{"id":1101,"date":"2026-09-13T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T23:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T03:00:03","slug":"lesson-155-merging-with-siva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/lesson-155-merging-with-siva\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 155 \u2013 Merging with \u015aiva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MwS-Lesson-155.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Recording: Gurudeva&#8217;s cloned voice<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Magic Of Japa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japa is the prelude to r\u0101ja yoga. Japa links Siddh\u0101nta with Ved\u0101nta through the repetition of the mantra Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya\u2014or Aum \u015aarava\u1e47abhava for the uninitiated. Those who are initiated into the sacred Pa\u00f1ch\u0101kshara, Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya, have the advantage, because the repetition of this mantra will make them eventually see directly \u015aiva\u2019s perfect universe, and they in themselves will become a blend of Ved\u0101nta and Siddh\u0101nta. The unitiated are in preparation, using the mantra Aum \u015aarava\u1e47abhava Aum, thus quieting their minds, realizing the all-pervasiveness of \u015aiva and seeing that the natural state of the mind\u2014when all karmas are temporarily suspended\u2014is Satchid\u0101nanda, is peace, is bliss. Therefore, japa yoga is the prelude to r\u0101ja yoga and all other forms of s\u0101dhana. <br><br>Japa is very widespread in Hinduism, more so than meditation. Japa yoga is easy to practice. The inexperienced can take it up immediately. It does produce certain results until they forget the mantra, which can happen! This may seem strange, but I have met devotees of gurus who had actually forgotten their mantra, even after paying a goodly sum to receive it. The innocent Americans and Europeans are the orphans and adopted children of Indian gurus. Some of these teachers, unaware of the critical differences of religion and culture of their new-found and eager devotees, respond by bringing them immediately into japa and r\u0101ja yoga, avoiding the known initiations and the basic philosophical and cultural foundations necessary for ultimate success. In the case of Indian devotees, these cultural and philosophical foundations would have been acquired within the family home. This foundation is necessary, as it directs the subconscious mind, which is the inner motor of a person, preventing him from opposing, inhibiting and invalidating the realizations that naturally occur when one practices yoga. So, first we learn the philosophy, then through japa and more advanced yogas we realize it. Whereas in performing japa and r\u0101ja yoga before you know the philosophy, what you previously learned may conflict with what you now realize. This can be very disconcerting. <br><br>When the philosophy is properly understood, we possess right thought, right speech and right action, which is proper behavior. This is culture. Hindu culture is very different from the European cultures, which are based largely on Abrahamic beliefs. Humility and obedience before elders and those who are wiser is a very big part of Hindu culture, as is the regard for knowledge and wisdom and the deeper philosophies. Therefore, a good character expressed day by day within the individual who is freed from anger and from contentious mental arguments is a central foundation for the practice of yoga. <br><br>One without such purity should not practice japa yoga lest he awaken the knowledge of his imperfections which are better to keep veiled. For knowing such could send him into states of remorse, early repentance\u2014which means being penitent before one has the stability to take on the reaction of such a momentous discovery and undertaking. To meditate, one must be free from anger, jealousy and contention. Karma yoga should be practiced by the devotee prior to this to smooth out all character flaws. Sivathondu\u2014which is another word for karma yoga\u2014service to \u015aiva, is the platform for japa yoga. <br><br>Those who are victims to episodes of anger, to pangs of jealousy or to periods of fear should not meditate and should not perform japa. They should perform Sivathondu, attend group meditations and group pr\u0101\u1e47\u0101y\u0101ma sessions. This is because they must first be lifted up into the m\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101ra chakra and above. They are living below it and must raise their consciousness in order to proceed deeply into themselves. It is the group itself in this case that will lift the individual who cannot easily lift himself. This process should be guided by a strong-minded, compassionate moderator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Magic Of Japa Japa is the prelude to r\u0101ja yoga. Japa links Siddh\u0101nta with Ved\u0101nta through the repetition of the mantra Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya\u2014or Aum \u015aarava\u1e47abhava for the uninitiated. Those who are initiated into the sacred Pa\u00f1ch\u0101kshara, Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya, have the advantage, because the repetition of this mantra will make them eventually see <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/lesson-155-merging-with-siva\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-merging-with-siva"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3471,"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101\/revisions\/3471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}