This week it is Shiva

[Guest guest]

tanme manah sivasamkalpamastu

 

May my mind be filled with that firm determination of Siva, the

Consciousness of Infinite Goodness.

 

 

, "Nanda" <chandimaakijai wrote:

>

> Dear All, Last week, I was helping Swamiji with one of his projects.

> When I asked a question about it this Monday, Swamiji said that we will

> pick it up again later as "this week it is Shiva" Thanks to Muktimaa

> and Kanda for posting on Shiva and fuelling the bhava. I hope our other

> friends too will share on Shiva. Here is something fun I had written

> two years ago for Valentines day - it is about using the 1000 of Shiva

> to describe a love affair and also a cool way to remember some of the

> names. All written in fun , and shared once again for those that werent

> around then Jai Shiva Nanda

>

> =============================================================

>

> There are some men that you fall in love with , some for a few

> Moments (om kaashthaayai namah) , some for a fortnight (om pakshaaya

> namah) , some for months (om maasaaya namah) and some for years (om

> samvatsaraaya namah).

>

> And then suddenly you come upon the One - he is Different (Om

> bhinnaaya namah)!

>

> You think he is a Good Idea (om mahakalpaaya namah ). He is Heavenly

> (om visargaya namah) ,has a Great Body ( om mahaangaya namah) , an

> Excellent Face (om sumukhaaya namah) , Strong Shoulders (Om

> mahaajatrave namah ) , Handsome (Om Lagaaya Namah) , and those

> eyes ...ooh those beautiful eyes ... like those of a Deer (om

> haryakshaaya namah). He also has a cool car - has a Great Conveyance

> (Om mahaarathaaya namah)

>

> He may really be a bit strange , have a Strange Form (om vikrtaaya

> namah) , or have a Shaven Head (om mundaaya namah) but none of it

> bothers you because He is Beauty Enhanced by (your) love (om

> kaantaaya namah). To you he is the best among men (om nararshabhaaya

> namah )

>

> He reciprocates, he loves you (his devotee) too ( Om bhaktavatsalaaya

> Namah) . He is Dedicated (om nivednaaya namah) , committed and

> Steady (Om alolaaya namah).

>

> The courtship is beautiful. He moves like lightning (om vajre namah) .

> He has a

> thousand arms ( om sahasrabaahave namah ) and a hundred tongues (om

> jatajihvaaya

> namah). He is a tiger (Om vyaaghraaya namah) . You are happy and He

> shares

> delight (Om haadanaaya namah ).

>

> The courtship could result in a Union (om yogaaya namah ) and an

> Excellent Union (om suyuktaaya namah) at that. And you could spend

> your life happily ever after raising a family . He is father (Om

> pitre namah) and grandfather (Om pitamahaya namah) . He is a friend

> (Om sahaaya namah) and also the most Beloved (om avaraaya namah). He

> was Worthy of Union (om yojyaaya namah)

>

> Or not !

>

> You find its a mistake and that he is Punishment (Om dandine

> Svaaha) .He is not even two-faced ,he is four faced (om

> chaturmukhaaya namah), or whose face is on every side (om

> sarvapaarshvamukhaya namah) of his personality. He has been working

> you on Three Levels (om trivikramaya namah ). He thinks himself to

> be the Light of the World (om svayambhuvatigmatejase namah) but you

> know in reality he is the lord of animals (om pashupataya namah) . He

> has been monkeying around with your life ( Om kapisaaya namah).

>

> He stands before those that Cry (you) (om ahirodhaaya namah). But he

> feels no emotion, he Stands like a Stone (om sheeladhaarine namah). He

> is free from passion (Om neerajaaya namah) and caused you to lose the

> best years of your life . He is the cause of ages (or your aging) (om

> yugakaraaya namah) .He destroyed (your) love (Om Kaamanaashakaaya

> namah) . He is now beyond (your) Love (Om asnehanaaya namah).

