Waking up Shiva

[Guest guest]

In my efforts to go deeper into understanding of Shiva, I found an

article by Dr. C. L. Raina on Shavism. I thought the following

excerpts fit with several treads on the group page...Shiva puja,

waking up ourselves to our own divinity, role of gurus, union of

Shiva and Shakti, etc...for discussion.

 

"Universe is Siva's Krida or play. Siva's self-imposition of

limitation upon Himself and also His breaking the fetters and

returning to His own native glory are both Krida and play. Siva as

Shakti manifests Himself as a correlated order of knowers, knowables

and means of knowledge. The limited individual is subject to

ignorance, which according to Trika is two fold viz. paurasha and

bandha."

 

It helps me to lighten-up when I remember it is Krida-play, God's

play or the divine lilia.

 

"The descent of the force of grace achieves two purposes: first pasa-

kshya, the destruction of fetters and secondly Sivatva yoga - the

restoration of Shiva-hood."

 

More and more I see how Swamiji's wisdom is cutting the fetters of my

ignorance. Thank you Swamiji. I was resistant to you at first and

wanted only the blessings of the Mother. Your Seva and grace and

generosity and kindness overwhelm me. I bow to your lotus feet.

 

"The most important of these is Diksha or initiation. The Trika says

that is a result of Shaktipat, one is brought to a real Guru. It

awakens the " kriya-shakti " in the limited soul."

 

Are we not all so bless to be brought to our Guru?! Jai Maa!

 

"There are four " upayas " or means of attaining the supreme goal.

They are "anupaya; Sambhava, Sakta and Anav upaya ".

 

I must research these four more.

 

"Due to Shaktipat or descent of grace in a very intense degree,

everything needed for the realisation, beginning from the liquidation

of the atomic impurity down to the recognition of the state of

Paramashiva may be achieved by the aspirant immediately and without

going through any Sadhna or discipline. Samvid is the only reality,

knowledge of duality is nothing in itself and can be removed through

the rise of Shuddha Vikapa of Nirvikalpa."

 

I, like so many others in the group, yearn to sit at the Mother's

feet. I am thinking that it would be wise of me to prepare during

this time of waiting, so that when the blessing of Diksha comes, my

system is better prepared to receive the blessing and grace of

Shaktipat from my Guru.

 

Om Namah Shivaya

Jai Maa Jai Swamiji

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti