Gajendra Moksha Stuti (Prayer)

Gajendra Moksha Stuti (Prayer)

 

Aum namo bhagawate tasmay yat etcchidatmakam

purushaayaa dibijaay pareshaayaabhi dheemahee

yasminnidum yetascchedum yenedum eedum swayam

yosmaat parasmaasch parah tumprapadye swayambhoowam.

Swetark Ganesha

Swetark Ganesha
	Madar has a very special significance in Indian herbs. Though it is poisonous, yet it is full of several benefits. In Ayurveda, medicines made of its poison are used as life-giving drugs. Among these trees, one gives white flowers. This tree is called as Swetark. This a very rare tree. Benefits of worshipping Shwetark Ganesha: • To get blessings of Shiva and Ganesha. • Gives knowledge and concentration power • Promotion in job and increase in business • Maintains harmony in married life. • Eliminates illness and diseases • For Prosperity and growth • Get rid of hardship or insufficiency • Activating positive energies in the house • Protection against any enemy It is mentioned in our ancient texts, that a house where Swetark Ganesha is worshipped it gets freedom from from poverty, obstacles, quarrels, horror and all sorts of negativites. It also gives knowledge and concentration power to students. It also gives promotion in job and maintains harmony in married life. It is essential to chant any of the following Ganesha mantras while worshipping Swetark Ganesha: • Om Vakratundaya Namaha • Om Shree Ganeshaya Namaha While worshipping Swetark Ganesha, the worshipper may use the following items: Red Cloth, Red Aasan, Coral or rudraksha mala Offer the following to Ganesha: • Coarse brown sugar / Gur • Chickpea flour / Besan Worshipping Ganesha with these items, gives benefits in a very short period.

 

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Temple Worship Procedures

Temple Worship Procedures
	Temples are the connecting points of high importance in our religion and culture. The absolute necessity of the temple worship is stressed throughout by the great saints of the religion. It is not very difficult to realize the important role they play in cultivating the spiritualism in people. It is the place for collective worship. Given these significant roles of the temples it is required to have some discipline to be followed in the temples for having the real expected out of the worship. Here are a few one can follow to set that harmony. Most of these are in general applicable to all Hindu temples though a few are specific to shaivite temples. 1. Going to the temple with a clean body. Legs and hands shall be cleaned at entering the temple. 2. Going to the temple adorned with holy symbols like the Holy Ash, rudrAxam. 3. Taking something to offer to the Lord. It is an offering out of devotion. It would be nice if the offering is the one required in the worship. 4. Not to enter the temple with foot wear. 5. Prostrating in front of the flag column (dwajastaMbham) (towards the North) on entering the temple. 6. Not to prostrate anywhere else in the temple. 7. Not to prostrate to anybody else in the temple premises. 8. Taking the permission of nandi dEvar mentally before entering His abode. 9. Saluting the elephant headed Lord enter the Lord’s abode. 10. In Lord shiva’s abode, engage the mind in the thinking of the God. Avoid any gossip. Temple is not the place for gossiping. Can sing or chant His names loudly and sweetly if it would not disturb others. Otherwise it could be done internally without making noise. 11. The Holy ash given as the blessings should be worn saying “shivAya namaH”. It should not be spilled on the ground or wasted. 12. It is normally a procedure to offer something to the priest whose whole life should be in the service of the Lord. Circumambulating the Lord saluting the Goddess and the deities in the temple. The circumambulation would be done at least for three times. On special occasions like pradoshham the are special circumambulation methods like soma sUkta pradhaxiNam are followed. 13. While in the temple either the Holy five letters or any praise could be chanted. 14. Before coming out of the temple go to the place of chaNdEshwarar and take permission for the materials which after worship are taken out of the temple as blessings. One must not take anything out in excess and things taken from the temple should be only as the mark of blessings. If nothing is taken it is the normal practice to wipe (rub) the hands together in his place. 15. Should do something in the promotion of the temple physically or materially or whichever is convenient and required. 16. On coming out of the temple, again prostrate in front of the flag column towards the north. Sit facing the north and meditate on the God chanting the Holy five letters. 17. While inside the temple should not make the place dirty in any way or make any noise. 18. Going to the temple at least once in a week with the family. The mind should be focussed on the Lord like the dust of iron that stick to the magnet. A worship with such an orientation would have very good effect in us by the grace of the Almighty.