>

> However you love story goes ... it is true that Love conquers all,

> always, all the time (Om Kalaya Namah).

>

> We bow to the beautiful God of Love (Om Vaamadevaaya Namah) Jai Shiva

> Nanda

>

[Guest guest]

Lol, well if the choice were mine, I'd go for He who is Worthy of

Union (yojyaya), who is Easily Attainable (abhigamyaya) and who is the

Door to Heaven (svargadvaraya):|>,

 

Jai Shiva,

Henny

 

 

, "Nanda" <chandimaakijai

wrote:

>

> Dear All, Last week, I was helping Swamiji with one of his projects.

> When I asked a question about it this Monday, Swamiji said that we

will

> pick it up again later as "this week it is Shiva" Thanks to

Muktimaa

> and Kanda for posting on Shiva and fuelling the bhava. I hope our

other

> friends too will share on Shiva. Here is something fun I had

written

> two years ago for Valentines day - it is about using the 1000 of

Shiva

> to describe a love affair and also a cool way to remember some of

the

> names. All written in fun , and shared once again for those that

werent

> around then Jai Shiva Nanda

>

> =============================================================

>

> There are some men that you fall in love with , some for a few

> Moments (om kaashthaayai namah) , some for a fortnight (om pakshaaya

> namah) , some for months (om maasaaya namah) and some for years (om

> samvatsaraaya namah).

>

> And then suddenly you come upon the One - he is Different (Om

> bhinnaaya namah)!

>

> You think he is a Good Idea (om mahakalpaaya namah ). He is Heavenly

> (om visargaya namah) ,has a Great Body ( om mahaangaya namah) , an

> Excellent Face (om sumukhaaya namah) , Strong Shoulders (Om

> mahaajatrave namah ) , Handsome (Om Lagaaya Namah) , and those

> eyes ...ooh those beautiful eyes ... like those of a Deer (om

> haryakshaaya namah). He also has a cool car - has a Great Conveyance

> (Om mahaarathaaya namah)

>

> He may really be a bit strange , have a Strange Form (om vikrtaaya

> namah) , or have a Shaven Head (om mundaaya namah) but none of it

> bothers you because He is Beauty Enhanced by (your) love (om

> kaantaaya namah). To you he is the best among men (om nararshabhaaya

> namah )

>

> He reciprocates, he loves you (his devotee) too ( Om

bhaktavatsalaaya

> Namah) . He is Dedicated (om nivednaaya namah) , committed and

> Steady (Om alolaaya namah).

>

> The courtship is beautiful. He moves like lightning (om vajre namah)

..

> He has a

> thousand arms ( om sahasrabaahave namah ) and a hundred tongues (om

> jatajihvaaya

> namah). He is a tiger (Om vyaaghraaya namah) . You are happy and He

> shares

> delight (Om haadanaaya namah ).

>

> The courtship could result in a Union (om yogaaya namah ) and an

> Excellent Union (om suyuktaaya namah) at that. And you could spend

> your life happily ever after raising a family . He is father (Om

> pitre namah) and grandfather (Om pitamahaya namah) . He is a friend

> (Om sahaaya namah) and also the most Beloved (om avaraaya namah). He

> was Worthy of Union (om yojyaaya namah)

>

> Or not !

>

> You find its a mistake and that he is Punishment (Om dandine

> Svaaha) .He is not even two-faced ,he is four faced (om

> chaturmukhaaya namah), or whose face is on every side (om

> sarvapaarshvamukhaya namah) of his personality. He has been working

> you on Three Levels (om trivikramaya namah ). He thinks himself to

> be the Light of the World (om svayambhuvatigmatejase namah) but you

> know in reality he is the lord of animals (om pashupataya namah) .

He

> has been monkeying around with your life ( Om kapisaaya namah).

>

> He stands before those that Cry (you) (om ahirodhaaya namah). But he

> feels no emotion, he Stands like a Stone (om sheeladhaarine namah).

