significance of the Amavasya

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Question: Sadhguru, what is the significance of the Amavasya or new moon day?

Sadhguru: Amavasya means no moon day or new moon day. Whenever something or somebody becomes absent, through that absence, their presence always becomes more powerful. If you had a friend or a loved one who was with you, you never felt their presence so much. But the moment they disappear, you feel their presence so much – it is so powerful, isn’t it? Even on the emotional level, it is true. You do not really feel their presence when they are around. Only when they are gone, the vacuum that they have left behind has become more powerful than their presence itself. Similarly with the moon, her absence makes her more present than ever before. On any other day, even the Pournami, she is there, but on Amavasya, the presence is felt even more – that quality is even more.

The earth broods on Amavasya; the life process is slowed down on the planet and it is a great opportunity because the integration of life happens much better on this day. When a certain slow down happens, that is when you notice your body. When everything is going well and you are busy, you do not know what is happening with the body; the body is just you. But if a little ailment comes, suddenly the body is an issue and it is something that you have to pay attention to. Only when it does not do well, you know, ‘This is not me. This is just my body giving me troubles.’ Very clearly a distance arises.

So that is the significance of Amavasya. On that day, because a certain integration of the elements is happening, there is a slowdown of everything. If you are seeking wellbeing, Pournami is sacred. If you are seeking liberation, Amavasya is sacred. Accordingly, there are different kinds of practices and sadhanas for those two dimensions of life. It is a day when one can become easily aware of, ‘What is me and what is not me,’ and from there on, the journey from untruth to truth begins. From Amavasya to Pournami, every month the opportunity is created naturally. Even for those who are completely unaware, there is a natural opportunity available beginning every Amavasya and moving on.

The nature of Pournami is more of the Idaa or the feminine. Amavasya is very raw. One day before Amavasya is known as Shivarathri because it is Shiva’s night. It is primordial in nature. When everything is pitch dark, it is like the creation is dissolved. There is a tinge of the destroyer in Amavasya. Generally, on the night of Amavasya a very feminine energy would either be disturbed because it causes certain fear and disturbance in her, or it could turn roguish and man-like.

Pournami is more conducive for a feminine energy. So Pournami is made use of by the women. For a man, the Pournami night is not very good if he is seeking dissolution. If he is seeking wellbeing, man can also make use of Pournami, but if he is seeking liberation or dissolution, Amavasya is better. For all those who are seeking absolute dissolution, Amavasya is great.

You may have heard that if people are a little mentally imbalanced, on Pournamis and Amavasyas they become more imbalanced. Why this is so is, the gravitational impact of the moon is working on our planet. So it is pulling everything up. Whole oceans are trying to rise. Similarly, your own blood is trying to rise to the moon’s gravitation. Because of this, if you are mentally little imbalanced, because of excessive circulation in your brain on that day, you will become more imbalanced. If you are happy, you will become more happy; if you are unhappy, you will become more unhappy. Whatever is your quality, it gets a little enhanced on those days because the blood is being pulled upward. So the whole energy is being pulled upward in some way. For a spiritual sadhaka who is always using every means possible to move his energies upward, these two days are like a boon from nature.

