Sri Venkateshwara Kalyana Utsav

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September 6th , Sunday 8 am - 2 pm

Venue: Indo-American Community Center
2809 W Maryland Ave,
Phoenix, AZ - 85071

Sponsoring this event: Please contact:
Rasik Patel (480) 329 3603
Jayesh Patel (602) 369 3668

Paramahamsa Nithyananda North America Tour 2009

PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA NORTH AMERICA TOUR 2009

AT PHOENIX, AZ

ON

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 (7 pm to 10 pm)

AND

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (7 am to 10 pm)

Venue: View Point Golf Resort

8700 E. University Dr,

Mesa, AZ 85207

Register Here

Mahisasura Mardini Stotram

many temples chant the Mahisasura Mardini Stotram for Durga Devi on fridays. it's a prayer to the Goddess who killed the demon Mahisasura. Mahisasura symbolizes our negative energies.

the posting has been revised and now contains the complete version - in two parts. this version contains the meaning in english, and the text in both roman and devanagari script.

Sarva Mangala Maangalye

Sarva Mangala Maangalye
PRAYER TO DEVI

Sarva Mangala Maangalye,
Shive Sarvaartha Saadhike.
Sharanye Tryamba Ke Gauri,
Naaraayani Namostute.

Adorations to Goddess,
who is the auspiciousness of all that is auspicious,
who is the consort of Lord Shiva,
who is the bestower of every desire of one’s heart.
Adorations to You!
O Devi, I have taken refuge in you.

Goddess Parvati is the consort of Lord Shiva and is worshipped as Shakti. Puranic literature describes her as having many forms, including Durga, Chandi, Kali and Uma.

Source: Hindu Daily Prayer Blog

Asampragnata Samadhi Experience of Paramahamsa Nithyananda

in this discourse Paramahamsa Nithyananda talks about his experience w Arunagiri Yogishwara. seen in the pic is the Arunagiri Yogishwara mandapam at the Arunachaleswara Temple in Tiruvannamalai.

Sampragnata Samadhi Experience of Paramahamsa Nithyananda

in this discourse in the Patanjali Yoga Sutra series (sutra 17) Nithyananda talks about his experience w Ganesha eating food and uses this story to illustrate Vitarka, right reasoning, that leads to Ananda, flowering of bliss. Vichara, contemplation, leads to Asmita, pure awareness.
the first is to be practiced 24/7 as a lifestyle, the latter as a technique 30-50 minutes a day. when both Ananda and Asmita are experienced, Sampragnata Samadhi happens which is the first level Samadhi.

Science of Enlightenment

Nithyananda calls for return to Vedic Traditions

MONTCLAIR, CA: On Sunday, March 29, Paramahamsa Nithyananda (Swamiji) conducted his first public event in the City of Norwalk in nearly two years.

This landmark event also marked the first time ever that the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) and representatives of various temples and organizations gathered together to welcome an enlightened master and conduct a spiritual event.

At the program, organized by the Indian Community of Southern California, Swamiji was honored by city and state representatives, including Mayor of Artesia Sally Flowers, who presented Swamiji with keys to their city and commended his service around the world, Mayor Pro Tem of Cypress Prakash Narain, who shared his appreciation for Swamiji's message and mission, and CA State Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, who presented him with a proclamation.

Swamiji delivered an engaging and inspiring talk on the importance of the Vedic tradition to Indian communities here in the US and around the globe. Many traditions are born from the Vedic philosophy, but the underlying goal and truth of all of them is "Living Enlightenment."

Living Enlightenment consists of four dimensions: shakti, awakening the energy inside you to change whatever needs to be changed; buddhi, the intelligence to accept what need not be changed; yukti, the clarity that the whole world is a dream; and bhakti, a strong feeling of connection to that what is unchanging (be it the divine, God or your guru).

Swamiji also spoke on the importance of internalizing the Vedic inner software and the Indian dharmic tradition. Living a happy fulfilled life based on these traditions will inspire the younger generation to follow, said Swamiji. Furthermore, temples should become educational centers, and not a place for politics or just for worship.

During the talk, Swamiji also spoke on his unique technique of "unclutching," which he defined as the state of being where you, "relax into the silence from where your thoughts are arising." The constant and intense practice of "unclutching" takes you beyond attachment and detachment. It allows you to evolve into higher consciousness.

Swamiji then explained how the technique of "unclutching" is expressed through the 12th aphorism of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. In the previous discourses, Swamiji elaborated on the five modifications of the mind, which can lead you to pain or joy. They are: right knowledge, wrong knowledge, imagination, sleep and memory. Patanjali is teaching us to continually come back to the source - to the Vedic tradition - through constant remembrance. This intensity is the ultimate technique for achieving the truth.

