"Om Namah Shivaya"

So, I thought I would share some background around my blog title ''Om Namah Shivaya''  it is known as the great redeeming mantra also known as five-syllable mantra.

The meaning :  
It means  "I bow to Shiva." Shiva is the supreme reality, the inner Self. It is the name given to consciousness that dwells in all. Shiva is the name of your true identity- your self. 

According to Hindu mythology there are three Gods who run this creation. The Brahma - who creates the universe, the Vishnu - who preserves the Universe and the Shiva- who in the end destroys the universe. Among the three deities, Shiva, though considered as destroyer, also symbolize the  - the inner self which remains intact even after everything ends. 

In this mantra the chanter (one who repeats the mantra) bow to Shiva- his true self.

Om Namah Shivay is a very powerful mantra. It has been said about this mantra that if this mantra vibrates continually in your heart, then you have no need to perform austerities, to meditate, or to practise yoga. To repeat this mantra you need no rituals or ceremonies, nor must you repeat it at an auspicious time or in a particular place." This mantra is free of all restrictions. It can be repeated by anyone, young or old, rich or poor and no matter what state a person is in, it will purify him.

How to repeat 'Om Namah Shivay' 

            Sit in a comfortable and peaceful  place and position. Start repeating the mantra in your mind or loudly with the same speed as you talk: 

 Om Namah Shivay (Aum Num-ha Shi-why)

(Sidenote... If you are going to repeat this mantra or any mantra, ensure you repeat it with full awareness of its meaning)

 Repeat 'Om Namah Shivay', with the feeling that you are bowing to Shiva - your true inner self. Repeat this mantra with respect. The inner self is the form of God in you. So as you say ' Om Namah Shivay' i.e. "I bow to Shiva'; you are actually bowing to God - The great almighty. The repetition of the name of God is equivalent to be merged in his very being.  When you repeat God's name in your mouth, in one way, you experience the God itself. Just repeat this mantra with faith and it's powerful phonetic vibrations will start doing miracle for you.

So, to summarize..... '' I honour the divinity within myself... ''

I love it, it's something different. I try my hardest to ensure that I do it, but I don't always remember...

More of the airy fairy, 'new age stuff' lol ( I was so bleh about it all, ask me about 18 months ago, and I was a completely different person about all of this....) I think as I've grown into myself, I have started to become less judgemental (comeon I said LESS!!) and I really believe that there is more out there....

What else can I talk about? What I'm reading! ...Louise L. Hay - You can heal your life. Fantastic! I've had a series of issues/injuries.. in my body for quite some time... neck pain, and most recently hip pain. Louise basically believes that unresolved ''issues'' create dis-ease within the body. She believes that all 'dis-ease' comes from a state of unforgiveness. whenever we are ill, we need to search our hearts to see who it is we need to forgive.

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She gives you a series of positive affirmations to repeat each day.. I am not sure if they are working I'm not committed enough to 'do them' everyday. perhaps that's the key? hehe.. I am a work in progress!!

So let me give you a couple of my 'own examples'

Hip problems - probable cause: fear of going forward in major decisions. nothing to move forward to

New thought pattern  - I am in perfect balance. I move through life with ease and with joy at every age.

Burtisis -probable case: repressed anger wanting to hit someone

New thought pattern - love relaxes and releases all unlike itself.

Neck problems -probabe cause:l refusing to see other sides of a question. stubbornness , in flexibility. -

New thought pattern - it is with flexibility and ease that I see all sides of an issue. there are endless ways of doing things and seeing things. I am safe.

That's about all I can think about writing tonight!!