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adiyogi

Adi-yogi –shiva In ancient times, India did not exist as one country, but still it was considered as one entity which they called 'Bharat Varsha'. By race, by language they were not same; by religion, they did not worship the same Gods; politically, they were never one, but still the land south of the Himalayas was referred to as Bharat Varsha . So somewhere, there was some sense of unity because of the common spiritual ethos they carried in them. Spiritual ethos means, no matter what you are doing, whether you are a king or a peasant, whatever is the nature of your activity, there is only one ultimate goal for everybody - liberation. Even today, even the simplest farmer in this country will talk about mukti. This is a result of the phenomenal amount of spiritual work done in this country. One person who is largely responsible for this, who is of paramount significance in shaping the human consciousness is Shiva. In the yogic culture, Shiva is not known as a God, but as the first Guru or the Adi Guru. He is the Adi Yogi or the first Yogi. Out of his realisation, he became ecstatic and danced all over the mountains or sat absolutely still. He was constantly into bouts of stillness and bouts of mad dancing. All the gods who saw him, saw something was happening to him that they themselves did not know. Suddenly heaven felt like a bad place, because this guy is having such a good time! They felt, "We are missing out on something." When they finally got him to teach the method, Shiva expounded various types of yogas depending upon the level of preparedness of the person who was sitting in front of him. The first part of Shiva's teaching was to Parvati, his wife. It was taught in a certain intimacy. In great detail, and in very gentle ways, Shiva expounded the ways of yoga to Devi. The yoga sutras of Shiva are such that almost in every sutra , he refers to her as the resplendent one, the gracious one, the beautiful one. So this teaching transpired between two people with utmost intimacy. Intimacy should not be understood as sexuality. It means there is no resistance; this person is absolutely open to whatever is being offered. The second set of yogic teaching was expounded to the Sapta Rishis , or the first seven sages. When we use the word yoga, you should not think of twisting your body or holding your breath or anything like that we are not talking about a particular exercise or a technique. We are talking about the very science of creation and how to take this piece of creation (you) to its ultimate possibility. We are looking at gaining mastery over the fundamental processes of life; the very process of creation and dissolution. It doesn't matter at what level of evolution a person is right now, for him also, there is a way. For every being on the planet, there is a certain way that is the advantage of yoga. This teaching happened on the banks of Kanti Sarovar, near Kedarnath. This is when the world's first yoga programme happened. Today, yoga is said to be the world's fastest growing wellness regimen because it presents spirituality as technology. Mahashivratri is a festival that was chosen to honour Shiva, the Adi Guru, from whom yoga originated. On this night the planetary positions in the northern hemisphere are such that there is a natural upsurge of energies. If one just stays awake and keeps one's spine erect throughout the night, it naturally pushes a person towards his spiritual peak. SOURCE:TIMES OF INDIA

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Mahadeva Shambho, Mahadeva Shambho

PANCHA BOOTHA LINGAM

Adhideva – Lord Shiva in ‘linga roopa’ (form of lingam) in five holy places – Kancheepuram (Prithivi lingam – Nillam or Earth), Thiruvanaikoil (Jala lingam – Neer or water), Thiruvannamalai (Tejo lingam – agni or neruppu or fire), Sri Kalahasti (Vayu lingam – kattru or air) and Chidambaram (Akasa lingam – agayam or space).

PANCHA BOOTHAM IS REPRESENTED SHIVA ITSELF AT FIVE PLACES.
PANCHA BOOTHA ARE
EARTH-PRITHIVI
WATER-JALAM
AGNI-TEJAS
AIR-VAYU
SPACE-AKASA(AGAYAM)
Human life depends on these five primordial elements. Aatma (soul) exists in the body which is structured with Panchabhoota.

PANCHA BOOTHA TEMPLE ARE
FOUR IN TAMILNADU AND ONE IN ANDRAPRADESH.

SHIVA MANIFEST AS AN EARTH IN KANCHIPURAM
1.Ekamreshwara swamy (Prithvi Linga).
SHIVA MANIFEST AS WATER IN THIRUVANAIKOIL OR THIRUVANAIKAVAL
2. Jambukeshwara swamy (Jala lingam)
SHIVA MANIFEST AS FIRE IN TIRUVANNAMALAI
3. Arunachaleshwara swamy (Tejas Linga)
SHIVA MANIFEST AS AIR IN SRI KALAHASTI.
4. Sri Kalahastiswara swamy (Vayu Lingam)
SHIVA MANIFEST AS SPACE IN CHIDAMBARAM.
5.Sri Nataraja swamy (Akasa Lingam).

Generally, the only Lingas that have a scientific basis to them are those created by siddhas and yogis looking at liberation as a scientific process. They are eternal vibrations. Usually, they were consecrated with the use of mantras, for specific purposes and specific qualities. If you're not aware of this, in South India, there are five Lingas for the five elements in nature. These five Lingas are created for sadhana, not for worship; this must be understood. And the most fundamental sadhana in yoga is bhootha shuddhi.
The pancha bhoothas are the five elements in nature. If you look at yourself, your physical body is made up of five elements. These are earth, fire, wind, water, and space. They come together in a certain way to become the body. So the whole spiritual process is about going beyond the physical, beyond the five elements. These elements have a huge grip on everything that you experience. To transcend them, the fundamental practice of yoga involves what's called bhootha shuddhi. For every element that is involved, there's a certain practice you can do to become free from it. That is why, to practice the bhootha shuddhi, they created five different Lingas: one for earth, one for fire, one for wind, one for water, and one for space. Huge magnificent temples were built where you can go and do sadhana. If you want to do sadhana for the element of water, you go to Thiruvanaikaval. For space, you go to Chidambaram. To do different sadhana, different types of temples were built. This is how a temple is supposed to be, a place where energy is created in a particular way for the specific purpose of sadhana. They created these temples as places for sadhana, not for worship. Indian temples have never been places of prayer; nobody ever leads prayers there.

