to 3 Rudrams a day. I was bathing in a mantric Ganges everyday. Cosmic dreams, profound breakthroughs in understanding, fire, grace, and Ecstacy. Finally on Shivratri I was able to recite Sri Rudram 24 times. (Don't ask me how!) The last time at midnight we also bathed a Shiv Lingam, (a different one then where this all started) offering Bilva leaves, Mango flowers, and Heena, all the while with two very powerful Brahmin priests. So, what happened then...? I could not stop and i ended up reciting Sri Rudram all year. YES! Every day a minimum of 3 times, however I felt best when I sang it 5 or 7 times a day. Well this was quite a year for me. I also ended up in Arunachala (the fire lingam) And Chidambaram, (the akashic lingam) A culminating moment for me was toward the end of my year in India, I just had finished the 7th recitation of the Rudram and i was sitting in a large grass field, around sunset. I lay back on the grass and watched the exquisite colors of the sky. As I did so, I began to feel like I was falling backwards, and I closed my eyes. The earth lost its solidity and felt cloud-like. And yet as I was falling, I also had the sensation of being supported. It reminded me of a game we used to play as a kid, to learn to trust your friends, where you fall back into your friends arms, with your eyes closed, and they catch you. As you fall you feel a little bit scared and then you are caught and you feel quite good. In the same way , this was happening to me. But I was being caught by Lord Rudra. I was falling millions of times, thru thousands of life times, throughout all of my trials and difficulties and yet, God was there catching me with his soft hands, taking care of me, and in fact guiding me gently with great love at all times. Om Namah Shivaya! , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Did anyone get a chance to check out the Om Namah Shivaya media file > at http://www.shreemaa.org/media.htm > > The sequence was filmed when Maa and Swamiji , accompanied by > various disciples ,had visited the various jyotirlingams in India. > > Swamiji was telling us how in North India, they allow one to go into > the inner sanctum of the Shiva temples, but not the Vishnu temples. > Anyone here been to any of the jyotirlingams and can share their > experience? > > It is almost Shivaratri and the talk of Lord Shiva is sure to get us > into the bhav for the big day. > > Jai Shiva ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Dear Hrdayakasha, Thank you so much for your post. It brought tears to my eyes to read how Lord Shiva blessed you, and how you felt that perfect support and trust! om namah shivaya jai mahadeva Nitya , "hrdayakasha" <bridgman@p...> wrote: > It was Christmas day 1998. I was in the small village of Ganeshpuri. > This is about 3 hours north east of Bombay, on the bamks of the Thansa > river. I had just had Darshan in the Nityananda temple, and then as > was customary , I went to the Shiva temple to sit for a few minutes in > prayer. This temple packs a powerful wallop and did not let me down > this Christmas day. > They happened to be cleaning the temple at that time. It's very easy > to clean this temple as their is a hot spring just a few feet away. A > young boy handed me a pot of warm water and I bathed this ancient and > holy lingam. Waves of Shakti ran through my being and I thought I was > going to lose consciousness. Instead I started singing OMMMMMM. > Actually it was more like I heard the sound in my body and then i > voiced it as well.... > I was totally ecstatic. A fire had begun. > For days I kept feeling strange things, emotions, and longing which i > was not accustomed to. > Finally I decided to make a vow. It was like I had a debt to pay > back. > So I decided to chant Sri Rudram (Namakam and Chamakam) for 5 days at > the Shiva temple. > This seemed like a modest, doable, practise. > On the fifth day my friend Peter accompanied me and this seemed to > increase the intensity and we both fell into a deep meditation at the > conclusion. > Well guess what? > After five days I was feeling so good i decided to keep going till > ShivaRatri which was, I think late February that year. > I also bumped up the practise to 3 Rudrams a day. > I was bathing in a mantric Ganges everyday. Cosmic dreams, profound > breakthroughs in understanding, fire, grace, and Ecstacy. > > Finally on Shivratri I was able to recite Sri Rudram 24 times. (Don't > ask me how!) The last time at midnight we also bathed a Shiv Lingam, > (a different one then where this all started) offering Bilva leaves, > Mango flowers, and