Source: India Post News Service

Life Bliss Engineering - Program

Life Bliss Engineering program is a 3 month program offered in Bidadi/Bengaluru - India from June 1st - Aug 31st, 2009.

Below is additional information on Life Bliss Engineering program:

1. being around and with the enlightened Master in the energy field of the ashram... chance of lifetimes...

2. getting trained for establishing a yogic body-mind (the hardware) with the Vedic software(the intellectual and experiential inputs) to live enlightenment...

3. changing the very mental and physical set up to perform at peak potential...

4. after the 3 months ... will have the confidence, courage, energy and intelligence to make a grand success of life...

5. will go to the very roots of Vedic tradition and experience the spiritual strength and scientific vigor of this culture...

6. will have a taste of the 'parivrajaka' (wanderings) lifestyle thru the travel and study programs that are inbuilt into the syllabus...

7. glimpse the power of 'aparigraha' (living with the minimum) as a way of celebrating life and experiencing real freedom...

8. meet and live with like minded people to create an enlightened society or sangha and be an inspiration to future generations....

the Inner Awaking program is free for anyone attending the Life Bliss Engineering program! basically we get 2 programs for the price of the Life Bliss Engineering program. this is a once in a life time opportunity. please consider and/or invite your friends and family to attend these programs.

Yogam Holiness will speak in Bellevue

here is a brief interview of Paramahamsa Nithyananda on King 5.com in Bellvue, WA

Inner Awakening - Program

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light the flame of living enlightenment in your being

Inner Awakening in a Nutshell
Why you should be at 'Inner Awakening':

- Most of the daily sessions are conducted personally by Paramahamsa Nithyananda
- Daily schedule of Nithya Yoga and meditation
- Life Solutions and meditations for all levels of seekers
- Range of meditations from dynamic techniques to silent experiences
- Upanishad - the ultimate gift - a transformation down to the cellular level just by sitting in the presence of the living Enlightened Master...
- Energized satvic food

Cleanse, energize and integrate yourself, and start 'living enlightenment'!

INNER AWAKENING
June 16 to July 6, 2009
in Bidadi/Bengaluru - India

Living Enlightenment - The Gospel of Paramahamsa Nithyananda

Living enlightenment is actualizing the limitless potential and experiencing the ultimate as every moment of life unfolds afresh. Living in this divine space is living the best life and doing the greatest service to society. There is an extraordinary potential hidden inside every human being. If it is awakened it will take you to a much higher plane of consciousness - beyond the limitations of the human body-mind. Experience this superconsciousness, actualize your ultimate potential. This is the only aim of human life - to enjoy the ultimate luxury of living enlightenment. - Paramahamsa Nithyananda, the living enlightened Master of the 21st century.

Topics in the book include:
- Clear, simple and complete life solutions
- How to overcome guilt?
- What is true love?
- The straight route to everyday bliss
- A blissful lifestyle with simple daily meditations and yoga
- Over 100 powerful meditation techniques and everyday awareness practices
- Rare insights into timeless truths of life
- What is karma?
- What is the purpose of life?
- Dimensions of the Master
- Who is a Master?
- How can a Master help me realize the Ultimate?
...and much more!

find this book and other such publications for blissful living at Life Bliss Galleria or contact us directly at 602-268-0233 (Phoenix, AZ).

Deity Stories: Ganesha: The Lord of Beginnings

Ganesha is the supreme expression of super consciousness. He is the lord of beginnings. His very form itself is very powerful. If we understand his form, we will understand the truth presented in his form. His is the most worshipped form. Ganesha is the only God who is worshipped by all 6 Vedic traditions.

A much loved God, he is always remembered as simple, innocent and easily approachable. Of his four hands, he holds ankusha (elephant prods typically used to direct or steer elephants) in one hand, pasa (noose) in the other, his own broken tusk in the third hand, and a sweet in the last.

If we understand the ayudhas (symbolic tools) he carries, we will understand the truth. The ankusha(small steel rod that is used to control an elephant) is the technique of unclutching. Just like an elephant can be controlled with a small steel rod, a simple unclutching technique can help one control the mind which is like an elephant. Pasa - means all his emotions are under his control, he is emotionally balanced. If you know how to Unclutch and keep your emotions under your control, life will be very sweet, like the one he is holding in one of his hands! The tusk that he carries in one of his hands represents spontaneity and dedication. When you have spontaneity and dedication, whatever you start will be successful. That is why we worship Ganesha first, before we start anything new.

Always carry ankusha and live like Ganesha. Technique of unclutching, being emotionally balanced, spontaneous and dedicated will make your life sweet and you will always be dancing, even while you are walking! His big belly represents joy and prosperity. He shows his innocence and simple life through his huge body. He is the lord of the Muladhara chakra or the root center. He represents the pure energy of Visualization. When visualization is disturbed it becomes imagination. Ganesha represents undisturbed visualization.

