Introduction of God Shiva: 07: Shivratri & The Sermonizer of the Gita & God's Descent

Shivaratri — the most significant of all festivals

 

The Jambulapalem Shiva temple with 1116 Shivalingas in Prakasam district is spruced up ahead of Mahashivaratri celebrations.

Shivaratri is celebrated every year with a lot of religious fervor and devotion. Devotees keep fast, make offerings on Shivling and stay awake all night (jagaram) to get the blessings of God Shiva. Unknown to most of the devotees the festival of Shivaratri holds the mystery to something most crucial namely, how God liberates the entire humanity from sorrow and suffering. Till this mystery is solved by God himself, Shivaratri is celebrated merely as an annual ritual sans its original significance and purpose. To truly celebrate Shivaratri it is vital to know as to Who Shiva is and what the word ‘Ratri’ which means night has to do with Shiva. 

The Supreme Soul is one and souls are many. The Supreme Soul is the Creator and Director of the eternal World Drama and souls are the actors in it. By becoming pure souls can become a great soul (mahatma), religious soul (dharamatma) and a divine or deity soul (devatma) but they cannot become Supreme Soul i.e. Paramatma. Souls are the progeny and not a part of the Supreme Soul.

God Shiva is the creator of all deities even Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar. Devotees worship them as devtaya namaha (salutations to the lords or deities). In comparison, Shiva is always worshipped as Shiva Paramatmay Namaha (Salutations to God Shiva) and Om Namaha Shivay (I salute Shiva). Lord Rama and Lord Krishna are shown as worshipping God Shiva at Rameshwar and Gopeshwar respectively. The light form of God Shiva has been idolized as jyotirlingam (pillar of light) in 12 famous jyotirlingam Shiva temples in India viz. in Kedarnath, Somnath and Mahakaleswar etc. The light form of God is worshipped in most of the faiths in the world.

Interestingly, Shivaratri does not mean Shiva’s night. The festival commemorates God’s descent on earth to end the unlimited Ratri (night) of ignorance and suffering and to usher in the golden dawn of peace, harmony and happiness. Here Ratri connotes that critical juncture in eternal world drama cycle when unrighteousness reaches its extreme and all human efforts to redeem the situation fail. It’s a period of extreme sorrow and suffering when the vices of ego, lust, anger and attachment rule human thoughts and actions.

In Hindu scriptures there is mention of the night of Brahma (Brahma ki raat) and also the night of the Shaktis or Goddesses (Navratris). The night of Brahma signifies the age of ignorance and unrighteousness in which God’s first and purest creation, Brahma and the Brahmins, are clouded by ignorance and vices. When God Shiva comes and opens their third eye of wisdom by bestowing divine intellect, they are able to forge a mental link with Him and draw His power.

 

They thus become Shiva Shaktis who destroy ignorance and vices in the world with the help of Shiva. The Navratri (festival of nine nights) is a memorial of the end of the unlimited ratri in which devotees invoke the blessings of Shiva Shaktis and sing praise of their divine actions.

It is at such a time when God intervenes to perform the divine acts of re-creating the new world order of purity, peace and prosperity and destroying the old world order of viciousness, violence and deprivation, as described in the Gita. Just as night ends and day dawns when the sun rises, in the same way to end the night of ignorance God Shiva, the Sun of Knowledge (Gyan Surya) incarnates at the far end of Kaliyuga, in Bharat. This period of spiritual enlightenment is sailed Sangamyuga (Confluence Age) in which the most auspicious confluence of the Supreme Soul Shiva and human souls takes place.

 

Please watch:

Supreme Father God Shiva has arrived on Earth to establish Golden Age

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg-MxS57FLE&feature=share

SHIV AVATARAN (INCARNATION OF GOD SHIVA)  (Hindi)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIcOUFsrznY&feature=youtu.be

 

THE SERMONISER OF THE GITA

If the spiritual secrets behind the festival of  Shivratri are understood, world transformation will take place easily. Shivratri is not a festival for just Shaivites. If one studies ancient civilizations and cultures it becomes apparent that Shivratri is a festival for all souls of the world.