The Yogic concept of Chakras or energy vortices within us runs parallel to the Pancha Maha Bhootas . Each of the elements namely earth, water, fire, air and space is related to a particular Spinal Chakra and specific qualities as well as specific colorful shapes known as Mandalas. The potential energy of the Chakra is activated by the specific sounds known as Bhija Mantras.
The basis of all creation, including the physical body, are the five elements. The wellbeing of the body and the mind can be established by purifying the five elements within the human system. This process also shapes the body to become a stepping stone towards one's ultimate wellbeing rather than being a hurdle. There is a whole system of yoga called bhuta shuddhi, meaning purification of the elements. With the Pancha Bhuta Aradhana,

History says that, once while Lord Shiva was meditating Parvati mischievously covered his eyes with her fingers which resulted in complete darkness on earth for many years. Shiva being angered by her act cursed Parvati to go to earth for penance. Parvati went to earth and created the earth linga and worshiped it under a mango tree in Kachipuram giving birth to the temple. The ancient temple has been in existence prior to the 600 AD and been praised in songs by the Saivite saints.
Shiva is said to have manifested himself in the form of a massive column of fire, whose crown and feet, Bramma and Vishnu attempted in vain to reach. It is dedicated to Arunachaleswarar (God Shiva, venerated as Agni Lingam (Lingam of Fire) and his divine consort is Unnamalai Amman. This is the birth place of Saint Arunagirinathar who composed the Tirupugazh hymns. Tiruvannamalai is also the chosen place of Ashram built by Saint Philosopher Ramana Maharishi.According to the Legend, Lord once Shiva manifested himself in the form of a massive column of fire, whose crown and feet, Bhramma and Vishnu attempted to reach but failed. A celebration of this manifestation is seen today in the age old traditions observed in the Shivaratri and the Kartikai Deepam Festival held here. The temple's annual Karthigai Deepam Festival in November-December involves the lighting of a huge sacred fire atop the Annamalai Hill. The l ight from the fire can be seen even 40 Kms away.Tiruvannamalai is also known as Mukthipuri, Arunachalam, Arunagiri, Sonagiri etc. This sthalam is regarded as a Mukthi Sthalam and it is said that one would get mokshaa (salvation) just by thinking about this Sthalam and the main deity Arunachaleswarar. It is said that Lord Shiva has manifested himself in the form Arunachala Hill here. The sthala viruksham is Magizhamaram. By standing near this tree, one can view all the 9 gopurams of this temple.Girivalam: Becuase God Shiva has manifested himself in the form of the Hill, it is considered very religious and auspicious to circle the Hill by walk which is about 14 Kms. This is to be undertaken on a full moon day. In the circular path one can find Indiralingam, Agrnilingam, Yamalingam, Niruthilingam, Varunalingam, Vayulingam, Kuberalingam, Eesaaniya Lingam. By offering worship at all these Lingams, it is firmly believed that one will be freed from all his/her troubles.

