The Healing Gifts of Mahashivarati

MAHASHIVARATRI

Sri Peetha Nilaya Temple March 2-3, 2011

Springen, Germany

Sri Swami Vishwananda said:

... this night of Shivaratri you can awake this Divine Consciousness inside of you, awake this Love, and let Lord Shiva, Lord Panduranga, the Divine Mother, awake, also.....

...this night is a very auspicious night and what you receive this night, all the other nights you don’t receive that. The Grace of the Lord, the Grace of Lord Shiva, the Grace of God, you receive it by chanting the Divine Name, by chanting OM Namah Shivaya, by chanting Panduranga, Krishna’s Name. It doesn’t matter whose Name you’re chanting. The main thing is that you are connecting with God throughout the night....

...It’s not just God is saying “This one, I like his face. I will give him, how [do you] say, bring him on the spiritual path.” It’s not like that. You are here because in previous lives you have worked hard and this life, also, you are working hard, but this time, [different] from other times, it’s a very special time. All times are special, but [at] the moment we are living in a very specific time where God is giving Himself to you, whereas another time you have to run towards Him, but in this time He is running towards you. (excerpts from Swamiji's talk "What is Shivaratri?")

To hear Swamiji chanting at 2011 Mahashivaratri go to PodOmatic:

http://vishwananda.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-11T14_59_50-08_00

To hear Sri Swami Vishwananda singing at 2011 Mahashivaratri go to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJtDI7jbZ4&feature=player_embedded#at=12