Hari
Om
Monday is AUM-day; in search of meditation
For your meditation focus today, a beautiful, languid rendition of the mantra Om NamaH Shivaya in honour of the Destroyer. Shiv-ji is sometimes misunderstood as being a 'negative' deity figure; but in truth, He represents the burning away of our sins and misdemeanours, of cleansing, of the destruction which must take place to reconstruct... of the lowering of our ego to permit the arrival of the divine. That is not a comfortable process but a necessary one if we are to achieve any level of genuine spirituality.
If you do not have time for the full stretch of this chant, then at the very least count to 27, or 54 and save the rest for a time when you can complete.
This is a pure mantra and powerful one for preparations in meditation. In His form as Sri Jagadeeshwara, Shiv-ji is the ultimate ascetic and meditator.