Sri Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Templeof Thiruvanaikoil:
Thiruvanaikoil temple is one of the Panchabhoota Stalams (signifying the 5 natural elements) and represents water ('Neer'). The other four temples are Kalahasti for wind ('Kaatru'), Tiruvannamalai for fire ('Neruppu'), Kanchipuram for earth ('Mann', 'Bhoomi') and Chidambaram for space (“Aagayam”). As this temple represents water this is also called as 'Appu sthalam' and the Shivalinga ('Swami') here is called as 'Appu Linga'. Even today you can see water oozing out near the Shivalinga idol in the temple. The goddess of this temple is 'Akilandeswari' ('Amman'). The Amman is also called as Akilandanyaki. Akilandeswari is pronounced as 'Akilam - Aanda – Eswari' (Akilam – Universe, Aanda – Ruler, Eswari – Goddess).
SRIKALAHASTI which is situated on the banks of Swarnamukhi River and picturesque surrounding of hillocks is a famous Saivite Temple in South India. T housands of pilgrims who visit daily to have darshan of the almighty Sri Kalahasteeswara and Sri Gnanaprasunambika Devi to have blessings. Sri Kalahasteeswara showers grace to wipe out the sins and obstacles of devotees. Seers and sages worshipped lord Srikalahasteeswara and praised with hymns.
Sri Adi Sankara visited this kshetra and praised the bhakti of Kannappa in his Sivanandalahari.
The historical reference to this temple occur in the works of Nakkeerar, a Tamil poet in 3rd Century BC during the Tamil Sangam Dynasty. He called it as Southern Kailash.Nakkeera composed hundred stanzas to praise Srikalahasteeswara. Dhoorjati a Telugu poet native of this place and one among the ashtadiggajas of Sri Krishnadevaraya’s court composed hundred stanzas on Sri Halahasteeswara.
Legend has it that Lord Shiva disguised as Vayu (Air) observed that The Spider (SRI), Cobra (KALA) and Elephant (HASTI) worshipped Him very devotedly. So Lord Shiva made them to relieve from the curse and attain salvation, hence this place is called SRIKALAHASTI.
One hunter by name Thinna worshiped Lord Shiva and attained salvation
Sri Gnanaprasoonambika Devi, consort of Sri Kalahasteeswara bestows divya gyan to the devotees.
The marvelous temple architecture is representing Chola, Pallava, pandya and Krishnadevaraya style of architecture.
One siva bhaktha sikhamani named Ramanathan chettiar from Tamil Nadu had spent 9 lacs to renovate and performed kumbhabhishekam in 1912.
As a gift, of almighty he attained siva sayujyam (moksha) on the next day of maha sivarathri
Worshipping Sri Kalahasteeswara results in dispelling all worldly miseries and attaining marvelous spiritual happiness.
According to the scriptures, the Kshetra is praised as Dakshina Kailasam, Dakshina Kashi, Satya vrata Maha bhaskara kshethram, Sadyomukthi kshetram and also Rahu-Kethu Parihara Kshethram.
Many more Tamil Saivite saints like Sambandar, Appar, Manikkavasagar, Sundaramurti, Pattinathar and Sri Ramalinga Swami of Vadalur have also visited this place.
Article written with help of following website.
www.shivatemples.com
www.ishayogafoundation.com.
www.travelplanetindia.com.
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SHIVA-ADI YOGI

ENERGY CAN NEITHER BE CREATED NOR BE DESTROYED.BUT IT CAN BE TRANSFORM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER.ENERGY IS CALLED SHAKTHI .OBJECT THAT HOLD THAT ENERGY IS CALLED SHIVA.ONE WHO REALISES THESE WITHIN HUMAN BODY.THEY ARE CALLED GURU,RISHEE,SADHGURU,MUNI,SIDHAR,AGOHRI,GI,SRI SRI AND OTHER NAMES ALSO.IN SADHANA WHO ATTAIN MUKTHI.KNOW THE SECRETS OF BRAHMA.

meditation and yoga music

iam fond of listen to light music.when i was studying eleventh standard in my cousin's house.
i first listen to meditation music (gayathri mantra) in my cousin house.i was in eccentric feeling .
day by day i listen all type of music .thanks to my periyappa.now i was enthuasiastic to all kinds of meditation and yoga music.

if u listen to such music you will be meditate in nature .

i suggest some music which will help in relaxation and peace.

1.flute music of Nawang Khechog

2.Kip_Mazuy 's bliss music

3.sacred chants of shiva by art of living .

4.Rattan Sharma songs

5.Baird Hersey prana music

6.craigpruess's music

7.glenvelez drum sound really it will rise your adi shakthi in your body.

8.shiva rea

9.deva perumal songs.

10.Little_Wolf_Band

11.enigma

12.Niladri Kumar and Chinmaya Dunster.

13.osho mediation music -a powerful

14.jagjit singh songs really it will shows realty of lord krisna

15.deuter music

16.uma mohan and gayathridevi .

shiva-ellam shivamayam

According to Hinduism, Shiva, the destroyer of evil and sorrow, resides at the summit of a legendary mountain named Kailāśā, where he sits in a state of perpetual meditation along with his wife Pārvatī, the daughter of Himalaya. Kubera, the god of wealth was also said to have his abode on or near the mountain.^{[citation needed]}

This Kailāśā is regarded in many sects of Hinduism as the ultimate destination of souls and the spiritual center of the world.

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