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Shri Guru Paduka-Pancakam - The Five Stanzas of the Sandals of Shri Guru

2006-06-30T12:00:06Z

Personal Commentary on The Five Stanzas of The Gurus Sandals

SHRI GURU PADUKA-PANCAKAM

I, an observer and seeker, named Melissa Ann Shubha Smith Abbott, having Contemplated and Chanted this beautiful chant or prayer for 18 years, have decided to publish my experience of this chant for the benefit of others who may happen upon it. The mysteries and inner revelations are constantly revealed so my commentary here is just a snapshot of one point in my relationship with this chant as it constantly grows and changes all the time. My enlivenment and reason for being in this body are due to my Guru and I constantly and daily think about that relationship by chanting this incredible and insightful sanscrit prayer and chant. This chant if nothing else is a true reminder of the truth in all things.

Verse 1

Om namo gurubhyo gurupadukabhyo

Namah parebhyah parapadukabhyah

Acarya-siddhesvara-padukabhyo

Namo namah srigutupadukabhyah

Om - The buzz, the background, the primordial hum. The vibration, the bass tone of the expanding universe. Hello, Good Morning, Good day to the Guru, the greatest teacher and energetic within. Hello to the Sandals, the Feet, the shoes that reside in the top of my head, the place the energy of the teacher comes from. Again and Again, hello, hello, hello to the highest and the best Guru who resides in my head and who I acknowledge as the beginning and the end. The place where the Guru emanates. This the He/She is the Lord of all the great Siddhas, people, places, and things. To all the greats who dive to the depths of devotion, to the very foot of this the supreme Guruness. Again and Again Salutations, good day, hello, I am awake, I see you, I recognize you, the top of the tops, the Supreme teacher, The Guru.

Verse 2

Ainkara-hrinkara-rahasya-yukta-

Srinkara-gudhartha-mahavibhutya,

Omkara-marma-pratipadinibhyam

Namo namah srigurupadukabhyam

It can not be said or remembered enough, again and again Salutations, Hello, hello, hello to the feet, the shoes, the emanation of the Guru's energy, the very sandals, which are endowed with the energy, which hold the energy of the secret vibrational seed syllables aim and hrim and within this most profound and amazing meaning of the seed letter shrim, these seeds all make up the One vibration Om - but the delight of thier individual vibrations are made manifest in this universe in a most profound and subtle way.

Verse 3

Hotragni-hautragni-havisya-hotr-

Homadi-sarvakrti-bhasamanam

Yadbrahma tadbodha-vitarinibhyam

Namo namah srigurupadukabhyam

Again Hello, hello, hello to the Teacher, the Guru which exists and imparts its knowledge, it is self light and appears in many ways such as forms of worship, acts of devotion, surrender to its vibration, and sacrifice of all that keeps any of us from not knowing the truth of truths. This truth is that the Guru/Teacher/Energy is in Everything and Everywhere and is in ALL places in this universe. It (The Guru Energy) isn't just in things like ritual and worship although it is remembered there in the appearance of the ritual, the maker of the ritual, and the ritual itself. The Guru's Reality in in the matrix of all living things, past, present, and future.

Verse 4

Kamadi-sarpavraja-garudabhyam

Viveka-vairagya-nidhi-pradabhyam

Bodhapradabhyam drutamoksadabhyam

Namo namah srigurupadukabhyam

We again greet the Guru/Teacher and say hello, hello, hello, everything is in the greeting. Our desires, delusions, illusions are many, they create a wall of not-knowing and even in this illusion of not-knowing is knowing itself. These sandals, these feet, this place within, this the very essense of the Guru's energy which can protect us vibrationally by giving us the dispassion and discrimination to vibrate energetically to the one and true knowledge. That true knowledge is this: The Guru's pervasive and awakened energy is in all things whether in this world or other worlds. The true knowledge, the knowledge of the Vibrational grace-filled Guru/Teacher Supreme. The Most, most, most, vibrational essence of Love,love,love, god, and living CAN liberate US immediately in the very freedom that makes up its core. Remembering this is being in a state of All-Worshipping All the Time

Verse 5

Ananta-samsara-samudra-tara-

Naukayitabhyam sthirabhaktidabhyam

Jadyabdhi-samsosana-vadavabhyam

Namo namah srigurupadukabhyam

Hello, Hello, Hello to The Guru, the feet, the base, the beginning and the end, the primordial hum and all the bits and pieces within the great total hum/one of it. This Guru hum/one is the boat we search and search for in the harbor of ourselves. In this boat we can voyage and cross the ocean of worldly illusion and delusion. it takes us on our journey, wherever we go, with the motor of steadfast love and devotion. This love melts, dissolves, blows away, burns, and evaporates the incredibly vast ocean of spiritual wasteland, the desert of spiritual insensitivity. it is the rain that soaks the parched earth. The flowers that bloom after the rain are the Guru's Love, Discrimination, and Dispassion. Remember and always imbibe this Truth/Love/Boat/Place/Feet/Energy.

