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Heartfelt thanks to Lord Shiva, the spiritual masters and the guiding spirits for their grace, blessings, energy, insights and influences towards this virtual satsangh.
My sau sau Pranam! Om Namah Shivay!
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|| OM NAMAH SHIVAY ||
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
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Tryambakam yajamahe, Sugandhim Pushti vardhanam
uruva rukumiva bandhanath,mruthyor muksheeya mamruthhaath
The Maha Mrityunjay is a mantra that is said to rejuvenate, bestow health, wealth, a long life, peace, propsperity and contentment. The Mantra is a centuries old technique of connecting one to pure consciousness and bliss.
The prayer is addressed to LORD SHIVA. By chanting this Mantra, Divine vibrations are generated which ward off all the negative and evil forces and create a powerful protective shield. And it is said to protect the one who chants against accidents and misfortunes of every kind. It is a vibration that pulsates through every cell, every molecule of our body and tears away the veil of ignorance. It ignites a fire within us that consumes all our negativity and purifies our entire system. It is also said to have a powerful healing of diseases declared uncurable even by the doctors. It is a Mantra to conquer death and connects us to our own inner divinity.
Known as the Moksha Mantra of Lord Shiva, Maha Mrityunjay evokes the Shiva within and removes the fear of death, liberating one from the cycle of death and rebirth.
Meaning :
Om. We worship The Three-Eyed Lord Shiva who is fragrant and who increasingly nourishes the devotees. Worshipping him may we be liberated from death for the sake of immortality just as the ripe cucumber easily separtes itself from the binding stalk.
Explanation :
The mantra is a prayer to Lord Shiva who is addressed as Sankara and Trayambaka. Sankara is sana (blessings) and Kara (the Giver). Trayambaka is the three eyed one (where the third eye signifies the giver of knowledge, which destroys ignorance and releases us from the cycle of death and rebirth).
What is Moksha, Mukti?
Spiritual Awakening, Liberation, Spiritual Enlightenment
Mokhsa== Moha(passion) + Kshaya (banishment).
Moksha / Mukti is the state wherein there are no attachments and aversion. "Moksha" effectively stands for the blissful state where there are no desires. When all the karmic forces surrounding the soul are completely destroyed, the ätmä/the soul becomes Paramätmä or the supreme soul. This Paramätmä is cut off from the birth and rebirth cycle. Advaitism gurus propagate that Moksha is the natural state of the soul.
It is a journey by the soul to attain this Moksha and it can be attained by one's own efforts by stopping the influx of Karmas and eradication of Karmic Forces. "Moksha" should be the only objective of one's life. How do we start this journey?
•Adi Sankara, in his Requisites for Realization, said that foremost is desire for liberation. A teacher, Nome, has said a number of times that when one's practice gets less focused, to reflect: why do you practice? What is your desire for liberation? Why are you on a spiritual 'path?' etc.
Here is a question to Ramana Maharishi - that talks about our quest for peace
Disciple: Does Bhagavan use occult powers to make others realize the Self, or is the mere fact of Bhagavan's Realization enough for that?
Maharshi: The spiritual force of Self-realization is far more powerful than the use of all the occult powers. Inasmuch as there is no ego in the Sage, there are no 'others' for him…. • • What is the highest benefit that can be conferred on you? It is happiness, and happiness is born of peace. Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind. When the mind itself is absent, there will be perfect peace. Unless a person has annihilated the mind, he cannot gain peace and be happy. And unless he himself is happy, he cannot bestow happiness on 'others'. Since, however, there are no 'others' for the Sage who has no mind, the mere fact of his Self-realization is itself enough to make the 'others' happy.
Mokhsa== Moha(passion) + Kshaya (banishment).
Moksha / Mukti is the state wherein there are no attachments and aversion. "Moksha" effectively stands for the blissful state where there are no desires. When all the karmic forces surrounding the soul are completely destroyed, the ätmä/the soul becomes Paramätmä or the supreme soul. This Paramätmä is cut off from the birth and rebirth cycle. Advaitism gurus propagate that Moksha is the natural state of the soul.
It is a journey by the soul to attain this Moksha and it can be attained by one's own efforts by stopping the influx of Karmas and eradication of Karmic Forces. "Moksha" should be the only objective of one's life. How do we start this journey?
•Adi Sankara, in his Requisites for Realization, said that foremost is desire for liberation. A teacher, Nome, has said a number of times that when one's practice gets less focused, to reflect: why do you practice? What is your desire for liberation? Why are you on a spiritual 'path?' etc.
Here is a question to Ramana Maharishi - that talks about our quest for peace
Disciple: Does Bhagavan use occult powers to make others realize the Self, or is the mere fact of Bhagavan's Realization enough for that?