 

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Shiva Linga and Worship

Shiva Linga and Worship
	Shivling or Shiva lingam connects a devotee with the Supreme Being – Lord Shiva. The lingam is the symbol of Lord Shiva and the lingam puja helps the devotee in understanding Lord Shiva. The Lord cannot be described but still we say he is without a beginning and an end and is without a form. It is difficult for a devotee to understand this formless nature. Therefore Lord Shiva appeared in the form of Jyotirlinga before Brahma and Vishnu. The Lingam thus is a symbol of Lord Shiva. Each Lingam puja, step by step, takes the devotee to the eternal truth – that he/she is part of the Supreme Being. Worshipping Shivling at Home Before starting the Puja, the devotee takes a bath and wear freshly washed clothes. Smearing ash (bhasma): The devotee worshipping Lord Shiva should smear holy ash on his forehead in three horizontal stripes – Tripundra. The stripes symbolize Absolute Knowledge, Purity and Penance (Yogasadhana). Wearing rudraksha: The devotee should wear a rudraksha beads’ mala while worshipping Lord Shiva.  The rudraksha converts the divine light frequencies into the sound frequencies in the human body and vice versa. Hence, it facilitates the absorption of divine frequencies and transformation of one’s thoughts into divine language, so as to reach one’s divine Principle of worship. Rudraksha absorbs sattvik frequencies and emits similar frequencies from its mounds. When a genuine rudraksha is held in the hand, its vibrations can be felt in the fingers. At that time, the body is absorbing the sattvik frequencies emitted by the rudraksha. Hymns praising Lord Shiva or the mantra ‘om namaha shivayaa’ are repeated throughout the puja . First it is the panchamrit abhishek – the libation of five holy liquids over the lingam. The libation  can consist of any five of the following – water from river Ganga, honey, sugarcane juice, milk, yogurt, ghee, seawater, coconut water or milk, fragrant oils, rose water or other precious liquids. Usually, only milk of cow is used. While pouring the liquid, om namah shivaya is uttered. Some devotees utter the Lord’s name 108 times and some 1008 times. There is no fixed rule. After the panchamrit abhishek, the lingam is cleaned with water from Ganga. (This is might not be possible always so just normal water.) After this the lingam is smeared with sandalwood paste and is decked with flowers. Water and sandalwood paste is used to keep the lingam cool, as Lord Shiva is always in a highly inflammable state. In some Shiva temples, cooling liquid constantly drops from pot hung above the Lingam. Bel leaf is offered to Linga.  It is kept on the pindi with its back facing upwards and the stalk pointing toward the worshipper. The intention is to draw the combined energy from these three leaf petals towards oneself, leading to the reduction of one’s trigunas. Next, sweets, coconut and fruits are offered to the Lord. Camphor and incense are lit and ‘arati’ is conducted. Finally, ringing of bells or blowing of conch indicates the end of Puja. White ash (vibhuti) is rubbed on the forehead and it is also distributed. Fruits, sweets and coconut are distributed as ‘prasad.’

 

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Silver & Rudraksha

Silver & Rudraksha

As silver is a conductor, its beneficial for using with rudraksha beads.
Silver, gold and copper will boost the synergistic circuitry of
rudraksha malas’ electromagnetic properties, whether they are in the form of caps or wire.

26 Nov 2008

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Smooth roads never make good drivers.

Smooth seas never make good sailors.

Clear skies never make good pilots.

A problem-free life never makes a strong and good person.

Have a tough but winning day ahead!

