Day One Shiva puja class shiva's dhyaanam

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Parvati,

 

Hi! By "Shiva's Dhyanam" you mean specifically the section entitled

Dhyanam on page 18 of Beginner, yes?

 

The mgra mudra ... I am wondering, if that is the mudra considered the

teaching mudra[?]

 

All dhyanams are to put our minds into a state of quiescence. The pose

of fearless beauty expressed by Shiva might inspire awe or even,

complete satisfaction. At any rate, the conceptual mind is stilled,

and the mood of gratitude arises. Shiva is alive and well in our

hearts.

 

 

 

, "parv108" <parv108> wrote:

> Om gam ganapataye namah!

> Om sang saraswatyai namah!

> Om namah shivaaya!

> Om shri gurave namah!

>

> Namaste to all,

>

> Today is the first day of the sanskrit month of sravan which Shree

> Maa says is particularly auspicious for Lord Shiva.

>

> The other night Shree Maa sang a beautiful song to Lord Shiva.

> The refrain says:

> "Daridra dukha dahanaya namo shivaaya."

>

> Swamiji translates: We bow to Lord Shiva who burrns all

> afflictions and unhappiness.

>

> Today we will begin our more advanced class of Lord Shiva's

> puja. May Lord Shiva burn all our afflictions and unhappiness

> and bless us and the universe with peace.

>

> Format for class

>

> We will use the format of the beginner Shiva puja book and add

> mantras from the Advanced Shiva puja book to the Beginner

> Shiva book. (kind of like a cut and paste technique) The page

> numbers from the advanced book will be given. Hopefully those

> who are interested will already have both books. If not the books

> can be ordered at http://shreemaa.org/bookstore.htm

>

> I will be posting at least once a day, sometimes with new

> information or with answers to questions. Please do not

> hesitate to ask questions or share your thoughts. If I cannot

> answer a question I will ask Swamiji.

>

> Remember that Swamiji says the most important ingredient is

> bhakti. Don't worry

> if you do not not have the articles to offer. You can always offer

> from your heart where the garden of delight resides. Or you could

> offer a drop of water, or a flower petal for the various offerings.

> You can also just recite the mantras without any offerings or just

> read the English.

>

> If you don't have alot of time then one possible sankalpa would

> be to perform Shiva puja every Monday for the month of shravan.

> That would be Aug. 8, 15, 22, 29.

>

> Day 1

> Today we will focus on shiva's dhyaanam, the meditation on

> Lord Shiva.

>

> On page 6 in the Beginner Shiva puja we begin with Shiva's

> gayatri mantra.

>

> "Om sadaa sivaaya vidmahe sahasraksaaya dhiimaahe tanno

> sambho pracodayat"

>

> Today we will add shiva's dhyaanam from the advanced shiva

> puja book starting on page 11-13. It also begins with shiva's

> gayatri. So first you will recite Shiva's gayatri and then the

> dhyanam.

>

> *note: Each of the dieties in the samasti upashana(Cosmic

> puja) have their own gayatri mantra. For example Durga's gayatri

> is " om kaatyaayanaaya vidmahe kanyakumaari dhiimahi tanno

> durgih pracodayaat om" The beginner Durga puja also begins

> with Durga's gayatri.

>

> For Day One please study the meaning and practice reciting the

> mantras either from the sanskrit or the transliteration of shiva's

> dhyanam in the advance shiva puja book 11-13.

>

> One way to help deepen our understanding of Sanskrit is to try to

> match the sanskrit words(using the transliterated text) with the

> english meaning.

>

> For example:

>

> vaamadevaaya namo-I bow to the beloved God who is Beloved

> jyesthaaya namah-I bow to the Pleasant One

> sresthaaya namo- I bow to the Ultimate one

> rudraaya namah- I bow to the Reliever of Sufferings

>

> Please share any insights or thoughts you might have about

> Shiva's dhyanam.

>

>

> Parvati

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Namaste Par,

 

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA !!!

 

I personally want to thank you for taking the time to do this class .

 

I have a question on dhyanam. Are there different kinds of dhyanam

where we describe different attributes of the deity?

 

In the Chandi if you notice, this term applies to the description of

the physical attributes of the Goddess - for example in Chapter 12 -

the description of Her on a lion, what She holds in Her hands etc.

 

While in this Shiva dhyanam we are concentrating more on non-physical

attributes "One who is beloved, the pleasant one ,... etc" . Of course

there is the other dhyanam "Dhyayen nityam .." where the description

is a physical one.

 

Just wondering if you can shed any light ...

 

Thanks again for this class.

 

Jai Shiva

Nanda

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> Om gam ganapataye namah!

> Om sang saraswatyai namah!

> Om namah shivaaya!

> Om shri gurave namah!

 

Namaste Parvatiji,

 

thank you very much for being our teacher in this series. May our

studies be fruitful.

 

I have studied the dhyanam and, as you suggested, I've tried to follow

the Sanskrit in combination with the translation. Some questions:

 

-when trying to match the Sanskrit to the translation, I easily get

confused because I don't know how the longer words are put together.

Particularly the aghorebhyo etc. sentence gives me difficulties and I

would appreciate it very much if you could break it down for me: how

are 'who instills the fear of evil' and 'who saves the righteous from

fear' put together in Sanskrit?

 

-is it correct that in the 'vamadevaya' verse, between 'the Source of

Strength' and the 'Progenitor of Strength', the translation of 'balaya

namo' is omitted?