Heena, all the while with two very powerful Brahmin > priests. > So, what happened then...? > I could not stop and i ended up reciting Sri Rudram all year. YES! > Every day a minimum of 3 times, however I felt best when I sang it 5 > or 7 times a day. > Well this was quite a year for me. > I also ended up in Arunachala (the fire lingam) And Chidambaram, (the > akashic lingam) > > A culminating moment for me was toward the end of my year in India, I > just had finished the 7th recitation of the Rudram and i was sitting > in a large grass field, around sunset. I lay back on the grass and > watched the exquisite colors of the sky. As I did so, I began to feel > like I was falling backwards, and I closed my eyes. The earth lost > its solidity and felt cloud-like. And yet as I was falling, I also > had the sensation of being supported. It reminded me of a game we > used to play as a kid, to learn to trust your friends, where you fall > back into your friends arms, with your eyes closed, and they catch > you. As you fall you feel a little bit scared and then you are caught > and you feel quite good. In the same way , this was happening to me. > But I was being caught by Lord Rudra. I was falling millions of > times, thru thousands of life times, throughout all of my trials and > difficulties and yet, God was there catching me with his soft hands, > taking care of me, and in fact guiding me gently with great love at > all times. > Om Namah Shivaya! > > > , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > wrote: > > Did anyone get a chance to check out the Om Namah Shivaya media > file > > at http://www.shreemaa.org/media.htm > > > > The sequence was filmed when Maa and Swamiji , accompanied by > > various disciples ,had visited the various jyotirlingams in India. > > > > Swamiji was telling us how in North India, they allow one to go > into > > the inner sanctum of the Shiva temples, but not the Vishnu temples. > > Anyone here been to any of the jyotirlingams and can share their > > experience? > > > > It is almost Shivaratri and the talk of Lord Shiva is sure to get > us > > into the bhav for the big day. > > > > Jai Shiva ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Dear Hrdayakasha, Thank-you so much for that beautiful post. I remember the Shiva Temple in Ganeshpuri and, even more, the small ashram of Kailas Nivas, where Nityananda Avadhuta spent the last 10 years of his life. I spent many days, during the monsoon times, sitting by his chair listening to the sound of the rain coming down like a river. Since I'm in the middle of a "Rudram Vrat" for Shivaratri, I was inspired by your story; it was a real gift when I turned on my computer this morning and logged on to the Devi Mandir site. Thank- you and thanks to everyone here for a very uplifting site. Shree Maa and Swamiji's pure intention, generosity of spirit and compassion have been like a beacon of light for me during the past few years. Again, thanks to all of you and, most especially, to Shree Maa and Swamiji for the considerable healing they are able to effect in the spiritual community. Namaste,Swamiji,Namaste, Maa, best love, sadhvi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 sadhvi such a place that must be, ganeshpuri. i have been very inspired by nityananda too. shree maa and swamiji have been "pulling all that together," making devotion and practice real in this time. yes we are fortunate. may god protect them. steve c. , "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...> wrote: > Dear Hrdayakasha, > Thank-you so much for that beautiful post. I remember the Shiva > Temple in Ganeshpuri and, even more, the small ashram of Kailas > Nivas, where Nityananda Avadhuta spent the last 10 years of his > life. I spent many days, during the monsoon times, sitting by his > chair listening to the sound of the rain coming down like a river. > Since I'm in the middle of a "Rudram Vrat" for Shivaratri, I > was inspired by your story; it was a real gift when I turned on my > computer this morning and logged on to the Devi Mandir site. Thank- > you and thanks to everyone here for a very uplifting site. > Shree Maa and Swamiji's pure intention, generosity of spirit and > compassion have been like a beacon of light for me during the past > few years. Again, thanks to all of you and, most especially, to > Shree Maa and Swamiji for the considerable healing they are able to > effect in the spiritual community. > Namaste,Swamiji,Namaste, Maa, > best love, > sadhvi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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