aum namah sivaya
Divine One,
Every once a year, a single most important vortex
of time unfolds for humanity. Based on the moon
calendar, every lunar cycle holds one day the most
sacred. Likewise, once a year, the most sacred day
of the year unfolds as Mahasivrathri. This year,
2010, the period begins on the coming Full Moon of
Jan 30th and each day, the journey cumulates until
Feb 12th, Mahasivrathri.
The objective of doing yoga is found in
Mahasivrathri as observance, experience and its
celebration. The celebration of MahaSivrathri is the
state of higher consciousness- Turiya. The turiya
state is achieving the state of sleepless sleep
above the mind's rooftop to be the Spirit experience
human reality- and Mahasivrathri is celebrating the
Spirit by being Lord Siva ourselves. Lord Siva's
empowered name is the Yogi.
The Full Moon of Jan 30th is potent as it holds
the time dimension when transformation from body to
light has been accomplished by our Siddhar Gurus. We
utilize this moment to take our 'plunge'.
Preparing for Mahasivrathri in a yogic manner:
-
Mark Jan 30th, the Full Moon preceding Mahasivrathri as the day to start observing
Mahasivrathri.
Meditate with the intent and prayer to be guided through this inner
journey to be Self.
- Our journey from Jan 30th until Feb 12th of Mahasivrathri is to be the experience of Spirit. We
turn our mind inward and gradually shift our consciousness from the
body into the soul. As the moon wanes and dissolves, we dissolve our
ego states of 'me', 'mine' and 'i' into the higher consciousness of
oneness of that of Lord Siva.
- It is our inner
journey of meditation, puja, fasting and silence. We take this moment of time to
rejuvenate. We reduce our daily intake to fruits, nuts and juice diet.
Slowly, we reduce food, sleep and all external activities. It is important to be kind and gentle
(ahimsa)
to our body & mind, i.e, not be hungry when we fast and not force ourselves. We follow a natural rhythm to
being the Spirit as body consciousness and the mind gently dissolves.
-
Due to the lunar cycle of this period, it is normal for humanity to experience turbulence and upheavals just
before Mahasivrathri. The mind readily plunges within when ever there is hardship in our external
realities. After Mahasivrathri is observed and complete, it is normal
to witness a huge blessing or blessings in our external reality and a calm that
prepares us for life ahead, much like a rebirth.
-
Light a lamp at least once a day and meditate, chant and pray. If this
is not possible, still the mind and visualize the lamp within and
experience Source as the joys within the stillness of a mind without
thoughts. The stillness of mind is Lord Siva, the experience of being
the Self, the soul.
- Pilgrimages to sacred places,
meeting divine beings and especially, being in the company of spiritual
and enlightening friends
helps during this period to keep the mind inward and awake in bhakti.
-
Do dharma. The empowering form of dharma is to feed the hungry while we
are fasting and in satisfying others hunger, we are divinely fed with the subtle
energy of Source. Dharma done during this sacred period magnifies. Dharma
done in random kindness going beyond our own suffering and discomfort
enables connect to Oneness energy that is the
essence of Source.
- Climb within each day and
go further beyond the mind into the vibrant light within! Lift our
consciousness from the muladhara chakra (root chakra) above to the Guru
chakra (above the navel). We transcend the body consciousness of heat
and cold, hunger etc through the shift in our consciousness.
-
Climb above to the third eye and watch the vibrant light of the mantra
dance. In bringing this light in the third eye to stillness, the mind
transcends to the mindless realm of joy that Sages call, the sleepless
sleep, turiya.
- On the day/night of Mahasivratri-
Celebrate your inner journey with every breath through the night reciting
the mantra. [Beyond external rituals is the importance of our own inner
journey- do not let go of the mantra fire. Empowering satsangs and sacred
gatherings help keep the momentum to stay awake.] Let your yogic journey
awaken you to be the pillar of light, Lord Siva.
The ultimate desire is to be God and to celebrate God with the knowing. When
such celebrations are done, our individual realities and the global reality evolves as higher conscious energies are the most potent of all
blessings.
May
humanity arise in the awake consciousness of wisdom that enables each
of us to be the Prophets and Masters of higher consciousness!
Tapasyogi Kalathi Adiyen Aadi Nandhi
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