Monday, February 08th, 2010
The Spirituality and the Truth Behind the ‘Maha Shiv Ratri’ Festival REVEALED by H.H. Swami Paramananda
Monday, February 08th, 2010
Maha means great, Shiv is a name of God and ratri means night. Except for consciousness, all else is impure, but here impure should not be taken in the negative sense. It simply implies mixedness. Consciousness is pure, it is qualityless, beyond name, form and colour. Shivam is the Sanskrit word for it, therefore Shiv means Pure Consciousness. But how do the words ‘maha’ and ‘ratri’ come to be associated with Shiv? As we move further to explain and to unfold the esoterism of this festival, we will become aware that Shiv Ratri or Maha Shiv Ratri is a message or a pointing finger, as I usually call it, for the whole of mankind towards the highest reality of life. In fact, like many other religious festivals, this one too reveals the aim of human existence. But alas! People have made religion become a prey to their unconscious mind. Fortunately enough, time and again a few mystics appear to lift up the veil of mythology in order to show the naked truth. Let those who are thirsty and receptive benefit.
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The Society for Dissemination of Self Education (SDSE), an affiliate of the Student Union of the University of Mauritius, organised a one hour talk at the UOM Complex on Tuesday 26th of January 2010. It was on a much probing theme as “Sex: Breaking the Taboo”.
The SDSE invited H. H. Swami Paramananda, author of the well acclaimed book “Sex: Breaking the Taboo,” to discourse on this prominent subject. After all, who can elucidate us on such an important yet ‘delicate’ subject as sex other than a Swami – one who is master of one’s Self and from whom nothing is a secret! The discourse was highly welcomed and appreciated by an audience of about 90 students and staff members. Indeed, his openness coupled with the logical and scientific manner which Swamiji approached the subject captured the attention of the audience from the start to the end. more…
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
A two-day workshop entitled “Maha Shivaratree: The Eternal Call for Inner Pilgrimage” on 9 and 10 February 2010 from 10.00 to 12.00 hours at the Lao Tzu Meditation Centre, Beau Climat. will be conducted by Swami Paramananda for foreigners, aged 16 and above, visiting Mauritius on the occasion of the Maha Shivaratree Festival.