He

> is free from passion (Om neerajaaya namah) and caused you to lose

the

> best years of your life . He is the cause of ages (or your aging)

(om

> yugakaraaya namah) .He destroyed (your) love (Om Kaamanaashakaaya

> namah) . He is now beyond (your) Love (Om asnehanaaya namah).

>

> However you love story goes ... it is true that Love conquers all,

> always, all the time (Om Kalaya Namah).

>

> We bow to the beautiful God of Love (Om Vaamadevaaya Namah) Jai

Shiva

> Nanda

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Henny

Hi All,This is getting to be really fun. Wondering if those with the

Advanced Shiva Puja books are up for an interesting exercise -

Could you check out the Shiva Sahasranam and say which name(s) of

Shiva you would apply to your beloved.

By the end of this exercise, we would have atleast gone through the

Sahasranam once"

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Jai ShivaNanda

[Guest guest]

nanda, could you explain further what you mean by this?

Could you check out the Shiva Sahasranam and

say which name(s) of Shiva you would apply to your beloved.

-- Be Love,

Egyirba

-=-=-

....

Even though one may come in contact with a Guru, he will be accepted as

a disciple only if he is fit. Without Guru's grace, one cannot know

the Guru. One who is really in search of the Truth will have humility

and simplicity. The Guru's grace will be showered only on such a

person. A person full of ego cannot have access to the Guru.

-- Mata Amritanandamayi, For My Children, San Ramon, CA: Mata

Amritanandamayi Center, 1994, pp. 18-25.

[Guest guest]

> nanda, could you explain further what you mean by this?> in response

to my statement> > Could you check out the Shiva Sahasranam and say

which name(s) of > > Shiva you would apply to your beloved.

Hi Egyirba,It is just a fun way to familiarize oneself with the names

of Shiva. What you would need to do is to read the English

translation of the Names of Shiva (Use the 1000 names of Shiva from

the Advanced Shiva Puja book, OR use the 108 names of Shiva from the

Beginner Shiva Puja book). Which name of Shiva really expresses the

quality that you would like to see in your earthly/divine Beloved ?

Find that quality and share the Sanskrit name pertaining to that

quality (from the book) and post on the group.

For example : Henny posted "He who is Worthy of Union (Om yojyaya

swaha/namah)" from the 1000 names of Shiva and I had posted "he is

the best among men (om nararshabhaaya namah )So read through the

English translation of either of the above books, find a quality that

appeals to you , and post the Sanskrit name along with the meaning.

Hope this helpsJai ShivaNanda

[Guest guest]

, "Nanda" <chandimaakijai

wrote:

>

> Dear All, Last week, I was helping Swamiji with one of his

projects.

> When I asked a question about it this Monday, Swamiji said that we

will

> pick it up again later as "this week it is Shiva" Thanks to

Muktimaa

> and Kanda for posting on Shiva and fuelling the bhava. I hope our

other

> friends too will share on Shiva. Here is something fun I had

written

> two years ago for Valentines day - it is about using the 1000 of

Shiva

> to describe a love affair and also a cool way to remember some of

the

> names. All written in fun , and shared once again for those that

werent

> around then Jai Shiva Nanda

>

> =============================================================

>

> There are some men that you fall in love with , some for a few

> Moments (om kaashthaayai namah) , some for a fortnight (om

pakshaaya

> namah) , some for months (om maasaaya namah) and some for years (om

> samvatsaraaya namah).

>

> And then suddenly you come upon the One - he is Different (Om

> bhinnaaya namah)!