Om Santih santih santih

Om/Hum primordial Oneness - peace and quiet, settledness, steadfastness in this awareness of the Gurus/Truth/Energy/All-pervasivenss feel the peace at this knowledge, and contemplate the feeling of this peace through out your day today.

Mirrors of My Horses

2006-05-21T23:07:44Z

Be Here Now

I tell My Mind

as the Horses of my Senses

Pull my vehicle of this body

Here and There

Do you not have any self respect?

Where is your attitude?

Why are you so entangled in this web of reins - Horses

Reins of being nice, self worth, success, jealousy, worry, and anger. These reins are so emeshed in

the projections of my senses that my vehicle becomes a mirror of those images.

I catch site of those images out of the corner of my eye as

I awaken to my inner mirror

of Pure Absolute Energy - My Core

My core always shines but the Mirrors

of my Horses deflect the Light Of Myself

Quiet Quiet Quiet Horses

Shhh Shh Shh

I quiet my Horse with Meditation, Incense, Chanting, Oils, Hatha Yoga, Reiki, Miso Soup, Brown Rice - My being stretches and relaxes as the mirrors reflect the inner light of the Peacefulness of my now quiet senses.

I pray...

Please May I remember - Please May I remember

The Bliss of the Self - The Bliss of the Self - The Bliss of the Self

Samahdi is Always present and Always Here

2006-05-17T23:39:42Z

Let us look at the word .....if it is always here, what is it?

SAM - equal, the same, one vision, wide awareness, to bring together a narrow point of focus - bring to a bindu - as we expand, we become completely focused

DHI - aspect of conciousness where intellect meets pure conciousness - a subtle place

A - vowel which joins 2 syllables - shiva vowel - guru's vowel, letter which symbolizes supreme conciousness

Just as the belly button and third eye cells split in conception, at the very beginning of your life in your mother's womb so you can bring them back together by your own meditation and self realization.....

Object of the Quest? The Self a few tips for the Quest

2006-05-12T10:45:50Z

Samadhi is the natural state of your mind. Samahdi is not supernatural. It is a matter of your own choice as to whether you learn samahdi or not. The Mind Attains samahdi. Serenity a and Clarity of Mind then Reflects The Self.

What you do and don't do have a lot to do with whether you purify your mind and then like a mirror reflect the Inner Self.

Okok, but I don't want a lot of rules here...I just want to be calm and live in unadulterated light...

1. Well, it's been my experience that if you stop hankering after things that aren't absolutely essential, then it helps your own mind to constantly stop "looking for something else". So this creates kind of an inner purity. For instance: I am at work and I sit at a desk and computer all day. We have 3 breaks to get up and walk around and get food during these times. Picture this, its tea break in the morning and someone has brought in gooey yummy pastry's and they are sitting on the counter. Since part of me is hungry and I know I have 2 1/2 hours till lunch, I might want to treat myself with one of these poofy things. I have a nice whole wheat bagel with me and some carrot juice which is ultra good for me but my mind wants something that tastes good but has no nutritional value. Now don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with eating a pastry and I don't want a rule...you can 't eat pastry...thats not what I want...I want to have Basic essentials in my life and I want my mind to stop going down the pastry road. So, if I stop hankering after the pastry and just have what is essential... then my body doesn't get indigestion or sugar shock (which I sometimes forget and then eat a pastry and it sets me back because all I am thinking about is...oh my I need a Tums and don't I feel awful). So, this is a really silly little basic illustration but if I just keep to what is essential and forgo the pastry then I a set up a simpler situation for myself in which it is easier to maintain my purity and clarity. I mean think about it, there are so many moment to moment situations where you can choose to get upset or to be calm and that choice is the choice between samahdi and not being in samahdi. The big thing, is when you are tired and you ate the pastry and then something blind sides you such as the IT guy wanting to delete all your files because there is no more room on the server and you are busy and have no patience for his deal or your husband calling you with some drama you can not change from where you are sitting at work then that time is the TEST. Samahdi or not samahdi..... The spoiled child inside you doesn't always choose the samahdi thing.... but if anything.....just start watching yourself and look at the moment to moment choices you have everyday... It can be like a game and a way for you to challenge yourself to yourself and choose the highest and best path at any given moment. When I was staying in Gurumayi's ashram, sometimes there would be thousands of people there and they would all want to see and experience Gurumayi. It must have been like a swarm of bees looking for the honey. Everyone was there for the honey and she was the honey. I watched her for over 10 years and I never once saw her not in a pure and clear state even with people pulling at her gown and chasing her down an aisle. I used to ask myself "how does she do that"? I am sure a lot of it was Grace but you probably create your own grace by your moment to moment choices and her moment to moment choices were very considered and pure. So just watching her, I know it is possible even if I think it is impossible for myself, I have little victories with myself here and there and glimpse samahdi. At least I know it IS possible but so much of it is self effort. It seemed for years that Gurumayi's grace was carrying us all and she was doing all the work. I really think she wants us to do our own moment to moment choices in our own sadhana. I thank her for the opportunity to spend time with her so at least I have an example and at least it is permanently installed on like a million levels inside me.