 
Not only Hindus, but Jews, Christians and Muslims also believe in an incorporeal God.  The ancient names of God such as 'Shuin' in Babylon, 'Seva' or 'Sevajya' in Syria, Egypt and Fiji; 'Sibru' in the land occupied by the progeny of Abraham and Jehova are not too different from the Sanskrit word 'Shiva', which, according to some scholars, is the confluence of two phonetic parts, 'shi' and 'va', meaning 'redeemer' and 'liberator' from sins and sufferings.

1) God is one who is accepted by all, He is incorporeal.

2) God is the Supreme,

3) God is beyond all bondages of action,

4) God is omniscient,

5) God is boundless or unlimited in all His attributes.

God is the father, mother, friend, preceptor / guide, teacher and protector of all souls. He is the only one who has no parents, guide, teacher or protector above Him.  

Unlike human souls, God doesn't come into the cycle of birth and death. Hence He is called ' Ajanma' (One who doesn't take birth). It is said in the Gita, “I am 'Mahakaal ' (the great death). Death can never approach me.”  Upon taking birth, humans are bound to act and get the fruit of their actions. God, however, is 'Akarta' (one who does not perform any action) and 'Abhokta' (one who doesn't experience the result of any action).

God is said to be 'Trikaldarshi' (one who knows the three aspects of time – the past, present and future).

God is described as Trilokinath or Lord of the three worlds.

He is also described as Trinetri or one with ‘three eyes’. He bestows the knowledge of the third eye on humans.

The Supreme Soul, God, incarnates in the Confluence Age, (Sangamyug ) and educates human beings on how to lead a pure and elevated life. His sermons are called shrimat. It is the real Gita sermonised by God Himself  that becomes instrumental in establishing a new world order, a new religion called Adi Sanatana Devi devata Dharm (The Original Eternal Deity Religion).

Since His birth is divine and spiritual, God is the One who does not have parents. That's why the word 'Shambhu' is suffixed to Shiva. 'Shambhu' is short for 'Swayambhu' – the One who is self created.  The Supreme Soul has no father or mother, friend or relative, preceptor or protector. He is also described as the One who is beyond the cycle of birth and death.

According to mythology, Sri Krishna was born to human beings, had parents, a teacher, he became old, and was killed. He worshipped Lord Shiva before the Maha Bharat war took place.  So, considering all these aspects, he can only be called a deity because of his divine qualities but not as the Supreme Soul, Paramatma, God or an Avatar or incarnation of God. 

When God Shiva comes, He sermonises Gita, and establishes the 'Original Eternal Deity Religion' (Adi Sanatan Devi- Devata Dharm).  This is the religion that continues in the Golden and Silver Ages. (Satyug and Treta yug). God’s descent and incarnation on earth is known as Shivratri or Shiv jayanti. Since He sermonizes the Gita it is also the birth of the Gita.

 

God’s Descent

The Supreme Soul never takes birth as humans do. He however takes a divine birth to salvage humanity. Divine birth means that He does not enter the womb of a mother; He enters the body of a human being whom He names Prajapita Brahma. He uses the organ of the mouth of this individual called Brahma to speak. He gives the knowledge to create the new world or Satyug. 

 

The 100 year period between the end of Kaliyug and the beginning of Satyug is called the Sangam yug or Confluence Age. It is the most auspicious age because God comes on earth at that time. In fact it is the most elevated age because man becomes elevated hence it is also called Purshottam sangam yug. 

Presently, we are in the Confluence Age (Sangamyug). God Shiva has descended on earth and has been teaching the ancient Raja yoga. His elevated versions are called shrimat. God is sermonising Gita once again in this kalpa during this  Sangamyug.

Brahma kumaris have been spreading His teachings since 75 years. This Raja yoga course is given free of charge. There are already around 9,000 Brahma Kumaris centres in 135 countries. Brahma Kumaris Organisation has been working with the United Nations for world peace and upliftment of humanity for more than 30 years and received many awards.  

