Swami Jnanananda Giri ~ Beloved of the Beloved One,

  In the joy of your Self-Ecstasy is the deep experience of God communion.
He would then revel Himself to you in the form and in the formlessness of
your Inner Soul.
       He alone is ~ and the 'I' is melting away in the fires of devotion.  Egotism,
ignorance, and the darkness of sin and forgetfulness flee from the stage of
your world conception ~ thus revealing the pure soul of consciousness.
      Verily in the heart Thou  Art!  Self- illumined, self-contained,
at One with the Lord Supreme.
      Find him manifest in the bliss of your devotion, keeping His revealation
dear and secret to your heart ~ and infinite would be your Divine Realization!
      Your entire life would then become an awe-inspiring experience in the
joy of God!  An intensity of feeling ~ Bhavana ~ in love with God, draws you
inwards into spirit!
      Lord is ever with you.  Feel His presence within the most silent intimate
feelings of your heart.  Remember always ~ He is your very own and you are
His unto all eternity blessed.  Blessed indeed art Thou in the felicity of
self-ecstasy ~ par excellence!
     
    ~ A dictation from Swami Jnanananda Giri, Himalayas ~ Oct.1971 ~      
 

Maha Shivarathri¸¸.*.✽.*.¸.*★.¸¸.* ☆The Great Night of Shiva☆ ๑۩۞۩๑இڿڰۣ-ڰۣღ๑۩۞۩๑

Lord Shivaji Neelkant Gangadhar

This Maha Shivarathri is one of the four nights of the year that holds a Secret

 Blessing for those who would keep Awake until Dawn, an all night vigil.

 The other three nights being Krsna Janamashtami; Deevali; and Holi.

 Many also keep a days fast!

The day is spent in preparation for the long night of spiritual practices, 

perhaps at the temple kirtana, haven, or puja ; at a lone venue

 in a special inspiring atmosphere for immersion in yoga; 

or at ones Inner Shrine, simply meditating at home!

Wherever  one chooses to be on this night,

all night, maybe in a remote Ancient Temple deep in the Himalayas,

or before a glowing fire in ecstasy chanting Mantras and prayers, 

concentrate on the True Friend of the Soul,

the Eternal Majesty of the Almighty Benevolent One,

The All Compassionate and Merciful Dispeller of Darkness,

The Ever Blissful Light of Light! ~

~ Lord Shiva Mahadev ~

Shivarathri comes on the 14th night of the waning moon every month.

This Maha Shivarathi comes once every year during this month. 

Ancient knowledge of the scriptures of India marks this night 

as extremely special shown by a particular alignment of the Sun, 

Moon, and the Earth causing in this most silent of nights 

a most powerful flow of subtle energy that is available to us all 

to rise our conscious level, a pure gift of Lord Shiva, if you will.

It is not just a night of waking, but of Awaking!!       

And as your practice continues through the night the mind is absorbed,

the sleepiness it once felt at it's usual time has long passed by the power

of the heart's concentration on a finer purpose, Higher Desire, a Greater Love!

The fatigue of the body gets forgotten in the pursuit of the Blessed Night of 

Grace.

And there comes a point in time, in this night, that one reaches a place so 

focused

as to go beyond the limits of the body into a spaceless place of pure 

timelessness!

Here there is no description in words for this state, it is one to be 

Experienced!

To flow deep into the Inner Revelations of your Essential Being 

and to drink the Nectarine Grace of this night is all the Compassion 

of Ras Raseshwar Shiva!

Parmeshwaraya Sada Shivaya!  Yogeshwaraya Mahadevaya!

"Om Namah Shivaya*Om Namah Shivaya*Om Namah Shivaya"

Maha Shivarathri ~ Feb.20, 2012 ๑۩۞۩๑இڿڰۣ-ڰۣღ๑۩۞۩๑

Jaya Shiva Shankara Bam Bam Hara Hara!

Om Namah Shivaya! Shivaya Namah Om!
๑۩۞۩๑இڿڰۣ-ڰۣღ๑۩۞۩๑இڿڰۣ-ڰۣღ