Be strong enough to accept the challenges of life.

Do not ask life, ‘Why me?’

instead say, ‘Try me’.”

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Testimonial about Akarshaya Siddh Mala & Indra Mala

Testimonial about Akarshaya Siddh Mala & Indra Mala

by Srikanth Jyotula

Dear All,

Good Day, Srikanth Here

I told you in my last post that I will post my experiences with Rudraksha

I first purchased a Akarshaya Siddha Mala from RC. Immediately after that I was given the additional responsibility of photographing all my company’s activity. For short it can be called as I became the official photographer of my company. After that I got my bank loan to clear off all my financial issues.  I did that. Along with that I went for an Indra Mala. This time after much delay from my side (funds held up by bank, unable to pay on the RC website, tried to pay through UAE exchange and finally did through western union) I got the mala which was reserved to me by Neetaji (which was energized on the 9 days of navratri). I started wearing both malas and my spiritual levels are increasing very much. Yesterday me and my wife went to the doctor and she revealed the most happy news for us that we are going to become parents. I really started to tremble with a lot of emotions as my family is deprived of this happiness for 12 long years. I thank HIM. And I thank you all for making this group come alive by posting your experiences. And I sincerely thank Neetaji and the Rudra Center team for having the faith in me. Words cannot explain what my feelings are as of now.

With great gratitude and respect I am signing out.

Keep us posted with your experiences.

Thanks and regards

Srikanth Jyotula

Message posted by Srikanth Jyotula in RBSC club (Yahoo Groups) on 25 Nov 2008.

The Meditation Society of America’s Site Links

What is Meditation?

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The Total Meditation System

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108 Meditation Techniques

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Technique Archive

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Concepts of Meditation

There is alot more to meditation than just learning the techniques. It is an entire state of mind and a whole different way of looking at the world. To help you understand this, we present a series of informative concepts.

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• Evolution 
• Contemplation 
• I Forget What It Is, But There Seems To Be A Problem With Memory 
• Meditation: Good for Believers and Non-Believers 
• Jnana Yoga 
• Moha – Don’t Put Up With People Who Put You Down 
• Two Types of Meditation: Stabilizing and Analytical 
• How to Deal with Pain 
• Meditation in Education 
• Meditation Lessons 
• Let It Go 
• Meditation and Non-Duality

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3rd Eye Meditation

3^rd Eye Meditation

Imagine what your life would have been like if you had kept your eyelids shut for your entire lifetime. Your eyes would have worked perfectly and yet your sense of vision would have gone to waste. Similarly, not using your 3^rd eye is keeping you in the dark in relation to enjoying the wonders and wisdom of your sense of mystic sight.

Every one of us had our 3^rd eye fully open when we were babies. We were effortlessly able to witness the glory of the universe from its subatomic nature to its multi-galactic infiniteness. Through conditioning by our parents, teachers, and peers, we started a process of covering our 3^rd eye with layer after layer of illusion. As an example, let’s imagine that at one month of age we were laying in our crib looking at the paisley patterned dance of energy that life is. Our mommy stuck a stuffed doll in front of our face and said, “Look at the piggy, look at the piggy.” We then started the process of recognizing that particular shape and associating it with the label “pig”. We also might have been introduced to the concepts of color, texture, size, and other things. “Baby, look at how pink and fuzzy the nice little piggy doll is.” And this began our habit of replacing direct perception of reality with a perceiving, labeling, reacting physically, emotionally, and mentally process. And we went further and further away from an unfiltered pure experience of living life as it takes place. As we aged, we also added a thought analyzing method of judging, comparing, and commenting on every thing our senses brought our attention to, and we got less and less in touch with Now.