Maharshi: The spiritual force of Self-realization is far more powerful than the use of all the occult powers. Inasmuch as there is no ego in the Sage, there are no 'others' for him…. • • What is the highest benefit that can be conferred on you? It is happiness, and happiness is born of peace. Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind. When the mind itself is absent, there will be perfect peace. Unless a person has annihilated the mind, he cannot gain peace and be happy. And unless he himself is happy, he cannot bestow happiness on 'others'. Since, however, there are no 'others' for the Sage who has no mind, the mere fact of his Self-realization is itself enough to make the 'others' happy.
Our Moksha Journey - Do I have a roadmap?
The menu above is to represent a typical path in a Shiva Bhakta’s path to AWAKENING and SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT. Follow the step by step process for Mukti.
Lord Shiva is very easily pleased....he exhibits compassion for his devotees and we are been looked after very very well by our Bhagwaan. Forget the worries and insecurities, revel in Shiva Bhakti….lets begin our journey.
Our journey starts with Bhole Shankar’s Bhakti and Darshan, leading to invoking his mantras and learning about Him. Deriving some inspiration from the Spiritual Avatars, Teerth Yatra punya, will then lead us to practicing meditation and other techniques for our spiritual growth. Finally, we will meet our Gurujee who will push us up into the next realm. (This ain’t a cookie cutter, so you will certainly figure out your own path)
May Lord Shiva fulfill all our wishes and aspirations, be it material or spiritual – everything is a journey, Lord Shiva is listening – that I know....and guiding us.
Questions/Comments/Suggestions? Email me shivabhakta at gmail.com
Thanks to all of Lord Shiva's Bhakta's who made this possible. May Bhagwan Shivji bless you!
Email me if you have any burning questions
Lord Shiva is very easily pleased....he exhibits compassion for his devotees and we are been looked after very very well by our Bhagwaan. Forget the worries and insecurities, revel in Shiva Bhakti….lets begin our journey.
Our journey starts with Bhole Shankar’s Bhakti and Darshan, leading to invoking his mantras and learning about Him. Deriving some inspiration from the Spiritual Avatars, Teerth Yatra punya, will then lead us to practicing meditation and other techniques for our spiritual growth. Finally, we will meet our Gurujee who will push us up into the next realm. (This ain’t a cookie cutter, so you will certainly figure out your own path)
May Lord Shiva fulfill all our wishes and aspirations, be it material or spiritual – everything is a journey, Lord Shiva is listening – that I know....and guiding us.
Questions/Comments/Suggestions? Email me shivabhakta at gmail.com
Thanks to all of Lord Shiva's Bhakta's who made this possible. May Bhagwan Shivji bless you!
Email me if you have any burning questions
Pilgrimage
There are five major categories of pilgrimage temples dedicated to Bhagwaan Shiva:
Jyotir Lingams
Pancha Bhuta Lingams
Svayambhu (Natural) and Ancient Lingam eg Kailash, Amarnath, Pashupatinath)
Pancha Kedar Pancharama Kshetra
This website seeks to cover them all and more
Jyotir Lingams
Pancha Bhuta Lingams
Svayambhu (Natural) and Ancient Lingam eg Kailash, Amarnath, Pashupatinath)
Pancha Kedar Pancharama Kshetra
This website seeks to cover them all and more
Play Video - Darshan of Lord Shiva
and Chanting of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Forgivness prayer (directed to Shivjee to be lenient with any mistakes we might have made during our prayers to Him)
MAAPHI
karachara-Na kRitaM vaa
kkaayajaM karmajaM vaa .
shravaNa nayanajaM vaa
maanasaM vaaparaadhaM .
vihitama vihitaM vaa
Sarvame tat kshamas va .
jaya jaya karuNaabdhe shriimahaadeva shambho ..
"Oh Lord kindly forgive my wrong actions done knowingly or
unknowingly, either through my organs of action (hand, feet, speech)
or through my organs of perception (eyes, ears) or by my mind.
Glory unto Thee O Lord, who is the ocean of kindness."
karachara-Na kRitaM vaa
kkaayajaM karmajaM vaa .
shravaNa nayanajaM vaa
maanasaM vaaparaadhaM .
vihitama vihitaM vaa
Sarvame tat kshamas va .
jaya jaya karuNaabdhe shriimahaadeva shambho ..
"Oh Lord kindly forgive my wrong actions done knowingly or
unknowingly, either through my organs of action (hand, feet, speech)
or through my organs of perception (eyes, ears) or by my mind.
Glory unto Thee O Lord, who is the ocean of kindness."
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