Om Namah Shivaya
People have been asking Guruji why we do Om Namah Shivaya chanting… and why we do it 108 times. Namah, read backwards is manah, the mind which is directed outwards and confused, dull, etc… you turn the mind inwards, it becomes Namah, and when you go inwards, what do you find? Shiva! The embodiment of Bliss, peace and tranquility… So we chant the Om Namah Shivaya to turn ourselves inwards to the Bliss and tranquility of the Being… Other than this there are 3 more reasons: 1. Like we take a bath everyday (hopefully:)), and that cleans our physical body, we need to take a “mantrasnaan”, a bath with mantras, this rejuvenates and cleanses our subtle body. 2. There are 12 zodiac signs and 9 planets. As the 9 planets move through the 12 signs, their positions affect us either negatively or positively. Chanting the Om Namah Shivaya 108 times (12 x 9 = 108 duh!), nullifies any negative effects and enhances positive effects of the planets on us! You will suddenly find yourself becoming very lucky and notice that things that were troubling you will simply vanish 3. Chanting Om Namah Shivaya is sooooooo nice!!! Make this a part of your Sadhana everyday… it doesn’t take more than about 10 minutes or so… and you will really feel very nice Happy Chanting! Jai Gurudev Note:- This post is adopted from Bawa's blog.
November 20, 2009 at 4:22 AM
nice :)
January 16, 2011 at 9:09 PM
great da
JGD