The result of this process is similar to putting shutters on a window. No light comes through and those within can only imagine what is on the other side of the shutters. Unfortunately, this really leaves us in the dark about what is real and what life is really about. Just as you can’t adequately describe an orange to anyone who has never seen the color orange, or has not tasted one, you cannot understand what a 3^rd eye vision is like from reading about it, or hearing it described by someone who has them. You will have to experience it first hand. So, the experience of divine perception, astral sight, aura awareness, mystic vision, or whatever other esoteric label you put on it, will remain only a theory until a way is found to actually open the 3^rd eye.

Every time you sit in meditation and do the 3^rd eye technique, you remove one of the shutters covering your inner window of wisdom. It is often compared to peeling away layers of skin from an onion. This continues until there is nothing left. And in this No-thing, there is everything. And we return to the pure direct perception of the glory and wonders of the universe we beheld as a baby. But now, we have the understanding that only comes with maturity.

 

The 3^rd Eye Meditation Technique

To begin, place yourself in the place and position that you have found to be most advantageous to meditation. Relax your mind, body, and emotions. Command your mind to cease its chatter, your emotions to stay in a serene mode, and your body to not disturb your meditation in any way. Focus your attention to the sound and feeling of your breath coming in and going out. Return to your breath awareness if you witness that you have lost your focus. At no time during your meditation should you chastise yourself about anything. So, for example, if you lose your attention and then realize this, just accept it without commenting. Return your attention to your breath and then continue with your meditation.

Close your eyes. Place your attention on the area between your eyebrows. After a short time, a point of light will present itself in the center of your inner field of vision. Keep your focus there. For some people, it will be beneficial to raise your eyeballs as if you were looking up at about a 25-degree angle. For others, just directing their attention upwards will be easier and less distracting. After some experimentation, go with one of the ways exclusively. In the beginning of 3^rd eye practice, it may help to place your thumb at the outer edge of one eye and your middle finger on the outer edge of the other, while placing your index finger at the mid-point between your eyebrows. This gives you a point of focus to place your attention. It also allows you to prevent your eyelids from fluttering. This commonly occurs, and can be distracting until you get used to the sensations that accompany this technique.

Let the light come to you. Be available to be filled. The more you continue practicing this meditation, the more layers of the veil of illusion will peel away and Reality will reveal itself to you. As you perceive the Truth, your understanding of the delusional concept that you are apart from the rest of the universe will lose its grip on you, and the knowledge that you are a part of all and everything will become undeniably apparent. Your chattering mind will eventually dissolve in the unspeakable transcendent light of love that is now and forever within and without you.

Once you stop being locked into viewing reality from just one perspective, you will start to be free from habitual reactivity. 3^rd eye experiences put you in that position. You will recognize that nothing more than a show has been playing out before you in what you considered “real life”. And, just like when you are at the theater, you may be interested to some degree with seeing how the plot turns out, but knowing that it is all just a story, you won’t take it any more seriously than a show. The constant anxiety and fear that is attached to a singular ego centered view of life will end and be replaced with the bliss of effortlessly merging and identifying with all of creation.

Once a chick has pecked its way out of its shell, it knows that there is a lot more to life than was within its dark confines. Mother Nature, Grace, then gives the chick strong wings that let it fly to the heavens. The 3^rd eye meditation technique has the potential to be the beak you use to break out of your shell, as well as the wings to transport you to the infinite, eternal, universal divine reality that is your birthright.

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Kanakdhara Yantra

Kanakdhara Yantra

Kanakdhara Yantra is considered a rare yantra for gaining prosperity or wealth. It was said that Shri Adi Shankarayacharya used this yantra for arranging rain of gold balls. The yantra can be installed on the altar or kept in the cash box in the home or cash register at business premises. It is said to attracted unexpected monies.

Place it on the altar on Wednesday, offer flowers, fruits, rice grains, light ghee lamp and incense. Do this worship for 21 consecutive Wednesdays with recitation of the mantra:

Om Hreem Sahastravadane Kanakeshwari Sheeghram Avatar Aagachh Om Phat Swaahaa .

 

Mantra must be chanted 108 times every Wednesday morning after taking bath and making offerings.

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