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12 Beliefs

Of Saivism

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Every religion has a creed of on

o, n uoiiv fomulion ofoilly, ds v dvlod w

mig fom i omlnds. Unil n, fully onind in ulu nd ug o

nul of gowing u. a d is volums of knowldg ino sis of sy-olifs. a d is mn o summiz xo ils of fi, o imbd nd us o blifs. cds giv sng o individuundsnd lif nd ligion. cds lso nof on fi o xss, in lmny nd oi diions o mmbs of no.

toug vs y of doins wiinno lwys bn iuld in summy fomims uno ody w v wll-known vakya, “g syings,” of Vdi Upanisis nologil g in wi villg ingld by woldwid mobiliy, imoboms n if ligious idniy is oW nd wo kinds of sng— wivsiy nd individul fdom o inqui divs fom union of minds in uoldingnd sd inils of ou fi.

Sivism is uly glss, fo i s no bginuso of mny-fd ligion now ism. Sols oos of Siv wosi b8,000 ys o dvnd I ndus Vlly sd wiings ll us nv ws imdid no xis. Modn isoy ods six minSiddn, psuism, Ksmi SivismSidd Siddn nd Siv advi. Sivism’buy found in il ulu, n nof mn’s l in univs nd ofoundl mysiism nd yog. I ovids knowldoluion fom God nd bk o God, of sound wkning guidd by nlignd sghindu ss, is mjoiy fmilis, dof ods of swmis nd sdus wo follow nouning o moks. t Ve-d- as sSiv, wo is iddn in ll ings, xdinglising fom lid bu, On mb

vs—by lizing God, on is lsd fomt wlv blifs on following gs muis-old nl onviions of Sivism, suld in Siv Siddn, on of six sty ov bsi blifs bou God, soul nd lov nd mo. On ls g is glousd in wlv blifs.

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Belief Oneregarding god ’s unmanifest reality

Siv’s follows ll bliv LodSiv is God, wos absolu Bing,psiv, nsnds im, fom nds. t yogi silnly xlims, “Iis no is. I is no .” Y, su n

insubl God is God Siv. aum.

Belief Threeregarding god as personal

lord and creator of all

Siv’s follows ll bliv LodSiv is God, wos immnn nuis piml Soul, Sum M-dv, pmsv, uo of Vedas

nd Agamas, o, svnd dsoy of ll xiss. aum.

Belief Tworegarding god ’s manifest

nature of all-pervading love

Siv’s follows ll bliv LodSiv is God, wos immnn nuof lov, pski, is subsum,

iml subsn o u onsiousnssowing oug ll fom s ngy,xisn, knowldg nd bliss. aum.

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Belief Fourregarding the elephant-faced deity

Siv’s follows ll bliv in Mdv Lod Gns, son of Siv-Ski, o wom y muss suli bfo bginningny wosi o sk. his ul

is omssion. his lw is jus. Jusi is his mind. aum.

Belief Sixregarding the soul’s

creation and identity with god

Siv’s follows ll bliv soul is d by Lod Siv nd isidnil o him, nd is idnwill b fully lizd by ll souls w bondg of anava, km nd

my is movd by his g. aum.

Belief Fiveregarding the deity karttikeya

Siv’s follows ll bliv in Mdv Kiky, son of Siv-

Ski, wos vl of g dissolvs bondgs of ignon. t yogi,

lokd in lous, vns Muugn. tussind, is mind boms lm. aum.


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Belief Seventhe gross, subtle and causal planes of existence

Siv’s follows ll bliv in wolds: goss ln, w soulsk on ysil bodis; sublln, w souls k on sl bodis;nd usl ln, w souls xis

in i slf-ffulgn fom. aum.

Belief Nineregarding the four margas,

or stages of inner progress

Siv’s follows ll bliv fomn of charya, viuous living,kriya, ml wosi, nd yog, ldingo psiv oug g of living satguru, is bsoluly nssy

o bing fo jnana, wisdom. aum.

Belief Eightregarding karma, samsara

and liberation from rebirth

Siv’s follows ll bliv in lw of km— on mus ffsof ll ions s usd—nd

soul oninus o innunil ll kms solvd nd

moks, libion, is ind. aum.


Belief Tenregarding the goodness of all

Siv’s follows ll bliv is no ininsi vil. evil s nosou, unlss sou of vil’ssming b ignon islf. ty uly omssion, knowing

ulimly is no goodo bd. all is Siv’s will. aum.

Belief Twelveregarding the five letters

Siv’s follows ll bliv in pnks Mn, v ssyllbls “Nmsivy,” s Sivism’s

fomos nd ssnil mn. ts of Nmsiv y is o i fom

ig lis ig im. aum.

Belief Elevenregarding the esoteric

purpose of temple worship

Siv’s follows ll bliv ligionis monious woking og

of wolds nd ismony n b d oug ml

wosi, win bings of ll wolds n ommuni. aum.


