{"id":1138,"date":"2026-09-19T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T03:00:04","slug":"lesson-161-merging-with-siva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/lesson-161-merging-with-siva\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 161 \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-161.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\">Pa\u00f1ch\u0101kshara Is Perfection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya is such a precious mantra because it is the closest sound that one can make to emulate the sounds rushing out of the Self into the mind. Chanting it is profound because it is a sound channel which you can follow to get close to the Self of your self\u2014sort of like following a river upstream to yourself. Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya can be equated with \u015aiva\u2019s drum of creation, called damaru. When Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya is repeated, we go through the chakras, Na-Ma \u015ai-V\u0101-Ya Aum. The Aum is in the head chakra. Within Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya is each of the elements\u2014earth, water, fire, air and ether\u2014which in the mind are transmuted into all-pervasive consciousness, and that is also transmuted into the great chakra way above the head at the end of the Aum. In just the breath, the space of time between the next repetition of \u201cAum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya\u2026Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya\u2026Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya,\u201d the pr\u0101\u1e47as, having reached Para\u015biva, fall back into the spiritual, mental, astral and physical worlds, blessing them all with new energy, new life and new understanding. \u201cNama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya Aum, Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya Aum, Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya Aum, Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya Aum\u201d is the constant process of life. It is the essence of life itself. We must realize that at any given moment we are a complete Para\u015biva-Satchid\u0101nanda j\u012bva, only working on the \u201cMahe\u015bvara part\u201d\u2014on the j\u012bva\u2019s becoming \u015aiva. Para\u015biva is there. Satchid\u0101nanda is there. The maturity of the purusha, of the j\u012bva, the embodied soul, is not. Therefore, Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya takes us into the reality above and beyond the relatively real. To know it is to experience it, and to experience it is to become initiated. <br><br>I have been performing Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya for over fifty years. At first it had no meaning other than, \u201cWonderful, at last I got my mantra, and an assignment from my guru to perform japa regularly.\u201d As the japa progressed, all the inner worlds opened, all the doors of the mind. All the spiritual forces were unleashed, and the ability to control them came naturally. You see, Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya Aum brings the totality of the individual to the forefront and makes it manifest in daily life. This most pragmatic mantra is found at the center of the Vedas, in the hymn known as \u015ar\u012b Rudram, and \u015aiva is at the center of Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya Aum. As the center of the Vedas, it blends Ved\u0101nta with Siddh\u0101nta, fusing them together with the fire of realization. So, I and all \u015aaiva Siddh\u0101ntists are a fusion of Ved\u0101nta and Siddh\u0101nta, with all doors open of understanding of the fourteen windows, the chakras of the mind, and even more than that. <br><br>My satguru, Siva Yogaswami, placed great emphasis on japa, repeating the name of \u015aiva with concentration and feeling. This great N\u0101tha j\u00f1\u0101n\u012b explained, \u201cMay we not forget that mantra is life, that mantra is action, that mantra is love, and that the repetition of mantra, japa, bursts forth wisdom from within. Japa yoga is the first yoga to be performed toward the goal of j\u00f1\u0101na. In the temple perform japa. Under the sacred tree, perform japa. I performed japa all of this life as a silent s\u0101dhana, and it is automatic now.\u201d Siva Yogaswami enjoined his devotees: \u201cWear rudr\u0101ksha beads, repeat the Pa\u00f1ch\u0101kshara, let your heart grow soft and melt. Chant the letters five, and in love you will discover \u015aiva\u2019s will. Chant so that impurities, anxieties and doubts are destroyed. All hail Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pa\u00f1ch\u0101kshara Is Perfection Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya is such a precious mantra because it is the closest sound that one can make to emulate the sounds rushing out of the Self into the mind. 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