| Siva Sutra |
| Baba Sri Siva: |
| "Tradition has said that the Siva Sutra was revealed to Vasugupta in the dream plane. Let
there be no doubt that Siva Sutra is directly from Siva Himself. Usually Siva does
not speak. Siva Sutra is from the God who does not speak. Siva does not speak
because speech cannot conceive of God who is free of all concepts. Siva is even
free of silence because silence is also conception. Nevertheless, Siva speaks.
Silence speaks. But then Siva speaks in few words. Siva's speech has been
appropriately called the "Siva Sutra - the Formula of Siva".
The formulas of Siva are short but profound. For instance, Siva says in one of the formulas, that mantra is mind [mantram chetanam]. Your mind has to become the mantra. There are no other thoughts except the mantra. In such a condition the mantra acquires maximum power. Mind does not exist anymore, only the Mantra exists. Under this condition the practitioner of the mantra himself becomes the mantra. In other words if you are practicing a Siva mantra, you become Siva Himself. Or if you are practicing a Vishnu mantra, you become Vishnu Himself. One cannot find anywhere a more precise theory and practice of mantra. It is all in 2 words: Mantram Chetanam [dissolve your mind in the mantra]. You simply go on thinking about the mantra, endlessly. There comes a time when your ego will disappear; your mind will disappear; only the mantra will be there. This is the perfect practice of any mantra. At that time the mantra of the deity will appear in front of you. He or she is a light being. They are ready to give you a boon. They are from heaven. They love you and want to work with you closely. Because your mind is scattered, you are not able to unite your mind with the sound of the deity. The easiest way to succeed in life is to work with the mantras and the deities that are inside the mantras. The mantra is like an atom. You need to split it open. When you open it you release the power inside the mantra. This is the reason why the yogis meditate all the time. There are yogis who have meditated for thousands of years. As a result, they have become invisible. Their body/mind got elevated to the invisible level of sound. I want to teach you how to use the mantra. Put the mantra in the right eye, left eye, right ear, left ear, right nostril, left nostril, and the tongue. Put the mantra all over the body. Feel it. You will then become the mantra you are meditating on. You can use the following mantras for different things in your life. Shreem: Mantra for Lakshmi - Use it for Wealth. Aim: Mantra for Saraswati - Use it for Intelligence. (Note: "Aim" sounds like "I'm".) Kleem: Mantra for Parvati - Use it for Energy and Relationship. Om Nama Sivaya: Mantra for Siva - Use it to get Everything you want in life. You may ask, if Om Nama Sivaya can do everything, why practice Shreem, Kleem or Aim? Om Nama Sivaya is like your personal physician. He can send you to other specialists depending on your need. Worse comes to worst I want you at least to practice the 1-Minute meditation. In another Sutra, Siva says Bija Abadhanam. Bija Abadhanam literally means attention on the seed. The seed represents the origin - the origin of life. Seed is the primordial pulse of life. Abadhanam means attention. Keep attention on the primordial pulse. You will be enlightened. Right now your attention is on your ego. It is on your karma and samsara. You are worried about money, food, relationship, etc. Put your attention on the primordial pulse. Transform yourself." |