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Śhiva Saṅkalpa Sūkta - a prayer for mind’s purification, mind’s pacification

Shiva Sankalpa Sukta is a powerful six-verse hymn from the Shukla Yajurveda that leads the mind “to dwell on the auspicious will of the Divine”.

The Shiva Sankalpa Sukta is part of the daily evening prayers at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama. Our Master, Swami Veda Bharati has said, “I grew up as a child reciting them with the family before going to sleep every night.”

He has further said that this is a prayer “to make the mind one in which, not by effort but naturally, [what was that word for ‘naturally’? ‘Sahaja’!], in the sahaja way, only the beneficent, benevolent, peaceful, meditative, godly Shiva-like divine thoughts, sentiments, emotions, and resolves arise.”

In this satsanga with Rabindra Sahu, we would learn this beautiful prayer in Sanskrit, while trying to understand and explore the practical, modern-day applications of the same in our individual lives.

Sthitaprajña - Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2 (Verse 54-72)

How does a man of steady wisdom live in this world?
How does the person of steady wisdom speak?
How does he sit? How does he walk?

In this intensive study with Rabindra Sahu, we would try to learn and explore the characteristics of a person whose wisdom is steady in matters of both worldly affairs and spiritual life.

As our Master Swami Veda Bharati would often remind us that it is not possible to put a price on the teachings received, there is no course fee for this course. Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic.

Teacher: Rabindra Sahu

Begins: 15 May 2021 (Saturday)
The ten sessions will be organized over five weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6-7 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) from May 15 – June 13, 2021.
Kindly convert to your country's time-zone accordingly.

Medium: Online through Zoom

Om,

Thank you for your generous amounts of concern and for your prayers.

As the nation of India goes through a dire time of Covid Crisis,
health, safety, and well-being remain prominent in each and every citizen.

Today give a little more than you have given before; and love just a little bit more.

I want to see you expand your capacities. Becoming just a little larger than you think you are and see what fun that is. Just a little larger. Love just a little bit more. Try to open the door to your heart.