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The spiritual effect of the moon on man

1. Introduction.

Over the decades there have been many scientific reports for and against the effect of the moon on human behaviour. The reports analysed heightened mind activity, increased visits to general or psychiatric emergency departments and p

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Ardhanarisvara

Ardhanarisvara

Brahma was unable to create and bring forth creatures from his mental creation. To know
the method of creation he did Tapas. As a result of his Tapas Adyasakti arose in Brahma’s mind.
Through the help of Adyasakti Brahma meditated upon

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The Universe Is A World Of Opposites

The Universe Is A World Of Opposites

The principle of "duality" was a very important part of the creation process.
What it means is that for every experience and feeling available to us there would be an opposite for it.

For cold there is hot, for joy

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The Battle of Thoughts

The Battle of Thoughts

In the beginning of thought-culture, there is internal fight between pure and impure
thoughts. The impure thought tries to enter the mental factory again and again. It asserts: “O little
man, you gave me shelter in the beginning.

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Dance of Siva

Dance of Siva

The flood of nineteen-twenty-four
Was horrible in Rishikesh
It carried away many Mahatmas  and Sadhus
This is the dance of Siva.
The impetuous Chandrabhaga
Turned its course in 1943
People crossed it with difficulty
With the help of e

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Siva Jyoti

Siva Jyoti

Brahma and Vishnu were one day disputing which of the two was the greater. Siva appeared
in the form of an Infinite Jyoti or fiery Linga, in order to destroy their pride. Brahma and Vishnu set
out to measure the Jyoti. They failed in their a

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Flight Into Freedom -

Flight Into Freedom -

God Spoke to Me ~Through Eileen Caddy (1970s-1980s) "Wake up to the turbulent state of the world. Humankind is drawing further away from the source of all good into the darkness. You can feel the unrest, the disquiet, everywhere

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Sadasiva

Sadasiva

At the end of Pralaya, the Supreme Lord thinks of re-creation of the world. He is then known
by the name Sadasiva. He is the root-cause of creation. From Sadasiva creation begins. In
Manusmriti He is called Svayambhu. Sadasiva is unmanifested,

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Spiritual Methods for Thought-culture

Spiritual Methods for Thought-culture

If you think again and again of an impure thing it gains new strength. It gets the force of
momentum. You must drive it immediately. If you find it difficult to do so, entertain counterthoughts
of God. Cultivate su

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Forgiveness…Our Most Important Lesson

Forgiveness…Our Most Important Lesson

"Cause your days and nights to be reflections of the highest idea within you. Allow your moments of Now to be filled with the spectacular ecstasy of God made manifest through you. Do it through the expression of

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Philosophy Of Symbols

Philosophy Of Symbols

Lord Siva represents the destructive aspect of Brahman. That portion of Brahman that is
enveloped by Tamo-Guna-Pradhana Maya is Lord Siva who is the all-pervading Isvara and who
also dwells in Mount Kailas. He is the Bhandara or s

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SIVA TATTVA

SIVA TATTVA

In Me the universe had its origin,
In Me alone the whole subsists;
In Me it is lost—Siva,
The Timeless, it is I Myself,
Sivoham! Sivoham! Sivoham!
Salutations to Lord Siva, the vanquisher of Cupid, the bestower of eternal bliss and
immortality,

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Twin Souls

Twin Souls

"And when one of them meets with his other half, the actual half of himself, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and one will not be out of the other's sight even for a moment."
~ Plato
2,500 years ago...

Th

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Some Thought-seeds

Some Thought-seeds

True knowledge is spiritual consciousness. It is awareness of one’s real nature. Knowledge means right discernment or correct evaluation, wisdom and a perfect understanding of oneself and of others. Right thought results in right a

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Hari and Siva

Hari and Siva

Hari used to worship Siva daily with a thousand lotuses. One day one lotus was missing. He
plucked out His own eye to make the number of a thousand. Siva gave Vishnu the Sudarsana
Chakra or discus, being very much pleased with His devotio

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Sarvalinga Stava

Sarvalinga Stava

O Omkaresvara, Umamahesvara,
Ramesvara, Tryambakesvara,
Mahabalesvara, Mahakalesvara, Muktesvara,
Om Namah Sivaya.
O Jambukesvara, Kalahastisvara,

Tarakesvara, Paramesvara,
Narmadesvara, Nagesvara, Nanjundesvara,
Om Namah Sivaya.
O Ardhanari

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Nilakantha

Nilakantha

When the ocean was churned, a terrible poison came out. Siva swallowed this in order to
save the world. This caused a blue stain on His throat. So He is called by the name Nilakantha.

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Pati-Pasu-Pasa

Pati-Pasu-Pasa

‘Pati’ is Lord Siva. It is the object of all the Vedas and the Agamas to explain the concepts of
Lord (Pati), bound souls (Pasu) which really means cattle, and bondage (Pasa). Lord Siva is infinite,
eternal, one without a second. He is c

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Self-development by Yogic Thought-culture

Self-development by Yogic Thought-culture

The supraphysical phenomena occurring in the practice of Yoga and the practitioner’s
experience on subtler planes are viewed with suspicion and regarded as mere oriental magic.
Yoga is neither fanciful nor does

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Lord Nataraja—The Great Dancer

Lord Nataraja—The Great Dancer

‘Ya’ in Namassivaya represents Jiva or the individual soul. The Panchakshara Namassivaya
forms the body of Lord Siva. The hand that wears fire is ‘Na’. The foot that presses the demon
Muyalaka is ‘Ma’. The hand that holds

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