>

> You think he is a Good Idea (om mahakalpaaya namah ). He is

Heavenly

> (om visargaya namah) ,has a Great Body ( om mahaangaya namah) , an

> Excellent Face (om sumukhaaya namah) , Strong Shoulders (Om

> mahaajatrave namah ) , Handsome (Om Lagaaya Namah) , and those

> eyes ...ooh those beautiful eyes ... like those of a Deer (om

> haryakshaaya namah). He also has a cool car - has a Great

Conveyance

> (Om mahaarathaaya namah)

>

> He may really be a bit strange , have a Strange Form (om

vikrtaaya

> namah) , or have a Shaven Head (om mundaaya namah) but none of it

> bothers you because He is Beauty Enhanced by (your) love (om

> kaantaaya namah). To you he is the best among men (om

nararshabhaaya

> namah )

>

> He reciprocates, he loves you (his devotee) too ( Om

bhaktavatsalaaya

> Namah) . He is Dedicated (om nivednaaya namah) , committed and

> Steady (Om alolaaya namah).

>

> The courtship is beautiful. He moves like lightning (om vajre

namah) .

> He has a

> thousand arms ( om sahasrabaahave namah ) and a hundred tongues (om

> jatajihvaaya

> namah). He is a tiger (Om vyaaghraaya namah) . You are happy and He

> shares

> delight (Om haadanaaya namah ).

>

> The courtship could result in a Union (om yogaaya namah ) and an

> Excellent Union (om suyuktaaya namah) at that. And you could spend

> your life happily ever after raising a family . He is father (Om

> pitre namah) and grandfather (Om pitamahaya namah) . He is a friend

> (Om sahaaya namah) and also the most Beloved (om avaraaya namah).

He

> was Worthy of Union (om yojyaaya namah)

>

> Or not !

>

> You find its a mistake and that he is Punishment (Om dandine

> Svaaha) .He is not even two-faced ,he is four faced (om

> chaturmukhaaya namah), or whose face is on every side (om

> sarvapaarshvamukhaya namah) of his personality. He has been working

> you on Three Levels (om trivikramaya namah ). He thinks himself to

> be the Light of the World (om svayambhuvatigmatejase namah) but you

> know in reality he is the lord of animals (om pashupataya namah) .

He

> has been monkeying around with your life ( Om kapisaaya namah).

>

> He stands before those that Cry (you) (om ahirodhaaya namah). But

he

> feels no emotion, he Stands like a Stone (om sheeladhaarine

namah). He

> is free from passion (Om neerajaaya namah) and caused you to lose

the

> best years of your life . He is the cause of ages (or your aging)

(om

> yugakaraaya namah) .He destroyed (your) love (Om Kaamanaashakaaya

> namah) . He is now beyond (your) Love (Om asnehanaaya namah).

>

> However you love story goes ... it is true that Love conquers all,

> always, all the time (Om Kalaya Namah).

>

> We bow to the beautiful God of Love (Om Vaamadevaaya Namah) Jai

Shiva

> Nanda

>

Namaste,

This is very interesting to me. I, in my limited knowledge of

Shivatri, etc, have vision in my meditation and see Shiva coming in

and filtering through my minds eye. But, I won't get it that it

could be Shivas day or week. Moreover, I think that it is a message

for me nevertheless, in that The Lord comes for a purpose, at the

level of my physiology, the third eye; Visionary, as to clarity of

purpose, lighting the way with his fire. So, all the aspects of

Lord Shiva comes to us, as we are prepared or to knew and to

understand the significance of how we fit in the world and how we

create His glorious smile for the world. Certainly, it begins with

ourselves, and what we give out , will naturally come back to us to

one and all. I appreciate being invited to particiapte in this

forum as I am learnig at the same time as I write. Reading the

previous message tells me somethng about my process, and why

the "visions" at certain time? It makes sense to me. Next time, I

have to ask myself, perhaps, this could be Shiva's presence in the

world coming in today...But, I have to ask why is it Shiva's week?

What makes it so, in comparison to other weeks? I mean, what make it

practical that I can apply in my sense of being and purpose with

huminlty?

Well, I leave you on that note,

 

Om Jai Guru

In all good and in peace,

Edward