You are all welcome to learn this Raj yoga and learn to establish a link with the Supreme Soul who is the Ocean of Knowledge and the World Almighty Authority.

Please watch:

BREAKING NEWS - GOD HAS ARRIVED.. !.mp4 (Hindi)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnpyYBZDFGI

To learn more about the Sermonizer of the Gita  and the proper techniques of Raja Yoga Meditation, please visit your nearest Brahma Kumaris Centre.  There is no charge.

Brahma Kumaris Centres in India & Nepal:

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MEDITATION FREEDOM FROM FEAR experiencing inner power

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoXuZrrHOlE&list=PLE090CF30FFA9B9C5&feature=c4-overview-vl

Just a minute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYwSydBgAq0&list=PLE090CF30FFA9B9C5&feature=c4-overview-vl

MEDITATION Experiencing Inner Power & Protection Sister Jayanti

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Daily Positive Thoughts: February 16, 2015: Going Deep

Daily Positive Thoughts: February 16, 2015: Going Deep

Walters Group Towers, a wonderful engineering

Going Deep

Just as the highest tower needs a deep foundation, so too our higher thinking is based on going deep within.

Happiness

Happiness is the art of living, the purpose of our existence. Happiness
is the true index of quality of life. Without happiness, life is dry
and meaningless. With happiness, life immediately becomes fulfilling
and wonderful. Happiness is an infectious feeling that immediately
lifts the sagging spirits of people. Happy people keep themselves happy
because they know the little ways to appreciate themselves and to see
the humour and magic in each moment.

Fulfilling The Criteria Of Positivity (cont.)

In yesterday's message we defined positivity and negativity from a spiritual perspective. Further elaborating, negativity hides my truth, and causes me to take incorrect steps during the day, without realizing, hurting myself and others yet not knowing how or why. At the level of non-physical spiritual vibrations, we are all connected with each other, as a result of which if I help others to come close to the experience of truth, a state in which the other is an embodiment of the virtues of peace, love, joy, purity and power(as defined yesterday), I will also help myself: whereas if I bring others down into a state of falsehood, the opposite, that will also bring me down.Whenever I give another soul an experience of any of these virtues, the virtue first flows through me and then touches the other. As a result there is an increase in the virtue inside me first and then the other is benefitted.

In the entire day, my words and actions may be numbered, but my thoughts are in thousands. My mind works, even when I sleep, even though I am not active physically at that time. The quality of my thoughts at that time is largely influenced by the quality of my thoughts, words and actions during the day. So I need to be aware throughout the day as to how much is each thought, word and action of mine fulfilling the criteria of positivity i.e. bringing me and others closer to a state of truth. The more my thoughts, words and actions do so; the result is an increase in an experience of inner and outer lightness in the self and a similar experience from me to those who come into my contact or whom I interact with.

Soul Sustenance

Do Love And Suffering Go Hand-In-Hand (Part 1)?

There are two things that touch or move us in life: pain and pleasure.Both create addiction. We feel pain in the body, and sometimes it is even emotional. But suffering arises in the mind. The suffering in the mind arises from thinking negatively towards the self, towards others, looking at them with a vision or attitude that causes grief, sorrow and suffering. Both extremes, pain and pleasure, can create addiction. On creating addiction it can start to form part of someone's identity. Later if one tries to stop the addiction of pain or suffering, it can almost feel like a threat towards the self, and towards one's own identity as one perceives it, because suffering is identified with. It is too hard to see oneself as no longer suffering.

An e.g. in this regard is that of a mother, with three children, who was undergoing a meditation course at one of the Brahma Kumaris centers. Her daughter had learned to meditate and became very happy and joyful. Seeing her happiness the mother came to learn to meditate. With a few sessions she felt much more at peace and had very good experiences, but all of a sudden she decided to stop the meditation practice and leave the course because she was starting experiencing a positive detachment, which she perceived as negative. Now, she was no longer feeling afraid of what might happen to her children.The meditation was awakening in her a love free from fears, but it brought on in her an inner clash of beliefs between the old and new beliefs. Her old belief was that to love someone is to suffer about them or create pain related to them.