2. Breathing is big here. You know you won't be able to get thru your hatha yoga class without smooth breathing but hardly anyone ever talks about your own natural pranayama and how you breath on a moment to moment way through out your day. It is almost like breathing stops when you leave the yoga class. Breathing and Restlessness go hand in hand and restlessness is the enemy. Your asana and posture and breathing have everything to do with your own restlessness. The Power of your Breath can make you still and this power of asana is the power of inner stillness. Life is so much like the ocean, one day it is calm and one day it is rough. How do I maintain the inner oceanic calm at any given moment? Well, its all about will....who knew will was such a big deal in the spiritual life? Calm breathing - will yourself to calm breathing....spend time everyday practicing calm breathing....

3. Control of Senses...oh my...we are getting back to the pastry thing here aren't we? Okok, facilitate the withdrawal of the senses a bit everyday. That is the sitting for meditation part. Teach your mind to concentrate by practicing being calm and breathing. Pratyahara it is called. Center the Mind.

4. Repeat the Mantra...Om Namah Shivaya...there are two kinds of repetition and again there shouldn't be some type of big rule with your mantra. There is "Darana" which is repeating the mantra in a broken flow...For instance, you only start saying the mantra in those challenging situations like the IT guy is taking apart your computer and you won't be making any commission at your job today because of it. Okok, at least I was saying the mantra to try and calm myself even if I was starting to get upset.... The other kind of mantra repetition is: Dhyana which is uninterrupted flow. Eventually and sometimes in spite of yourself, the dhyana thing happens all the time if you spend a bunch of time practicing it. I try not to beat myself up about this cause your own body is sating the Ham Sa or So Ham mantra like 26,000 times a day anyway which your breath going in and out...I mean mantra and samahdi are always there ANYWAY. It is just aligning yourself to it at any given delusional moment.

5. Teach the mind to concentrate - Cultivate Meditation and Yoga in your life. Offer everything to God, even your crappy job that you hate, your selfish family members, your old car, your long days at work, all the laundry, the dishes in the sink, the dirty floor, the jerks you work with, the guy who cuts you off on the way to work, and your own negative mind...Offer it up...Let it go... This is called surrender and the word surrender is not always about "ignoring" all the bad things. It's about the battle of fighting like a warrior all of these things so you can maintain your yoga, breathing, concentration and samahdi. Why do you think all the gods and goddesses have all those arms and weapons....It is war...Have a war on all the things that keep you from equipoise and equilibrium.

6. Doubts are like your worst enemy..these are the worst obstacles....doubts offend your own samahdi...they block the very source of your own meditation... When it comes to doubts, I have one piece of advice "God Loves You and You Love God, God dwells within you as your own Self" if you have doubts try to be at least appreciative of the gift of your own life to experience god. it is such an amazing opportunity. Remember, Kundalini energy burns the samscaras (past karmas that keep you from knowing you are god) so you CAN receive the Light of God. Try to allow the power of your own inner revelations give you the grace to see the reflection of your own self in the peace and calmness of your own self. Understanding the value of our experiences can take a long time so don't try to force it. Understanding is like a booby prize....in the end who cares whether you understand...understanding can block your own samahdi by tying you in knots with modifications of trying to wrap yourself around your own mind. It ties you in knots and that keeps the ocean churning....not always a peaceful day on the inner ocean if you are worried about understanding everything.

