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Yogic Tip: Be the Emperor!
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aum namah sivaya







jai guruve thunai! may thoughts flow through our humility to receive source wisdom as joyful intellect!


(Above is Siddhar yogi, Baba Natraj, one of Nandhi's revered Gurus. His Oneness transcends to be One with all the living. What you see is a black bird that sits on his hands fearlessly. The essence of LOVE. All animals and most humans respond in his divine vibrations of wholeness.)

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your thoughts on tantric celibate and celibate tantric being!

tantric celibate and celibate tantric:





your thoughts!




may the inner most dance through your thoughts here, divine ones!


your words as sacred here!



pure wisdom flowing as the insired joy in your writings!



gratitude! pranaams!


aum

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essence of yogic grace, the guru purnima july 18th 2008
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Category: Life

aum namah sivaya

jai guruve thunai, the wonderful guru within!
jai guruve thunai, the guru who is all forms!
jai guruve thunai, where wisdom guides the intellect!



ancient beloveds of the knowing,


below are tapasyogi kalathi adiyen aadi nandhi's offerings as to enhance the inspired grace of knowing and our collective oneness of consciousness from the yogic depth on this special day, the guru purnima, this full moon.



unfolding before us is an auspicious time. the auspicious time of guru purnima when all the meditative masters themselves look upward to their guru and heaven's goodness flows.


to be conscious of the shift in energy and aware of how to allow the receiving-

- beyond the mind's stored karma that surfaces up as perceiving, there resonates the ancient mantra joys and the knowing that took form/s to give. if those sacred bonds were cut through the mind's past, send waves of healing energies of love to express the heart's ultimate gratitude of having received the divine awakening experiences. gratitude to the masters who 'came into us' through our pilgrimages, books, music and all other ways- those who lit the lamp fire within us that we nurture each day and night.


the ones who give us the ancient resonance (mantras that have been cooked well over many years of single pointedness) and the inner guidance is our guru. the one who dwells in the mantra energies is the guru. mantras that have been 'cooked' are potent as they are the rich ancient presence. mantras connect tapas lives of the masters who spent entire lifetimes dwelling to be in the now moment while in body and now as spirit, simply dancing as presence in the mantras!

 


- open our arms and breathe out knowing we are the five elements in the slow inhale, and in the retained breath  surface to the NOW moment, exhaling in the knowing above.
in the inhale, conscious of ourselves in the five elements and gently surrender into oneness.
in the inhales hereafter, collapse into the sacred lamp lit at the root chakra- worship our guru/s here where in karmic reality we thrive. guru's grace from the root chakra is most complete of angelic essence since its this fire that keeps us in the love of inner seeking- guided through the muck to have the mind as the blossoming lotus above.


- alight a lamp. its the lamp that condenses all altars, shrines, temples, all places of worship to then be allowing of the ancient joy presence of the divine we invoke. connect to the divine, each in their own beautiful ways to climb above breath, inspired to allow oneness to dwell.
within this lamp is the guru's grace that enables 'asaiba gayathri', the digestion of all the past joyful divine experiences such as visits into the sanctum santorum of all the sacred places that enshrine the divine.


this guru purnima holds the grace of angelic manifestation with the wake up call to serve and be free through being the immense awake spirit simply enjoying the inspired doings that unfold as completions that fulfills. here dwells abundance, wellbeing and the inspired knowing to be spirit- the angelic form.



jai guruve thunai!


blessings of each to each!


tapasyogi kalathi adiyen aadi nandhi

 

Story of Kabir:

 

Kabir is one of India's well known mystics, who lived in the 15th century.  Kabir's life message was derived from his spiritual experiences. Kabir is not easily categorized as a Sufi or a Yogi -- he is all of these. He is revered by Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs. He stands as a unique, saintly, yet very human, bridge between the great traditions that live in India. Kabir says of himself that he is, "child of Allah and Ram.". In expressing his vision, he bluntly criticized both muslims and hindus for their blind attachment to dogma and ritual forms. Kabir's life was filled with miracles.