(To be continued tomorrow …)

Message for the day

To switch on the power of awareness is to be free from being mood off.

Expression: To be mood off means to find excuses and reasons to feel negative - to have negative thoughts for the self or for the others. But if there is a strong powerful awareness in the mind, a positive thought about the self, there will not be a chance for a negative thought to enter the mind. So there will never be any reason to be mood off.

Experience: When I am able to maintain a single powerful thought, I am able to remain happy and content. I am not dependent on the external situations for the internal state of mind. Nor do I make external situations as an excuse to further weaken my own thoughts. So there is constantly a feeling of positivity under all circumstances.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris

Introduction of God Shiva: 06:God's Promise to Come & The Difference Between Shiva & Shankar

GOD’S PROMISE TO COME

It is His promise, recorded in Shrimad Bhagvad Gita and there are prophesies recorded in other scriptures, that when there is utter irreligiousness, unrighteousness and vicious-ness, then He would come to reveal again the original and true Godly Knowledge and Yoga.

Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Glanir Bhavati Bharat,

Abhyuthanam dharmasya Tadatmaanam Srijamyaham

Bhagavad Gita (Chapter IV-7)

The Christians believe in the second coming of Christ and the Buddhists believe in the coming of Maitrey Buddha. Some say that he would come as Kalki. Similarly, other religions prophesize the second coming of the Founder of their respective religion or someone empowered by Him. Surely, the Founders of every religion will come. But let us understand it clearly that they would come again at their respective time as given in the wheel of Time. Now, when there is utmost degeneration, it is the time for God Himself to come and adopt someone as His corporeal medium. For, now a new world has to be created and the old one is waiting to be destroyed. Creation of a new world is the responsibility of God and He alone is capable of doing it. The present world also was created by Him and it was He Who created Adam, Brahma or first Manu. Now also, He is revealing spiritual Knowledge and Yoga and, by means of it, He has created again Adam or Brahma and his sons and daughters. It is our sacred duty to inform all about the gracious advent of Him, the Supreme Father, Teacher and Preceptor of all souls. Anyone may agree with us and recognise the truth and have an uplifting experience or may deride and ridicule. It is his or her choice. We know that announcing the coming of God, the Redeemer, is to make the biggest-ever claim, yet the compelling truth and experience urge one to give vent and one becomes helpless to keep totally silent, for it would be dereliction of duty.

 
 

Please watch:

Karma Philosophy - 17/5/2013 (Shivani Ben - HIllock Hotel, Mount Abu) (Hindi)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giRWyH82IgU

God's Revelations 1 - BK Shivani (Hindi)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chEwQQ73vdY

The Difference between Shiva & Shankar

First of all, who is God Shiva and what is our relationship with Him? Shiva - the name means benefactor - is referred to as Paramatma or the Supreme Soul, while all the other gods and goddesses in the Hindu pantheon are called devi devatas or deities. That is why the prayer, Brahma devaya namah, Vishnu devaya namah, Shankar devaya namah… ends with Shiv paramatmaya namah.

The Supreme Soul, who is incorporeal, is the father of all human souls. That is why all humans, irrespective of the faith they profess, regard and worship God as an incorporeal entity. Being incorporeal, God Shiva cannot be represented by an idol. Therefore Hindus worship Him in the form of the Shivling.

Many people confuse the deity Shankar with Shiva. But the depiction and the attributes of the two should make it clear that they are two different entities. Shankar is a deity having a human form and he is always shown sitting in a meditative state, often before a Shivling. It is clear that He is remembering an entity higher than him, which can only be the Supreme Soul. Shankar is one of the creations of the Creator, Shiva. He is bestowed with the task of destruction of the world when it reaches a state of extreme degradation at the end of Kaliyug, the Iron Age. It is because Shiva and Shankar are two different entities that Shivratri is never called Shankar-ratri.

