What is Rudra Yaga and How Can It Help The World

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What is Rudra Yaga and How Can It Help The World

 

 

Rudra normally refers to Lord Shiva who according to popular belief

is the God of Destruction. In the Vedic Tradition however Rudra has

another meaning as Rudra is the Divine Being whose eyes are filled

with tears of compassion. When Rudra sees people suffering these

tears spontaneously drop from his eyes and manifest in the form of

the Scriptures which embody the techniques for overcoming pain and

misery. Those same tears also manifest in the form of Saints and

Sages and Herbs and the Healing Sciences. That is why not only the

Scriptures but also the Science of Ayurveda, Physicians, Saints,

Sages and Herbs are said to be living forms of Rudra.

 

Eight different aspects of nature are the direct manifestations of

Rudra and they are Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space, The Sun, The Moon

and the Life Giving Force. Gaining Knowledge of Rudra and cultivating

proper respect for all of his manifestations and serving Rudra by

serving these manifestations is called Rudra Yaga. Anything Good and

Auspicious and anything that keeps us Healthy and Happy and anything

that helps us attain freedom from pain and misery is Rudra and

worshipping that Rudra is called Rudra Yaga.

 

Here worship does not mean just performing rituals or participating

in some sort of ceremony., In Sanskrit Yaga means " to give, to

serve, to contribute, to share, to sacrifice, to become part of " .

Therefore Rudra Yaga means that you contribute to the well being of

nature that is the direct manifestation of Rudra. By serving natures

forces you serve yourself and you serve creation and you serve the

creator. This requires self sacrifice and that is why Rudra Yaga and

other highly evolved practices are called " Sacrifices " .

 

By Pandit Rajmani Tigunait

 

Yoga International April May

 

 

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