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The Path to Enlightenment

T of nlignmn is dividd nully ino fou sgso padas: charya, viu nd slss svi; kriya, wosi-ful sa-dhanas; yog, mdiion und guu’s guidn; nd

jnn, s of nlignd wisdom d owd ’snd s sul of Slf rlizion oug Guu’s g. tsfou padas qui simil o fou yogs of Vdn: km

yog, bki yog, j yog nd jnana yog. howv, is onky diffn. Ws in Vdn you n oos o follow juson of yogs, in Siv Siddn sool of Sivism w ndo ss oug ll fou sgs, o padas.

L’s sy of lif is oks oss sllow sm. Vdngivs us fou s ok s o oos fom, on fo of fou yogs, ll of wi ld oss iv. Siv Siddngivs us on fo ossing iv wi onsiss of fou sons:charya,-kriya,- yog nd-jnana.

t fou sgs no lniv wys, bu ogssiv, um-uliv ss of on , mu lik nul d vlomn of buy fom gg o ill, fom ill o u, nd n nl mmoosis o buy. t fou sgs w umn soul mus ss oug in mny bis o in is nl golof moks, fdom fom bi. In bginning sgs, w suffunil w ln. Lning lds us o svi; nd slss svi is bginning of siiul siving. Svi lds us o undsnd-ing. Undsnding lds us o mdi dly nd wiou dis-

ions. Finlly mdiion lds us o sund in God. tis is sig nd in , Sn Mg, lding o Slf rlizion, inmos uos of lif.

Charya PadaCharya, lilly “ondu,” is s sg of ligiousnss nd foundion fo nx sgs. I is lso lld dasa-marga, mning “ of sviud,” fo soul ls o God s s-vn o ms. t disilins of charya inlud umbl svi, -nding ml, foming on’s duy o ommuniy nd fmily,

onoing oly mn, sing lds, oning fomisdds nd fullling n lssil sinslld yamas, wi : noninjuy, ufulnss,nonsling, divin ondu, in, sdfsnss,omssion, onsy, mod i nd uiy.I is sg of ovoming bsi insiniv -ns su s ndnis o bom ngy nduful. rig bvio nd slf-siing svi nv ougown. t kyno of charya, okm yog, is seva, ligious svi givn wiou ls oug of wd, wi s mgilff of sofning go nd binging fo soul’s inn dvoion.

Kriya Pada

Sivism dmnds d dvoion oug bki yog in kriya-pada, sofning of inl-l nd unfolding lov. In kriya, sond sgof ligiousnss, ou sadhana, o gul siiuldisilin, wi ws mosly xnl in charya, isnow lso innl. Kriya, lilly “ion o i,”is siing of soul in wnss of Divin,ovoming insiniv-inllul mind. Wnow look uon Diy img no jus s vdson, bu s living sn of God. Wfom iul nd uj no bus w v o bubus w wn o. W dwn o mlo sisfy ou longing. W sing joyfully. W bsobnd inui wisdom of Vedas nd Agamas.

W fom ilgimg nd fulll smns. W idilignly n lssil obsvns lld niyamas wi :mos, onnmn, giving, fi, wosi of Lod, siullisning, ogniion, sd vows, iion nd usiy. Ou l-ionsi wi God in kriya is s son o is ns.

Yoga PadaYog, “union,” is oss of uniing wi God wiin onslf, sg ivd oug fing charya nd kriya. God is nowlik find o us. tis sysm of inn disovy bgins wi s-n—siing quily in yogi osu—nd nym , b on-ol. Pratyahara, sns widwl, bings wnss ino dharana, onnion, n ino dyn , mdiion. Ov ys, undidl ondiions, kundlini of onsiousnss snds o ig ks, buning doss of ignon nd s kms.Dyn nlly lds o nssy— onmliv xin of Sidnnd, God s ngy-bliss, nd ulimly o nirvikalpas-mdi, xin of God s psiv, imlss, fomlss, s-lss. tuly living satguru is ndd s sdy guid o vsis . Wn yog is id by on fd in kriya, Gods iv yogi ino i mids oug is wknd, ykundlini, o osmi ngy wiin vy individul.

Jnana Pada Jnana is divin wisdom mning fom n nlignd bing, soul in is muiy, immsd in Sivnss, blssd lizion of God, wil living ou ly km. Jnana is fuiion of yog

nd tapas, o inns siiul disilin. toug yog on bussino suonsious mind, xining bliss, ll-knowingnssnd f siln. I is wn yogi’s inll is sd sos ino psiv nd oms ou jnani, know. e im ns unskbl nirvikalpa smdi, uns o on-siousnss mo nd mo know. h is libd on, jivanmukta, iom of kaivalya—f fdom—f-sing,lld wi lig, lld wi lov. On dos no bom jnani sim-ly by ding nd undsnding ilosoy. t s of jnana lisin lm of inuiion, byond inll.


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