Before we begin anything new if you pray to Ganesha, there will be no obstacles. He's the planning commission. He is the energy who constantly and spontaneously expresses visualization. His vahana (vehicle), the mouse, means constantly being alive. Mooshika (mouse) expresses intense activeness. Meditate on Ganesha the supreme energy of super consciousness. Sarva mangala (all auspicious), sarva kalyana (all beautiful), sarva uttama (all superior qualities) are expressed in the form of Ganesha.

This article was taken from YOGAM4YOU.ORG, Swamiji's USA Tour 2009.

Shivaratri in Tiruvannamalai

here is a beautiful posting from the Arunachala Grace Blog about Shivaratri in Tiruvannamalai

Boundless Joy

This evening, in a few hours time, a group of 35 of us from Singapore will be traveling to Malaysia to attend a 1 day program tomorrow with Swamiji. The very thought of meeting the Master is something that floods the entire system with bliss, with energy, an unexplainable feeling. Not just for me, but for many people I know. Just talking about the Master is a favorite passtime for many of us and we can easily do night outs with no trace of sleep just talking about Him!

Enlightened Masters like Paramahamsa Nithyananda are embodiments of pure existential energy. When such is the case, talking about them or thinking about them becomes a meditation in itself. We see that our number of thoughts per second just drops and we are flooded with energy. Why does this happen? At the thought level, every word/thought is energy no doubt. And when we are bombarded with too many thoughts, we feel a drain in our energy. However, there is a difference when the thoughts are related to the Master.

This is because the Guru, who is established in existential energy, can straightaway take us to the deepest layer of our being. He is like a bridge between words and wordlessness, between thoughts and thoughtlessness. Especially if we are connected with the Master, then the very thought about the Guru just kills all other thoughts and this sudden drop of thoughts is what causes that flood of energy or bliss. Our deepest layers respond to the thoughts about the Guru, especially when we are connected.

This is the beautiful science behind the Guru Mantra initiation. Recently, Swamiji has started initiating people into Purascharana meditation, which involves repeated chanting of the Guru Mantra. When we constantly repeat the Guru's name, our whole being responds and we become alive. All the negative thought patterns are replaced by the sole thought of the Master. A total reprogramming of the inner chattering by thoughts related to the Master, bliss, energy etc, is like a preparation for the Master to do the ultimate surgery - when He takes us even beyond His name and form. Replacing our inner chattering with words of the Master reminds us more and more of our own core - of bliss.

This links me to what I started off saying - thoughts, words, form of the Master are all like instant energy boosters and those that flood one with boundless joy! That is the main trigger for books like Bhagavatam which sings the glory of Krishna through various incidents in His life. The Master's life is a leela, a drama which He plays so that He makes us connect with Him. And certainly in the whole process makes us have a lot of fun. Thank you Master!

Article Source: Blog of Sri Nithya Arpanananda and Ma Nithyananda Arpana

Maha Shiva Ratri Celebration in India

Maha Shiva Rathri 2009 with Swamiji in Bidadi Ashram - February 23: On a cool sunny morning the devotees welcomed Swamiji at the Temple with full honor and lot of enthusiasm. The day was filled with a variety of activities including a multi-specialty medical camp that offered medical care to all free of cost. Medicines were also given free of charge.

The morning saw Swamiji hoisting the festival flag and beginning the celebration. Arathi was performed to Sri Anandeshwar and Anandeshwari. Devotees did milk abishekam to the Jothir Linga.

Click on this link for some pictures taken during the celebrations.

Bilva Leaves - Bael Tree

Ever wonder what a bilva leaf looks like, the one that is used in Shiva worship?

According to Wikepedia, the Bael (Aegle marmelos) is a fruit-bearing tree found in dry forests on hills and plains of central and southern India, and many other places in the East. It is also popularly known as Bilva, Bilwa, Bel, Kuvalam, Koovalam, Madtoum, or Beli fruit, Bengal quince, stone apple, and wood apple. The tree grows up to 18 meters tall and bears thorns, fragrant flowers and fruit.

In India, the tree is often found in temple gardens and its leaves are used in religious celebrations.

Check out the full article at Wikipedia.