Remember, You can have a Great meditation, if you don't try to have a Better Meditation. revel in your own experience, enjoy yourself...cultivate the enjoyment of yourself and your own calmness and equipoise. Om Namah Shivaya

The World is in Samahdi All The Time

2006-05-11T11:33:57Z

You perceive the world as yourself - Awareness of Self, Shivo Ham

ShivoHam pulsated within of its own accord

Start your day with a flash of Samadhi!

2006-05-10T23:16:52Z

I - Awareness or Turiya - How is this happening in my world and How can I see it too?

Beyond the 4th state, beyond other states of conciousness, waking-dreaming-deep sleep. Turiya is the state of the Pure "I" The Pure Seer State.

Think about the seer and seen. The self is the seer. Always a present state. The qualities are

fragrance - light & bliss - vast brilliant light - I - awareness

Other states of conciousness are threaded like pearls throughout all states of conciousness. The state of Turiya is always present...just that "thoughts" bring you out of it. Turiya is the pure "I" and by turning your sight inward, you can become one with that pure "I" conciousness.

Keep part of your awareness on your awareness. Is this awareness inside my room or is the room inside my awareness? Notice how the mind stopped for a fraction of a second. The slight shift, that slight shift in perception is where individual awareness enters supreme awareness...... Start your day with a flash of Samadhi!

Start your day with a flash of Samadhi!

2006-05-10T23:16:50Z

I - Awareness or Turiya - How is this happening in my world and How can I see it too?

Beyond the 4th state, beyond other states of conciousness, waking-dreaming-deep sleep. Turiya is the state of the Pure "I" The Pure Seer State.

Think about the seer and seen. The self is the seer. Always a present state. The qualities are

fragrance - light & bliss - vast brilliant light - I - awareness

Keep Your Profound Love buring as a Pure Flame so That Same Love Doesn't Bring Suffering to Others

2006-05-09T23:01:54Z

Life is guaranteed to be chalanging. There is no doubt about it. Consider each thought, screen it 2 x before that thought reaches the tip of your tongue. Everything is hills and valleys. It is hard to remember but it is very true, The devine energy really is within you. The cravings of the world are satidfied by the inner world. Satified by Meditation. Think about it. We are always bargaining with the world. I will be happy...if...I will love you...if...This type of love brings suffering to others. Try to separate the world bargaining thing from the separate devine impulse or vibration that exists at all times within you. Quiet down to absorb it. Meditation is absorbing that energy. Keep your profound affection and love for others burning as a pure flame in your meditation so that same love doesn't bring suffering to others. Problems never end but your does does stay pure. Notice the purity, imbibe the purity. Be one with it, as much as you can. Why wait for final attainment when it is available right now. Meditate on what it must be like to be a siddha. What was the state of Bhagwan Nityananda? Become that state even for a moment. A fraction of a moment.

Everybody is a Siddha

2006-05-08T10:42:20Z

I have heard it said that when you are liberated, there are no choices, only God's will. There are those persons for whom God's will is the only choice. Swantali Shakti. In the Power of Devine Will there are Infinate Possibilities, therefore a Siddha is a vehicle for devine will. I guess this would explain the eccentric behavior of some saints. What does it mean to follow divine will? Does it mean Never Making a Move without The Shakti? Does it mean offering everything up to God? Contemplating What is a Siddha's State? Madya Dasha.

Siddha Swantantra Swatara

The Siddha Lives in Total Freedom

No distinction between God & Self

Everybody is a Siddha

Everybody is on the Path to Sainthood

Meditation is a Tool to go Deeper and Perceive the Love and The State of a Siddha

Remembering The Truth

I am God - I am Great - I am Pure

Anchor myself in this Truth

No Aspect of Life is Outside the Scope of Yoga

2006-05-06T14:23:47Z

Do you think your day is separate from your search for samahdi? If you are eager to attain samahdi you have to use restaint. Your lifestyle has to have restraint. Everything has an influence on our mind and when we restrain our minds by stilling the thoughtwaves, then the great state of pure love is waiting inside of us and is more easily accessible. Holding god dear in our hearts all of the time will contantly restrain the mind, the god is always bubbling up. You keep yourself clear. Very easy to talk about, a challange to do it.

