~I Am Shiva~

[Guest guest]

Om Namah Shivaya, beloved family!

Wishing to help keep the Shiva Bhava going strong, i am sharing a

wonderful prayer/poem written by Adi Shankaracharya,Who is considered

by many to have been an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Please enjoy it!

 

Tad Niskala by Adi Shankaracharya

 

 

Om. I am neither the mind,

Intelligence, ego nor chitta.

Neither the ears, the tongue,

Nor the senses of smell and sight.

Neither ether nor air.

I am eternal bliss and awareness -

I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

 

 

I am neither the prana,

Nor the five vital breaths.

Neither the seven elements of the body,

Nor its five sheaths,

Nor hands, nor feet, nor tongue,

Nor other organ of action.

I am eternal bliss and awareness -

I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

 

 

Neither fear, greed, delusion,

Loathing, nor liking have I.

Nothing of pride, or ego,

Or dharma or liberation.

Neither desire of the mind,

Nor object of its desiring.

I am eternal bliss and awareness -

I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

 

 

Nothing of pleasure or pain,

Or virtue or vice, do I know.

Of mantra, of sacred place,

Of Vedas or sacrifice.

Neither I am the eater,

The food or the act of eating.

I am eternal bliss and awareness -

I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

 

 

Fear or death, I have none,

Nor any distincton of caste.

Neither father nor mother,

Not even a birth, have I.

Neither friend, nor comrade.

Neither disciple, nor Guru.

I am eternal bliss and awareness -

I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

 

 

I have no form or fancy.

The All-pervading am I.

Everywhere I exist,

Yet I am beyond the senses.

Neither salvation am I,

Nor anything to be known.

I am eternal bliss and awareness -

I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

[Guest guest]

What a coincidence! I came to the same conclusion! Ha!

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muktimaa

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:38 AM

~I Am Shiva~

Om Namah Shivaya, beloved family!Wishing to help keep the Shiva Bhava

going strong, i am sharing a wonderful prayer/poem written by Adi

Shankaracharya,Who is considered by many to have been an incarnation

of Lord Shiva. Please enjoy it!Tad Niskala by Adi ShankaracharyaOm. I

am neither the mind, Intelligence, ego nor chitta. Neither the ears,

the tongue,Nor the senses of smell and sight.Neither ether nor air.I

am eternal bliss and awareness -I am Shiva! I am Shiva!I am neither

the prana,Nor the five vital breaths.Neither the seven elements of

the body,Nor its five sheaths,Nor hands, nor feet, nor tongue,Nor

other organ of action.I am eternal bliss and awareness -I am Shiva! I

am Shiva!Neither fear, greed, delusion,Loathing, nor liking have

I.Nothing of pride, or ego,Or dharma or liberation.Neither desire of

the mind,Nor object of its desiring.I am eternal bliss and awareness

-I am Shiva! I am Shiva!Nothing of pleasure or pain, Or virtue or

vice, do I know.Of mantra, of sacred place,Of Vedas or

sacrifice.Neither I am the eater,The food or the act of eating.I am

eternal bliss and awareness -I am Shiva! I am Shiva!Fear or death, I

have none, Nor any distincton of caste.Neither father nor mother,Not

even a birth, have I.Neither friend, nor comrade.Neither disciple,

nor Guru.I am eternal bliss and awareness -I am Shiva! I am Shiva!I

have no form or fancy.The All-pervading am I.Everywhere I exist,Yet I

am beyond the senses.Neither salvation am I,Nor anything to be known.

I am eternal bliss and awareness -I am Shiva! I am Shiva!