Krishna Das continues his celebration of Mahashivratri by chanting the Shiva Stuti and answering questions on meditation, abstinence, emotional attachments, and far more.
Within the conclusion of this “Hanging within the Coronary heart House” session from March 11, 2021, Krishna Das continues his celebration of Mahashivratri, which is a Hindu vacation in honor of Lord Shiva. Take heed to half one in all this session in Pilgrim Coronary heart Ep. 106.
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The Shiva Stuti
In celebration of Mahashivratri, Krishna Das introduces and sings a chant referred to as Rudraashtakam, which is also referred to as the Shiva Stuti. He talks about how this chant is related to the Tulsidas model of the Ramayana and that it’s a prayer from a person who was become a crow by Shiva to witness all of the Lilas of Ram in all of the completely different universes.
“I bow to the Ruler of the Universe, whose very kind is Liberation,
the all-powerful and all pervading Brahma, manifest because the Vedas.
I worship Shiva, shining in his personal glory, with out bodily qualities,
Undifferentiated, desireless, all pervading sky of consciousness
and sporting the sky itself as His garment.” – From the English Translation of the Shiva Stuti
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Meditation for Youngsters (21:40)
Krishna Das tackles a variety of questions, together with ones about meditation for youngsters, whether or not or not yogis ought to practie abstinence, feeling like a slave to emotional attachments, feeling unworthy of the divine, and whether or not it’s neccessary to take a seat with enlightened souls. He talks extra about Mahashivratri and the way it’s celebrated in India, plus shares a narrative about KC Tewari, who was an unbelievable devotee of each Maharajji and Lord Shiva.
“I used to be with Tewari for a lot of completely different Shivaratris and it was unbelievable. For Shivaratri, he and his spouse would do 4 Shiva Pujas in a row, and it will take them about 12 hours. And they might sit there and never stand up. And he can be chanting the mantras, and he or she can be ringing the bell and making the choices and doing all types of issues…” – Krishna Das
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I Bow All the way down to Shiva (43:45)
Krishna Das closes out this session by chanting an prolonged model of Om Namah Shivaya.
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