 

As a baby found abandoned, he was adopted by a muslim family. He had deep yearings to the spiritual path and he realized that he needed a Guru. Kabir was drawn to Ramananda and was afraid that Ramananda would not accept him as a disciple since he was a muslim. Kabir hid on the steps down which Ramananda walked on the way to his daily bath early morning. Stumbling over Kabir, in surprise he uttered, "Ram!" After this, Kabir claimed, he had been initiated and was now Ramananda's pupil. Years later, Ramananda saw in Kabir the mature spiritual aspirations and he began teaching Kabir formally.

 

One of the most loved stories associated with Kabir is told of his funeral. Kabir's disciples disputed over his body, the muslims wanting to claim the body for burial, the hindus wanting to cremate the body. Kabir appeared to the arguing disciples and told them to lift the burial shroud. When they did so, they found fragrant flowers where the body had rested. The flowers were divided, and the muslims buried the flowers while the hindus reverently committed them to fire.

 

Kabir's poetry:
"If all the land were turned to paper and all the seas turned to ink, and all the forests into pens to write with, they would still not suffice to describe the greatness of the guru." -Kabir

 

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu.
May All Beings in the Universe be Peaceful and Happy!

 

 

The work before us to ensure that not one old cows and oxen used all its life is taken for slaughter! These old cows have been milked all their lives. The oxen are made to lift heavy load each day under the hot sun until the day their legs have given way or old age has caught up on them.

Most of the old cows would have been tied in a shed with minimum grazing all its life- milked each day and fed hay in its shed. They may not have walked more that 2 miles any day of their life. The unsuspecting animal is then, one day sold by the owner to end up at the cattle auction centers.
Upon being bought up by slaughter houses that caters especially to the needs in the state of Kerala and exports to the Middle East,  the animals are jam packed together in trucks. Most are made to walk- a distance of over 50 kilometers each day over 3-4 days. 
Their sad journey begins with their tails being broken to create pain and fear and getting them to walk. Next, the herder starts applying chili (pepper) powder in their anus. Throughout the route, minimal water is given. When in extreme exhaustion, the animal falls to the ground unable to move further, chili powder is applied into their eyes.
This slow torture is until they reach the slaughterhouse in Kerala. At the slaughterhouse, it is obvious to these frightened animals that death awaits them. They try to resist the final death walk. Death in these primitive slaughterhouses is slow,  even in the final end of this torture especially when killed 'hallal' style, i.e, neck slit to bleed the animal. An end to an animal that has served us all its life.

 

Is it not amazing how we collectively are participating in this crime by not doing something about it?

 

 

Be an Ariven!

NEW OFFERING TO JOIN:

Ariven Annual Support membership @ $108.

 

Will deeply value your Dharma of Oneness! $108- saves an aged animal elder from slaughter and provides for its food requirements for 2 years. www.ariven.org/join.htm

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Volunteers/Seva for ARIVEN COMMUNITY: Ariven Turiya Sakti Temple

Ariven Community's vision covers several facets- large online strategy- Gandhian.org, UniversalYogaDay.org, Saddhu.org; work in organic agriculture; renewable clean energy; creative cruelty free products; etc. We are a community of sensitive beings coming together with an intent to uplift humanity.  Please email us regardless of where on Planet Earth you are if you feel you might be able to help in thoughts, work, or any other inputs alight@ammasanctuary.org

 

 

 

with folded hands and love! anbe sivam

Amma Sanctuary, Compassionate Passion of Oneness at Work! 
debut project of our Ariven Community! www.AmmaSanctuary.org


Inspired by the Siddhar Sages- http://www.nandhi.com/
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Karma Yoga: Nandhi Newsletter June 2008
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Jai Guruve Thunai
aum




Divine One,


These moments we live, these times, are powerful in the shift of collective consciousness. A newer age of higher consciousness is lifting us through the greater compassion we extend towards all the living and sharing of the abundance we create. Our dream of compassion & sharing is a giant reality through our action and energies coming together.



Just returned from a profound and inspiring trip to ancient India. This trip/pilgrimage/work was to get Amma Sanctuary started and to meet the wonderful Gurus who had been our guides, inspiration and support in creating the Ariven Community and the launch of our debut project- Amma Sanctuary.