Please watch:

Unlock the Mysteries of Shiva - English - Full Movie - Brahma Kumaris

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev08hnIcV6U&list=UUVMgCAmuQt7kMEX-2JZ0bXA&feature=c4-overview

Vices to Virtues: 15: संस्कार परिवर्तन

Vices to Virtues: 15: संस्कार परिवर्तन

बापदादा ने कहा है के ज्वाला  मुखी  अग्नि  स्वरुप  योग  की  शक्ति  से  संस्कारों  का संस्कार करो ; सिर्फ मारना नहीं, लेकिन  जलाकर नाम रूप ख़त्म कर दो.... चेक और चेन्ज करना ... ज्वाला योग से अवगुण और पुराने संस्कार जला देना ...हररोज़ एक लेंगे और जला देंगे...

Bapdada has told us to cremate our old sanskars. (Sanskar ka sanskar karo) Not just to suppress them, but to completely burn them, so there is no trace or progeny left. Check and change now. Have volcanic yoga ( Jwala swaroop) Let us work on one each day.

पुराने वा अवगुणों का अग्नि संस्कार .... (15) डिसरिगार्ड करना, बेइज़्ज़ती करना

 ... बदलकर ...   मैं आत्मा सर्व को रिगार्ड और सत्कार देने वाली हूँ ...

Cremate our old sanskars... (15)... to disregard and to disrespect others...  replace them with... I, the soul, give respect and honourable treatment  to all...

Poorane va avguno ka agni sanskar...(15)...disregaard karna, beijjati karna... badalkar... mai atma sarv ko regard aur satkaar dene wali  hun...

पुराने वा अवगुणों का अग्नि संस्कार .... (15) डिसरिगार्ड करना, बेइज़्ज़ती करना

 ... बदलकर ...   मैं आत्मा सर्व को रिगार्ड और सत्कार देने वाली हूँ ...

योग कॉमेंट्री :

मैं आत्मा परमधाम शान्तिधाम शिवालय में हूँ ... शिवबाबा के साथ हूँ .... समीप हूँ .... समान हूँ .... सम्मुख हूँ .....  सेफ हूँ ..... बाप की छत्रछाया में हूँ ... अष्ट इष्ट महान सर्व श्रेष्ठ हूँ .... मैं आत्मा मास्टर ज्ञानसूर्य हूँ .... मास्टर रचयिता हूँ ... मास्टर महाकाल हूँ ... मास्टर सर्व शक्तिवान हूँ .... शिव शक्ति कमबाइनड  हूँ  .... अकालतक्खनशीन  हूँ ....अकालमूर्त हूँ ..... अचल अडोल अंगद एकरस एकटिक एकाग्र स्थिरियम अथक और बीजरूप  हूँ ... शक्तिमूर्त .... संहारनीमूर्त ... अलंकारीमूर्त ..... कल्याणीमूर्त हूँ ... शक्ति सेना हूँ .... शक्तिदल हूँ ... सर्वशक्तिमान हूँ ...  रुहे गुलाब ... जलतीज्वाला .... ज्वालामुखी ....  ज्वालास्वरूप .... ज्वालाअग्नि हूँ .... डिसरिगार्ड करना, बेइज़्ज़ती करना... अवगुणों का आसुरी संस्कार का अग्नि संस्कार कर रही हूँ .... जला रही हूँ ... भस्म कर रही हूँ ...  मैं आत्मा महारथी महावीर ... डिसरिगार्ड करना, बेइज़्ज़ती करना... के  मायावी संस्कार पर विजयी रूहानी सेनानी हूँ ... मैं आत्मा सर्व को रिगार्ड और सत्कार देने वाली हूँ ... मैं देही -अभिमानी .... आत्म-अभिमानी... रूहानी अभिमानी ....परमात्म अभिमानी.... परमात्म ज्ञानी .... परमात्म भाग्यवान... सर्वगुण सम्पन्न  .... सोला  कला सम्पूर्ण .... सम्पूर्ण निर्विकारी ...मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम  ... डबल अहिंसक  हूँ ... डबल ताजधारी ... विष्व  का मालिक हूँ ..... मैं आत्मा ताजधारी ..... तख़्तधारी ..... तिलकधारी ..... दिलतक्खनशीन  ..... डबललाइट ..... सूर्यवंशी शूरवीर ....... महाबली महाबलवान ..... बाहुबलि पहलवान ....... अष्ट भुजाधारी अष्ट शक्तिधारी   अस्त्र शस्त्रधारी शिवमई शक्ति हूँ .....  

