Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 OM NamaShivaya I wish all a very HAPPY SHIVRATRI. Small thought on this holy day What is wanted is true devotion. Kannappa, the hunter, was totally ignorant of Saiva doctrine, philosophy or worship, but attained within six days, the highest place possible for devotees of Siva through the intensity of his devotion.He did not chant Rudra and Chamakam. He was not a Brahmin. He was a hunter. He did his worship in his own way by bathing the image with the water carried in his own mouth, threw the@flowers down from his own tuft and offered the best part of the cooked pig after examining with his@ teeth. Some Pandits and Sastris do thousand and one Rudras, and yet they are far from God, because there@is not an iota of real devotion. They have a stony, barren, sin-hardened heart. --SWAMI SIVANANDA (LORD SHIVA AND HIS WORSHIP) Rgds, Ramya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Namaskaar While Swami Sivananda is so careful to explain that true devtion is needed maybe what needs explanation as well is " what is true devotion ?" Namah Sivaya Best Regards Pandit Devindra Maharaj ramya_sms <no_reply> wrote: OM NamaShivaya I wish all a very HAPPY SHIVRATRI. Small thought on this holy day What is wanted is true devotion. Kannappa, the hunter, was totally ignorant of Saiva doctrine, philosophy or worship, but attained within six days, the highest place possible for devotees of Siva through the intensity of his devotion.He did not chant Rudra and Chamakam. He was not a Brahmin. He was a hunter. He did his worship in his own way by bathing the image with the water carried in his own mouth, threw the@flowers down from his own tuft and offered the best part of the cooked pig after examining with his@ teeth. Some Pandits and Sastris do thousand and one Rudras, and yet they are far from God, because there@is not an iota of real devotion. They have a stony, barren, sin-hardened heart. --SWAMI SIVANANDA (LORD SHIVA AND HIS WORSHIP) Rgds, Ramya Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Search weather shortcut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 om Nama SHivaya Pandit ji... U Know everything....But still U r testing me. In the name of Lord ...Im trying to explain TRUE DEVOTION with my small knowledge Whatever Ive understood in my 20 yrs abt SHIVA..Please correct me If im wrong..... True Devotion is keeping full faith on HIM in all circumstances ....Believing in HIM by all means ....Understanding the real truth "He is EVERYTHING" ....loving Him like a mother loves her child. Love of the Lord cuts at the very root of our attachment to this world, and snaps all worldly ties, to father, mother, son, wife or relatives. As the stories of the Nayanars illustrate, the devotee is ever ready to renounce all, in favour of devotion to Lord Siva. once again quotes from our SWAMI SIVANANDA One will develop love and devotion for Lord Siva if he is freed from egoism. Chariyai, Kiriyai, Yoga and Jnana are the four Sadhanas or steps to kill egoism and attain Lord Siva. Erecting temples, cleaning them, making garlands of flowers, singing Lordfs praises, burning lamps in the temples, making flower gardens constitute Chariyai. Kiriyai is to perform Puja, Archanas. Yoga is restraint of the senses and contemplation on the internal light. Jnana is to understand the true significance of Pati, Pasu, Pasa and to become one with Siva by constant meditation on Him after removing the three Malas. --LordShiva and His Worship OM ARUNACHALESWARAYA NAMAHA Shivaya Namaha Ramya , Dev Maharaj <dev_maharaj wrote: > > Namaskaar > While Swami Sivananda is so careful to explain that true devtion is needed > maybe what needs explanation as well is " what is true devotion ?" > > Namah Sivaya > Best Regards > Pandit Devindra Maharaj > > ramya_sms <no_reply> wrote: OM NamaShivaya > > I wish all a very HAPPY SHIVRATRI. > Small thought on this holy day > > What is wanted is true devotion. Kannappa, the hunter, was totally > ignorant of Saiva doctrine, philosophy or worship, but attained > within six days, the highest place possible for > devotees of Siva through the intensity of his devotion.He did not > chant Rudra and Chamakam. He was not a Brahmin. He was a hunter. He > did his worship in his own way by bathing the image with the water > carried in his own mouth, threw the@flowers down from his own tuft > and offered the best part of the cooked pig after examining with his@ > teeth. Some Pandits and Sastris do thousand and one Rudras, and yet > they are far from God, because there@is not an iota of real > devotion. They have a stony, barren, sin-hardened heart. > > --SWAMI SIVANANDA > (LORD SHIVA AND HIS WORSHIP) > > Rgds, > Ramya > > > > > > > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with the Search weather shortcut. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Namaskaar of all that you have said... "loving Him like a mother loves her child." is the essence of true devotion Namah Sivaya Best Regards Devindra Maharaj ramya_sms <no_reply> wrote: om Nama SHivaya Pandit ji... U Know everything....But still U r testing me. In the name of Lord ...Im trying to explain TRUE DEVOTION with my small knowledge Whatever Ive understood in my 20 yrs abt SHIVA..Please correct me If im wrong..... True Devotion is keeping full faith on HIM in all circumstances ...Believing in HIM by all means ...Understanding the real truth "He is EVERYTHING" ...loving Him like a mother loves her child. Love of the Lord cuts at the very root of our attachment to this world, and snaps all worldly ties, to father, mother, son, wife or relatives. As the stories of the Nayanars illustrate, the devotee is ever ready to renounce all, in favour of devotion to Lord Siva. once again quotes from our SWAMI SIVANANDA One will develop love and devotion for Lord Siva if he is freed from egoism. Chariyai, Kiriyai, Yoga and Jnana are the four Sadhanas or steps to kill egoism and attain Lord Siva. Erecting temples, cleaning them, making garlands of flowers, singing Lordfs praises, burning lamps in the temples, making flower gardens constitute Chariyai. Kiriyai is to perform Puja, Archanas. Yoga is restraint of the senses and contemplation on the internal light. Jnana is to understand the true significance of Pati, Pasu, Pasa and to become one with Siva by constant meditation on Him after removing the three Malas. --LordShiva and His Worship OM ARUNACHALESWARAYA NAMAHA Shivaya Namaha Ramya , Dev Maharaj <dev_maharaj wrote: > > Namaskaar > While Swami Sivananda is so careful to explain that true devtion is needed > maybe what needs explanation as well is " what is true devotion ?" > > Namah Sivaya > Best Regards > Pandit Devindra Maharaj > > ramya_sms <no_reply> wrote: OM NamaShivaya > > I wish all a very HAPPY SHIVRATRI. > Small thought on this holy day > > What is wanted is true devotion. Kannappa, the hunter, was totally > ignorant of Saiva doctrine, philosophy or worship, but attained > within six days, the highest place possible for > devotees of Siva through the intensity of his devotion.He did not > chant Rudra and Chamakam. He was not a Brahmin. He was a hunter. He > did his worship in his own way by bathing the image with the water > carried in his own mouth, threw the@flowers down from his own tuft > and offered the best part of the cooked pig after examining with his@ > teeth. Some Pandits and Sastris do thousand and one Rudras, and yet > they are far from God, because there@is not an iota of real > devotion. They have a stony, barren, sin-hardened heart. > > --SWAMI SIVANANDA > (LORD SHIVA AND HIS WORSHIP) > > Rgds, > Ramya > > > > > > > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with the Search weather shortcut. > Have a burning question? Go to Answers and get answers from real people who know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Very true OM Arunachaleswaraya namaha, Ramya , Dev Maharaj <dev_maharaj wrote: > > Namaskaar > of all that you have said... > "loving Him like a mother loves her child." > is the essence of true devotion > > Namah Sivaya > Best Regards > Devindra Maharaj > > > ramya_sms <no_reply> wrote: om Nama SHivaya > Pandit ji... U Know everything....But still U r testing me. > In the name of Lord ...Im trying to explain TRUE DEVOTION with my > small knowledge > Whatever Ive understood in my 20 yrs abt SHIVA..Please correct me If > im wrong..... > > True Devotion is keeping full faith on HIM in all circumstances > ...Believing in HIM by all means > ...Understanding the real truth "He is EVERYTHING" > ...loving Him like a mother loves her child. > > Love of the Lord cuts at the very root of our attachment to this > world, and snaps all worldly ties, to father, mother, son, wife or > relatives. As the stories of the Nayanars illustrate, the devotee is > ever ready to renounce all, in favour of devotion to Lord Siva. > > once again quotes from our SWAMI SIVANANDA > > One will develop love and devotion for Lord Siva if he is freed from > egoism. Chariyai, > Kiriyai, Yoga and Jnana are the four Sadhanas or steps to kill egoism > and attain Lord Siva. Erecting temples, cleaning them, making > garlands of flowers, singing Lordfs praises, burning lamps in the > temples, making flower gardens constitute Chariyai. Kiriyai is to > perform Puja, Archanas. Yoga is restraint of the senses and > contemplation on the internal light. Jnana is to understand the true > significance of Pati, Pasu, Pasa and to become one with Siva by > constant meditation on Him after removing the three Malas. > --LordShiva and His Worship > > OM ARUNACHALESWARAYA NAMAHA > Shivaya Namaha > Ramya > > , Dev Maharaj > <dev_maharaj@> wrote: > > > > Namaskaar > > While Swami Sivananda is so careful to explain that true devtion is > needed > > maybe what needs explanation as well is " what is true devotion ?" > > > > Namah Sivaya > > Best Regards > > Pandit Devindra Maharaj > > > > ramya_sms <no_reply> > wrote: OM NamaShivaya > > > > I wish all a very HAPPY SHIVRATRI. > > Small thought on this holy day > > > > What is wanted is true devotion. Kannappa, the hunter, was totally > > ignorant of Saiva doctrine, philosophy or worship, but attained > > within six days, the highest place possible for > > devotees of Siva through the intensity of his devotion.He did not > > chant Rudra and Chamakam. He was not a Brahmin. He was a hunter. > He > > did his worship in his own way by bathing the image with the water > > carried in his own mouth, threw the@flowers down from his own > tuft > > and offered the best part of the cooked pig after examining with > his@ > > teeth. Some Pandits and Sastris do thousand and one Rudras, and > yet > > they are far from God, because there@is not an iota of real > > devotion. They have a stony, barren, sin-hardened heart. > > > > --SWAMI SIVANANDA > > (LORD SHIVA AND HIS WORSHIP) > > > > Rgds, > > Ramya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > > with the Search weather shortcut. > > > > > > > > > > Have a burning question? Go to Answers and get answers from real people who know. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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