Ariven means, the Awake. When we come together with an intent of goodness that will uplift humanity, that very thought itself sets our vibrations higher. With action as a community of one, we will mark history.

Our Vision is:
Create hundreds of sanctuaries worldwide.
Feed the needy. Abolish hunger with the allocation of over 50% of the vegetarian produce from our organic farms.
Animal rescue. Save the lives of aged animals from being sent to their death at slaugherhouses
Bring together our community of Oneness, the Ariven.
Create alternative fuels to save our forests.
Be the backbone to organic farming.
Grow organic vegetarian food intelligently to sustain a global vegetarian diet.

A few pictures of Amma Sanctuary below:




Meet Tillai Devi, our first Animal Elder. She was saved from the slaughter on May 19 2008. This photo was taken just a few moments after she was untied. She will now spend her remaining years of retirement with us in peace, with love and our respects.
Tillai Devi had been milked all her life. She was sold because she ran dry of milk and she had become old. She was already bought up for slaughter and her neck was tied in such a manner, in a small vehicle, that her body could not move- to accommodate space for more old animals to be packed in together- enroute for slaughter.
When we saved her, we felt that we pushed the start button. The start to a grand reality that will in its course of time save hundreds of thousands of old animals.





Mukudal Village Farm/Our Pilot- Sanctuary:
May 19 2008 was an auspicious Full Moon. As though to bless us, the clouds crossed the sky to provide us the much needed shade as this was a hot season. We started the sacred fire (yagna) late afternoon to invoke all the Divine to guide, protect, nurture and grow our intent. As the yagna fire rose, the first drizzles of the season fell on us.

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu.
May All Beings in the Universe be Peaceful and Happy!









The work before us to ensure that not one Animal Elder is taken for slaughter! These old cows have been milked all their lives. The oxen are made to lift heavy load each day under the hot sun until the day their legs have given way or old age has caught up on them.
Most of the old cows would have been tied in a shed with minimum grazing all its life- milked each day and fed hay in its shed. They may not have walked more that 2 miles any day of their life. The unsuspecting animal is then, one day sold by the owner to end up at the cattle auction centers.
Upon being bought up by slaughter houses that caters especially to the needs in the state of Kerala and exports to the Middle East, the animals are jam packed together in trucks. Most are made to walk- a distance of over 50 kilometers each day over 3-4 days.
Their sad journey begins with their tails being broken to create pain and fear and getting them to walk. Next, the herder starts applying chili (pepper) powder in their anus. Throughout the route, minimal water is given. When in extreme exhaustion, the animal falls to the ground unable to move further, chili powder is applied into their eyes.
This slow torture is until they reach the slaughterhouse in Kerala. At the slaughterhouse, it is obvious to these frightened animals that death awaits them. They try to resist the final death walk. Death in these primitive slaughterhouses is slow, even in the final comfort of ending this torture especially when killed 'hallal' style, i.e, neck slit to bleed the animal. An end to an animal that has served us all its life.

Is it not amazing how we collectively are participating in this crime by not doing something about it?




Be an Ariven!
NEW OFFERING TO JOIN:
Ariven Annual Support membership @ $108.

Will deeply value your Dharma of Oneness! $108- saves an aged animal elder from slaughter and provides for its food requirements for 2 years.

Click here: Ariven Community




Yogic Tips:

- The inner light- Of all the yoga accessories/products and activities, the single most important possesion for a yogi/ni is a lamp. To light a lamp/candle at least once a day is an inner journey to connect with Source and empty all the files of thoughts/karma/residue/attachments our mind acquires. Being connected to Source, the once a day ritual of lighting the lamp awakens the joy that enables the discipline of a yogi. More on the Lamp

- Daily planning of work- Know your paper and writing form to be the first step towards physically manifesting thoughts. Vaastu is an ancient vedic science of layout planning of buildings that is said to be influencing peace and prosperity of the inhabitants. Vaastu science deals with the management of cosmic energy in building & structures. Apply the principles of "Vaastu" in the way you write your thoughts to be set into manifestation.
For more on Vaastu, click here.