Cremate our old sanskars... (15)... to disregard and to disrespect others...  replace them with... I, the soul, give respect and honourable treatment  to all...

Yog Commentary:

I am a soul...I reside in the Incorporeal world...the land of peace...Shivalaya...I am with the Father...I am close to the Father...I am equal to the Father...I am sitting personally in front of the Father...safe...in the canopy of protection of the Father...I am the eight armed deity...a  special deity...I am great and elevated...I, the soul am the master sun of knowledge...a master creator...master lord of death...master almighty authority... Shivshakti combined...immortal image...seated on an immortal throne...immovable, unshakable Angad, stable in one stage, in a constant stage, with full concentration....steady, tireless and a seed...the embodiment of power...the image of a destroyer...an embodiment of ornaments...the image of a bestower...the Shakti Army...the Shakti  troop...an almighty authority...the spiritual rose...a blaze...a volcano...an embodiment of a blaze...a fiery blaze...I am cremating the sanskar of disregarding and disrespecting others....I am burning them... I am turning them into ashes...I, the soul am a maharathi...a mahavir...I am the victorious spiritual soldier that is conquering the vice of disregarding and disrespecting others....  I, the soul, give respect and honourable treatment  to all....I , the soul, am soul conscious, conscious of the soul, spiritually conscious, conscious of the Supreme Soul, have knowledge of the Supreme Soul, am fortunate for knowing the Supreme Soul.....I am full of all virtues, 16 celestial degrees full, completely vice less, the most elevated human being following the code of conduct, doubly non-violent, with double crown...I am the master of the world, seated on a throne, anointed with a tilak, seated on Baba’s heart throne, double light, belonging to the sun dynasty, a valiant warrior, an  extremely powerful and  an extremely strong wrestler with very strong arms...eight arms, eight powers, weapons and armaments, I am the Shakti merged in Shiv...

Poorane va avguno ka agni sanskar...(15)...disregaard karna, beijjati karna... badalkar... mai atma sarv ko regard aur satkaar dene wali  hun...

Yog Commentary: (Hinglish)

mai atma paramdham shantidham, shivalay men hun...shivbaba ke saath hun...sameep hun...samaan hun...sammukh hun...safe hun...baap ki chhatra chaaya men hun...asht, isht, mahaan sarv shreshth hun...mai atma master gyan surya hun...master rachyita hun...master mahakaal hun...master sarv shakti vaan hun...shiv shakti combined hun...akaal takht nasheen hun...akaal moort hun...achal adol angad ekras ektik ekagr sthiriom athak aur beej roop hun...shaktimoort hun...sanharinimoort hun...alankarimoort hun...kalyani moort hun...shakti sena hun...shakti dal hun...sarvshaktimaan hun...roohe gulab...jalti jwala...jwala mukhi...jwala swaroop...jwala agni hun... disregaard karna, beijjati karna.....avguno ka asuri sanskar kar rahi hun...jala rahi hun..bhasm kar rahi hun...mai atma, maharathi mahavir...  disregaard karna, beijjati karna ... ke mayavi sanskar par vijayi ruhani senani hun... mai atma sarv ko regard aur satkaar dene wali hun....mai dehi abhimaani...atm abhimaani...ruhani abhimaani...Parmatm abhimaani...parmatm gyaani...parmatm bhagyvaan...sarvagunn sampann...sola kala sampoorn...sampoorn nirvikari...maryada purushottam...double ahinsak hun...double tajdhaari vishv ka malik hun...mai atma taj dhaari...takht dhaari...tilak dhaari...diltakhtnasheen...double light...soorya vanshi shoorvir...mahabali mahabalwaan...bahubali pahalwaan...asht bhujaadhaari...asht shakti dhaari...astr shastr dhaari shivmai shakti hun...