 

I have done some research and found that Sadyojata, Vamadeva, Aghora,

Tatpurusha and Ishana are the names of the 'five faces' of Sada Shiva

(mentioned in the beginner's puja dhyanam).

So, I gather that the dhyanam we have now added after the Sada Shiva

Gayatra forms an elaboration on the different aspects of His being.

Apparently, these 'faces' represent different qualities or 'functions'

(I found many different attributions to each of the five faces, but

most of them agreed that they represent 'creation, preservation,

destruction/transformation, obscuration/veiling and revealing).

One commentary mentioned that the dhyanam we are now studying takes us

through the creation-process in reverse: from creation/birth through

mind, intellect and creative potential to its substratum, the

Consciousness of Infinite Goodness.

I like this idea very much; the Gayatri plants the seed and through

the dhyanam that follows we are led to a deeper understanding, to the

awareness of Shiva being the being of our being. Anyway, just thought

I'd share what I found. If I am totally misguided here and should not

confuse matters with information like this, please don't hesitate to

say so.

 

with love,

Henny

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I thank you very much.

I have a question: In this dhyanan we "place a flower in your left

hand, cover it with the right hand" too? When we can offer mudra? Do

you can tell us about it too?

About Nandaji question I agree. This is a good question. But I

remembered the introduction of Chandi Pathah " The symbolism of the

weapons of war has been defined...It is the qualities and

characteristics of spiritual discipline symbolized in these words

which is relevant, more so than the question of with what physical

weaponj did She strike" So, when the dhyanan tell us about physical

characteristics we must remember the spiritual discipline?Thanks dear

I bow to you

With love

kalachandraparv108 <parv108 > escreveu:

Om gam ganapataye namah!Om sang saraswatyai namah!Om namah shivaaya!Om

shri gurave namah!Namaste to all,Today is the first day of the

sanskrit month of sravan which Shree Maa says is particularly

auspicious for Lord Shiva.The other night Shree Maa sang a beautiful

song to Lord Shiva. The refrain says:"Daridra dukha dahanaya namo

shivaaya."Swamiji translates: We bow to Lord Shiva who burrns all

afflictions and unhappiness.Today we will begin our more advanced

class of Lord Shiva's puja. May Lord Shiva burn all our afflictions

and unhappiness and bless us and the universe with peace.Format for

classWe will use the format of the beginner Shiva puja book and add

mantras from the Advanced Shiva puja book to the Beginner Shiva book.

(kind of like a cut and

paste technique) The page numbers from the advanced book will be

given. Hopefully those who are interested will already have both

books. If not the books can be ordered at

http://shreemaa.org/bookstore.htmI will be posting at least once a

day, sometimes with new information or with answers to questions.

Please do not hesitate to ask questions or share your thoughts. If I

cannot answer a question I will ask Swamiji.Remember that Swamiji

says the most important ingredient is bhakti. Don't worryif you do

not not have the articles to offer. You can always offer from your

heart where the garden of delight resides. Or you could offer a drop

of water, or a flower petal for the various offerings. You can also

just recite the mantras without any offerings or just read the

English.If you don't have alot of time then one possible sankalpa

would be to perform Shiva

puja every Monday for the month of shravan. That would be Aug. 8, 15,

22, 29.Day 1Today we will focus on shiva's dhyaanam, the meditation

on Lord Shiva.On page 6 in the Beginner Shiva puja we begin with

Shiva's gayatri mantra."Om sadaa sivaaya vidmahe sahasraksaaya

dhiimaahe tanno sambho pracodayat"Today we will add shiva's dhyaanam

from the advanced shiva puja book starting on page 11-13. It also

begins with shiva's gayatri. So first you will recite Shiva's gayatri

and then the dhyanam.*note: Each of the dieties in the samasti

upashana(Cosmic puja) have their own gayatri mantra. For example

Durga's gayatri is " om kaatyaayanaaya vidmahe kanyakumaari dhiimahi

tanno durgih pracodayaat om" The beginner Durga puja also begins with

Durga's gayatri.For Day One please study the meaning and practice

reciting the mantras either from the sanskrit or the transliteration

of shiva's

dhyanam in the advance shiva puja book 11-13.One way to help deepen

our understanding of Sanskrit is to try to match the sanskrit

words(using the transliterated text) with the english meaning. For

example:vaamadevaaya namo-I bow to the beloved God who is

Belovedjyesthaaya namah-I bow to the Pleasant Onesresthaaya namo- I

bow to the Ultimate onerudraaya namah- I bow to the Reliever of

SufferingsPlease share any insights or thoughts you might have about

Shiva's dhyanam.Parvati

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Sri Ramakrishna: "Meditating on our Inner Self, Shiva dances about."

 

When a devotee visited Ramakrishna one day, the aspirant allowed his

hair to grow into long matted tresses after the way of ascetics. the

devotee took his seat and began to exclaim from time to time,

"Shivoham!, Shivoham!" (I am the Lord Shiva), but was dumb otherwise.

Sri Ramakrishna observed him silently for some time and then

remarked: "What is the good of merely repeating the word "Shivoham"?

It is only when one, by perfect meditation on the Lord in the temple

of one's heart, has lost all idea of self and realised the Lord Shiva

within, that one is entitled to utter this sacred word."

 

May we all attain this pure Bhakti, whole-hearted devotion and love

for God. And...may Shiva dance in our heart..

 

 

Kumari