- Saying grace before eating food- The act of feeding the hungry is an effective way of burning karma and allowing grace of well being to flow, beyond the simple satisfaction & the joys in giving. In yogic philosophy, it is a natural etiquette to offer our food to others before eating. Even the intent to feed others is powerful as thought is energy. Before eating, inhale the aroma of the food, hold/retain the the breath and imagine all the world hunger being fed through the aroma. Feel yourself as the cosmic womb nourishing all the living and bless the food before you. This simple but empowering act creates all the good energies of related to food as in digestion and dharma.




Events with Nandhi



June 18 Wednesday Full Moon Puja:
Wisdom & Energy of the Siddhars
@ Home Simply Yoga, Santa Monica

Time: 7 - 9 PM

The deeper end yogic traditions of the Siddhars is powerful, deeply connected to Source and transforming. Full Moon holds an auspicious moment when our mind's alignment to Source is transformed. This puja is especially for those seeking to celebrate the inner fire

June 28 Saturday Workshop:
Empowering Initiation & Meditative Journey.
Utilize the ancient wisdom in creating the magical Now
@ Ariven Turiya Sakti Temple

Time: 11am- 7pm

- Awaken the inner tantric fire of perpetual yoga within you.
- Learn basic Turiya Yoga (click here to learn about Turiya Yoga)
- Be initiated into the ancient Siddhar lineage of enlightened masters through potent mantras.
- Learn advanced meditation techniques that empower you with not only harmony and peace but also purpose, manifesting abilities and the Divine guidance.
- Learn effective practical yogic tips to create the life of fulfillment and inspiration you desire.
- Utilize the science of yoga wisdom in your daily work planning.
- Join the inner circle of the Siddhars!
For more info: www.nandhi.com/events.htm



Volunteers/Seva
Ariven Community's vision covers several facets- large online strategy- Gandhian.org, UniversalYogaDay.org, Saddhu.org; work in organic agriculture; renewable clean energy; creative cruelty free products; etc. We are a community of sensitive beings coming together with an intent to uplift humanity. Please email us regardless of where on Planet Earth you are if you feel you might be able to help in thoughts, work, or any other inputs alight@ammasanctuary.org




with folded hands and love! anbe sivam

Amma Sanctuary, Compassionate Passion of Oneness at Work!
debut project of our Ariven Community! www.AmmaSanctuary.org


Inspired by the Siddhar Sages- http://www.nandhi.com/
The enlightening marketplace- http://www.sensitiveplanet.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nandhi108

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Chitra Pournami- The Full Moon of Abundance
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aum


divine one,


a note about this sacred full moon of 19th and 20th april 2008- chitra pournami.

this full moon is potent in the energies of abundance in spiritual and material wealth. every year, at this full moon called 'chitra-pournami', nandhi would go with his guru siddhar rajaswamy to the forest temple nambi hills. the puja was the invocation of all the siddhars, the yogic beings of light and the special reverence to lord vishnu.



lord vishnu as energy field is our mind that is aligned to source. full moons are the moment when the mind is more tuned to the moon's influence. the mind sustains us. this full moon, the facet of the divine as that which sustains, nourishes and guides us towards abundance is magnified since it is considered to be the brightest full moon of the year- called chitra pournami. celebrating chitra pournami not only aligns our mind into abundance with ourselves being more source guided, but also uplifts humanity.

the deeper meaning of chitra pournami is also in the knowing that arises as wisdom after a near-death experience. the divine entity chitragupta, death's accountant is also the handler of wisdom from one birth to the next - the wisdom that flows to intellect that contains the rare knowledge of human transformation to be the angelic being.

when nandhi experienced the beautiful energies of the chitra pournami satsang with siddhar rajaswamy, the first thoughts were- "how lucky am i?" siddhar energies are powerful as energies are derived from the natural flow, like swimming efficiently along with currents- as in bringing together time, the mantra energies, the intent and sacred fire together through the oneness of the circle. to experience this 'flow' as grace and joys is 'luck'. when the "I" has become the "i", we fly. when the "i" has dissolved to be source, we glide.


looking forward to our shared divine breath and the fire of oneness we will dance in at the rooftop of our mind.

for those who cannot be in the physical with us in our circle- alight your daily lamp and lets entwine to be source energies lit, awake, abundant and fulfilled! with you as the ancient being as the oneness celebrated!

aum namah sivaya

tapasyogi kalathi adiyen aadi nandhi

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Yogic Insights of the Siddhars: All within the Moment!
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Yogic Insights of the Siddhars: All within the Moment!