108 Names of Lord Shiva (Anandeshwara)

Wonderful chanting of Lord Shiva's (Anandeshwara) 108 names during Maha Shiva Ratri:

OM shivAya namaH
OM maheshwarAya namaH
OM shaMbhave namaH
OM pinAkine namaH
OM shashishekharAya namaH
OM vAmadevAya namaH
OM virUpAxAya namaH
OM kapardine namaH
OM nIlalohitAya namaH
OM sha.nkarAye namaH
OM shulapANaye namaH
OM khaTvA.ngine namaH
OM vishhNuvallabhAya namaH
OM shipivishhTAye namaH
OM aMbikAnAthAya namaH
OM shrIkaNThAya namaH
OM bhaktavatsalAya namaH
OM bhavAya namaH
OM sharvAya namaH
OM tro;plesjAua namaH
OM shitikanThAya namaH
OM shivApriyAya namaH
OM ugrAya namaH
OM kapAline namaH
OM kAmAraye namaH
OM andhakAsura sUdanAya namaH
OM gaN^gAdharAya namaH
OM lalAtAxAya namaH
OM kAlakAlAya namaH
OM kr^ipAnidhaye namaH
OM bhImAya namaH
OM parashuhastAya namaH
OM mR^igapANaye namaH
OM jaTAdharAya namaH
OM kailAsavAsine namaH
OM kavachine namaH
OM kaThorAya namaH
OM tripurAntakAya namaH
OM vR^ishhA.nkAya namaH
OM vR^ishhabhArUDhaya namaH
OM bhasmoddhulita vigrahAya namaH
OM sAmapriyAya namaH
OM svaramayAya namaH
OM trayImUrtaye namaH
OM anIshvarAya namaH
OM sarvaGYAya namaH
OM paramAtmane namaH
OM somasUryAgnilochanAya namaH
OM havishhe namaH
OM yaGYamayAya namaH
OM somAya namaH
OM pa.nchavaktrAya namaH
OM sadAshivAya namaH
OM vishveshvarAya namaH
OM vIrabhadrAya namaH
OM gaNanAthAya namaH
OM prajApataye namaH
OM hiraNyaretase namaH
OM durdharshhAya namaH
OM girIshAya namaH
OM girishAya namaH
OM anaghAya namaH
OM bhujaN^gabhUshhaNAya
OM bhargAya namaH
OM giridhanvane namaH
OM giripriyAya namaH
OM kR^ittivAsase namaH
OM purArAtaye namaH
OM bhagavate namaH
OM pramathAdhipAya namaH
OM mr^ityu.njayAya namaH
OM sUxmatanave namaH
OM jagadvyApine namaH
OM jagadgurave namaH
OM vyomakeshAya namaH
OM mahAsenajanakAya namaH
OM chAruvikramAya namaH
OM rudrAya namaH
OM bhUtapataye namaH
OM sthANave namaH
OM ahirbudhnyAya namaH
OM digaMbarAya namaH
OM ashhTamUrtaye namaH
OM anekAtmane namaH
OM sAtvikAya namaH
OM shuddavigrahAya namaH
OM shAshvatAya namaH
OM khaNDaparashave namaH
OM ajAya namaH
OM pAshavimochakAya namaH
OM mR^iDAya namaH
OM pashupataye namaH
OM devAya namaH
OM mahAdevAya namaH
OM avyayAya namaH
OM haraye namaH
OM bhaganetrabhide namaH
OM avyaktAya namaH
OM daxAdhvaraharAya namaH
OM harAya namaH
OM pUshhadantabhide namaH
OM avyagrAya namaH
OM sahasrAxAya namaH
OM sahasrapade namaH
OM apavargapradAya namaH
OM anantAya namaH
OM tArakAya namaH
OM parameshvarAya namaH

Kalpataru

One Day experiential meditation program

Kalpataru sows in you the seeds of 'shakti', the energy to change what needs to be changed, 'buddhi' the intelligence to accept what need not be changed, 'yukti' understanding that Existence is eternally changing and 'mukti' the liberation that helps you experience a blissful life.

For more information go to Yogam4You.org

Patanjali Yoga Sutras

The Science of Interpretation - Assimilate the right way!

We continuously receive information through many avenues. Any information that we receive, we interpret with our own mental setup, which is nothing but our conditioning - our past up to that point in time. And it is this interpretation that decides the course of our lives into the future. Interpretation is that crucial.

Are we interpreting things in the light of the truth in them? How do we ensure that we are good interpreters of the information that reaches us? There are techniques to kindle this ability in us.

In this very context, Paramahamsa Nithyananda gives solutions through talks on Sage Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. He shows how with the right interpretation, everything and everyone on this planet Earth can be appreciated and enjoyed.

For more information go to Yogam4You.org

Nithyananda North America Tour Details

PHOENIX TOUR DATES

Friday, March 27, 2009
7:00pm - 10:00pm

PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS
The Science of Interpretation - Assimilate the Right Way!
FREE Public Discourse

Venue:
Indo-American Community Hall
2809 W. Maryland Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85017

Saturday, March 28, 2009
10:00am - 8:00pm

KALPATARU
Early Bird $150 Online Registration

Venue:
Memorial Hall
Steele Indian School Park
300 E. Indian School Park Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85012


Sunday, March 29, 2009
Event & Location TBD

Nithyananda North America Tour