The Devine Energy Really is Within You

2006-04-26T10:57:41Z

Have you ever noticed that the cravings of the world become calm and are satified by the experience of the inner world? Meditation is key. It helps to separate the worldly bargaining and business deals from pure compassion and love. How do we keep our profound affection and love for others burning like an open flame, a pure flame? How do we keep our love from bringing suffering to others? Keeping Love Pure. Meditate without desires and imbibe and reflect on these qualities seems to bring you closer and in tune with the devine energy within.

Mala Question

2006-04-21T10:33:26Z

Hello.

I have a question.I have 27 bead wrist mala,and i want to begin chanting mantra"om namaha
shivaya".My question is,once i finish my mala with this mantra,can i chant other mantra,for
different purpose,like "Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha,using the same wrist mala?or there is different and special wrist mala,for each mantra?

thank you very much. Robert

Hi Robert,

Thank-you for your question.

It is a very interesting contemplation.

If you think about what a mantra is...the bija sounds of the universe...the unadulterated pure qualities of the vibrations making up this universe then you already know they are all mixed up and happening simultaneously in everything all the time anyway. The rishis 1st heard the sacred seed sounds and distilled them into physical being for our enjoyment and upliftment. Truly speaking, using the mala to remember them and bring them into our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual sphere is an incredible blessing. Whether we try to keep Om Namah Shivaya only on one mala and Hari Krishna on another seems sort of incidental because your own thought patterns and physical location are ultimately going to affect the vibration of your malas. But having said that, I think that you may be onto something within yourself. Maybe its a good idea for you to try to keep separate malas for separate chants and see what the qualities of each mala do for your own spiritual upliftment. It seems like a very good idea to me. I know for myself I don't like it when I have a mala on in public and people always grab them and want to touch them. I like to keep the vibration going in a state I am comfortable with and feel the shakti in....I tend to keep them more secretive after many years of having them. I know many yogis hide their malas in bags and don't even let someone else look at them. It sort seems like hording your money or not sharing but I think you can be discriminatory. Once I let a girl at the beach hold my rudrakasha neck mala and she had a kundalini awakening afterwards. I didn't try to give it to her but she really wanted it. It is like people are hungry to find themselves and if you help them, then great but you can't go advertising that you can do this stuff or you set yourself up for some wierd trips. I digress.... Yes, I think if you are guided to keep different malas for different chants then you should do it! Why not, seems like a wonderful exercise and a way of infusing your spirit with the chant as much as possible. I am not a "rule" person and I don't think there are big rules for mantras. They have a mind of thier own and do what they want in spite of us. You don't do them, they do You!

I can tell you that I do not keep separate malas for separate chants because mostly Om Namah Shivaya is going on within and without me all the time so even if I say something else it pretty much doesn't matter if I say ham sah or the gayatri instead. Om Namah Shivaya is suffused in every cell and repeating itself constantly. It is kind of like when you are at the beach and the sound of the waves is this symphony of Om Namah Shivaya and the wind is saying Ham Sah. You can't tell the ocean and the wind to be separate. They will be what they will be. The mantra symphony is occuring in your body with your breathing and your blinking automatically without you even trying to do it. As long as you are noticing and remembering the mantras then you are hearing the music of the spheres and bringing the energy or shakti of it into you life, being, and world. How wonderful! Thank-you for the very beautiful question. I wish you so very much good luck and good vibes for your sadhana. Please let me know how it all works out for you.

With Love, Melissa

The Great Sacrifice - Sacrificing The Mind to The Heart

2006-04-12T10:54:53Z

There is only one great conciousness in this universe and its a big leap in your day to day life to understand that this conciousness is not in the melodramas of your mind. It instead is so easily known that there is a region of conciousness behind your own thoughts. Meditation burns the thoughts by turning awareness away from those thoughts (this is the sacrifice part) to the mantra. Sometimes when I want a quick fix to tune into the truth, I let my mind think about my heart and my heart expands and rotates. The petals unfold and I let the energy of this feeling pervade my body and my conciousness. Instead of getting caught up in the mind, I turn the mind over to the blooming heart. If I am paniced or overwhelmed and really in need of help, I can see the heart as a great fire (fire of yoga) and I set my thoughts ablaze. This is my essential surrender or sacrifice. Push away fear, it is not your friend, when you are trying to attain samahdi. Cause thats what you are doing, attaining samahdi. That is samahdi...pushing awayt fear and letting your heart maintain and equal balance in your conciousness. All I know that is it is important to have courage and compassion with yourself. Don't try to hard, let it come to you like in a game. Just think about it, play with it. Enjoy it. The shakti is now and forever. Grace and Effort are yours. Surrender and Faith reside in your own self. The rememberance is in the picture of perfection. Pick a picture of perfection. Your teacher, a sunset, a vista, or a loved one. Fix your mind on perfection, use the supreme words, Om Namah Shivaya" this reminds yourself of where the shakti or energy comes from. Two wings of the bird as grace and effort. The grace comes from remembering the intention of your teacher. The sankalpa. Sacrifice the thinking thinking thinking thoughts to the power of God's grace and go to your heart and hang out there.