 

The art of saying Namaste: When we say Namaste with our two palms together,  we are not only acknowledging the Spirit within us and acknowledging the Divinity of the Spirit of the other person but also setting into momentum the energy of receiving grace. Siddhar Raja Swamy would advise Nandhi saying, "Every time you say Vannakam (Vannakam is the Namaste said in the Tamil language) to another person look or/and imagine the other person’s feet and imagine bending down in humility to receive blessings of the other person as a pranaam. When we are humble and ready to receive grace, we create a huge void within ourselves that accommodates the fullness of Source.

Imagining a pranaam to another is to receive blessings from the other person. It is not necessary to physically fall at another’s feet. Imagining with the mind is sufficient as thought is reality"

This imagination of ’doing a pranaam’ while greeting each other with namaste is a powerful exercise that is done with humility, love, respect and knowing of Divinity in all.

Getting started with your daily yoga/meditation- Touch the floor and connect with  Mother Earth. Identify the body as that of Mother Earth. Recognize the first sheath of ourselves- the body consciousness belonging to Mother Earth and express gratitude. This is an empowering prayer that not only allows us to receive healing energies but also, it turns our awareness into the present moment and enables the mind to flow into the inward journey with ease.

Each breath is life and death- Every inhale through the day remember to retain breath at root chakra conscious of straightening the lower spine. Old age begins with the weakening of the lower back. A yogi is on a rejuvenative journey through every day, every moment.

Retain the breath atleast for a milli-second. This aware breath kindles the rejuvenate fire that enable the erect spine of a yogi and enables each breath to be the expansive infinite moment. Yogis know each breath as birth in the inhale,the inner journey within the retention of breath, the experience of Being in the exhale and death in the gap between the exhale and the inhale.

Burp! Yes, it is good to burp (though you might wish to do so privately!) Burping gets rid of air in the digestive tract. It enables the digestive fires to be in harmony. The harmony of the digestive tract helps the mind to be still and alert.

Reciting the mantra:When reciting the mantra, think of ourselves like a baby calling for our mother. Recite the mantra with totality and do not let go until that Divine Presence is before us. The intensity of sound with each thought layered over the next same thought becomes resonance that is the Presence of the Divine awakened within the mantra recited. The mind and thought merges in that resonance to be the Light of Presence that we evoke through mantras. Increase the intensity of thought with the resonance generated and the Presence is more alive!

Saying Shanthi at the end our meditative journey/ our daily yoga:  "SHA" is the sound of energy within momentum (in most languages the sound ’sa’ denotes movement i.e, in English- speed, station, schedule, slow, etc). The sound "E" is nurturing harmony of the Goddess.

When we say "Shanti" we are invoking and setting in to momentum the energies of peace that we experience being in the womb of Source.

The intent of peace within the prayer of Shanthi is an energy that we send out to receive in our external realities. It is in energies of harmony that thoughts manifests to reality efficiently.

Saying "Shanti" three times affirms the intent and energy we send out.

It is preferable to say Shanti in one entire breath. One breath in yogi terms is one whole life time. An intention is empowered when the mind is used in fullest capacity ie. in one complete breath as a life surrendered to the intent of peace.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.-Mahatma Gandhi

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mahasivrathri thoughts
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MAHASIVRATHRI THOUGHTS!



some of us played fun games like holding our breath for as long as possible when we were children. the ancient knowing to know the wisdom womb within ourselves in our surrender to inner joys that holds each thought.

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Universal Yoga Day
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Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes

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Purpose and Passion
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aum

Siddhar Maha Sivaswamy in Samadhi

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