Lesson 17: Path To Siva- 16.7.2021

Love All. Bless All. Forgive All. Serve All. Om Tat Sat Om. Lesson 17 What are the beliefs of Saivism? 12 beliefs of Saivism 1. Lord Siva is Absolute Being, Parasiva, beyond time, form, and space. 2. Lord Siva is Immanent Love, Parasakti, primal substance, or pure consciousness flowing through all forms. 3. Lord Siva is the Primal Soul, Supreme Mahadeva, Parameswara, author of Vedas and Agamas, creator, preserver, and destroyer. 4. Lord Ganesha, Mahadeva, son of Siva-Sakti, to whom we supplicate first before beginning our worship or any task. 5. Lord Muruga, Mahadeva, son of Siva-Sakti, whose Vel dissolves the bondage of ignorance and brings us on the path of spirituality. 6. All souls created by Lord Siva and are identical to Him, and this identity will be fully realized by all souls when the triple bondage of Anava, Karma, and Maya is removed by His Grace. 7. Three worlds of existence, Gross Plane -Bhuloka, where souls take on the physical body, Subtle Plane- Antarloka, where souls take on astral bodies, and Causal Plane- Sivaloka, where souls exist in the self-indulgent form. 8. Believe in the law of Karma, the law of cause and effect. Souls will continue to reincarnate until all karmas are resolved and moksha, liberation, is attained. 9. Believe in progressing thru 4 paths, chariya, kriya, yoga, and final stage nyana, and only through the blessings of a living Satguru that the final stage is attained. 10. Believe that there is no intrinsic evil. They are all truly compassionate, knowing that ultimately there is no good or bad. All is Siva's will. 11. Believe that religion is the harmonious working of the three worlds which can be created through temple worship wherein the beings of all three worlds can communicate. 12. Believe in the five sacred syllables "Namah Sivaya", the panchakshara , the foremost and essential mantra of Saivism. More details, available in the book Path To Siva by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. Anbe Sivam. Om Namasivaya Sivajnani Nagappan Artha Dharma Concept Builders www.arthadharma.net www.arthadharma.blogspot.com +60129259495 #sivajnani #arthadharma #arthadharma108 #spiritualitytips108