Those who are devoted to comtemplation see the Truth hidden in everything

2006-04-02T22:26:57Z

Turning inside to experience the truth hidden within everything is a very beautiful and mysterious practise. Once you experience the truth within yourself, then the leap to knowing and experiencing it in others becomes easier to see.

There are no quarrels if you keep quiet

2006-03-19T17:27:50Z

One time when my children were still small I listened to a talk by Gurumayi in the children's house. I remember I was wearing a red sari and I was so wanting to hear everything Gurumayi said that day. All the children were screaming and running around but I listened very closely and sat veryt near the front of the room near the video screen.

These are some of the excepts from that talk.

Light, Fearlessness, and Blessings are the gift of the Siddhas.

Carry the sweetness of the chant into your daily life, there is no poverty if you make the right effort.

No sin if you repeat the mantra

No quarrels if you are quiet

No fear if you remain awake

On the Path of Greatness, What is right effort? Dharma

How does this apply? What is right effort?

1. thorough

2. right effort

3. meticulous

4. good actions no matter how much pain

5. no quitting

Performing good actions with whole being, being efficient.

Finishing what you begin if you have the habit of never completing what you have begun.

Attention to details

Staying on the Path

Balance for right effort - No poverty if right effort

Right effort is having the stamina to follow through.

Why is your mind tired? Why is your body tired? Why is everything falling apart in your life? How is your house? How are your family members treating you? Have given up your own body? Do you put yourself down? Do you starve? Do you eat too much? Do you experience the toxins of negativity in your body or the shakti? Are you angry at someone? Are you doing someone elses seva? Why is your life falling apart? Have you let someone suck the juice off of the body? Are you letting someone debase your body because you are bad? Why does no one answer you?

There is no poverty in the mind and body if you make the right effort. What happens to the nectar of chanting?

Be clear, be crystral clear. Check and double check. You can't go wrong and no one else can make a wrong decision. Heart is clear. Mind is suberb. Heart is pure, there is no hiding.

Coming from the heart is so delicious. You never have to feel bad if you are coming from the heart, mind, and soul. Aim for the highest. Perform auspicious actions, be loyal, be good company. Give yourself totally. Align your body, heart, mind, and soul.

Grace in Actions, when you stop learning, you stop attaining your whole, heart, mind, and body. Remain Pure. Let the light pour into your every pore. Cultivate honesty. In this world there is much more than your little world. Always perform unselfish actions. Control your speech. Don't put yourself down. Have good timing. There is no sin if you do Japa all the time. Purify yourself by repeating the mantra. Attain a state of equalibrium. Be even, impartial, no axes to grind. Be zealous, not jealous. Say goodbye to anger. When you say your japa you can say goodbye to anger.

Suffering is another name for the seeking of sense pleasures. Jealousy and Anger completely destroy you. Repeat the Mantra. If you have impure thoughts say the mantra. Om Namah Shivaya. Say the wrong thing, Om Namah Shivaya. No quarrels if you keep silent. Japa is the best way. Practice japa before you want to fight. Ripples in the mind, Om Namah Shivaya. Repeat the Mantra before you send the arrow of anger or jealousy. The mantra will tell you what is good and not good. Wakefulness is knowledge. Anchored in wakefulness, life has a backbone and it doesn't fall apart. No fear, when you accept God's creation entirely. You are able to accept grief and pain. Accept the entire orchard.

When Baba gives you nice things you are so happy. When he yells at you, you can't accepot this totally. How do you let ligth into your life? How do you let the Siddhas fearlessness come in? How do you receive blessings? How do you give blessings? You are a gift. Say the mantra. The mantra supports you completely in every way and at all times.