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Content: Sri Anandeshwara Temple & The healing Tree

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Content: The meditation techniques included in this book are to be practiced only under the direct supervision of an ordained teacher of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and in consultation with your personal physician to determine your fitness and ability to do the techniques. They are not intended to be a substitute for medical attention, examination, diagnosis or treatment. If someone tries these techniques without prior participation in the meditation programs of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and without the direct supervision of an ordained teacher of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, they shall be doing so entirely at their own risk; neither the author nor Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam nor the publisher shall be responsible for the consequences of their actions.

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Content: Contact us:

Content: Nithyananda Mission, Bidadi Ashram,

Content: Nithyanandapuri, Kallugopahalli,

Content: Off Mysore Road, Bidadi,

Content: Bangalore District - 562 109.

Content: Karnataka, INDIA

Content: URL: www.nithyananda.org

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Content: 'A temple is not just the home of God,

Content: it is a storehouse of divine energy.

Content: It is a place to drop your troubles

Content: and relax into the deeper meaning of life.

Content: It is a space that naturally heals you

Content: at the physical and mental levels.

Content: The Anandeshwara temple is a gift

Content: to the universe for holistic well being.

Content: It has been installed with special energy

Content: to steer you towards material and spiritual success.

Content: The sacred banyan tree found here is a healing tree

Content: and a kalpa vriksha (boon giver).

Content: This space is like an air strip for you to take off

Content: and experience the higher dimensional energies of the Cosmos!'

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• Nithyananda

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Content: Temples

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• Repositories of the Truth

Content: Extracted from Nithyananda's discourse 'Temples - repositories of Truth' delivered at Meenakshi Temple - Texas, USA in 2005

Content: Cosmic energy and the 5 elements

Content: It is said that if the energy of one lightning stroke can be captured in a battery, you can supply electricity to a city for more than one year! Such is the energy of the cosmos. This divine cosmic energy exists all around us as the 5 elements - earth, water, fire, air & ether. Temples are structures specially designed to harness and store this energy for us.

Content: Worship through Earth!

Content: The deities (idols) in the temples represent the formless cosmic energy. Idols are made of the earth element (like brass, copper, lead, silver or gold). Idol worship is therefore nothing but connecting to the cosmic energy through the earth element! When you worship the idol, you worship the divine cosmic energy. So it is important to understand that idol worship is not worshipping the form of the idol; it is worshipping the cosmos through the idol.

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Content: Harness through Water!

Content: The cosmic energy is easily harnessed through the water in the holy rivers. That is why, bathing in the river Ganges and other such sacred rivers is considered holy. Also, many temples include a temple tank with water which serves as a storehouse of the cosmic energy. When you dip in the holy rivers or in these tanks, you are connected to the divine cosmic energy.

Content: Experience through Fire!

Content: In temples, fire rituals are conducted to invoke the cosmic energy and radiate it. The energy radiated through the fire is transmitted to stored water, and this water is offered to the deities in the temple as a holy bath. Thus these fire rituals serve to sanctify the deities installed in the temple. Merely witnessing fire rituals is an effortless way to connect with the divine cosmic energy. Also, you can perceive the fire element in a lit lamp at the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum in many temples.

Content: Vibrate through Air!

Content: The cosmic energy can be harnessed through the air element when you chant mantras. In temples, mantras are continuously chanted. Mantras are energy utterances. The vibrations of these fill the pervading air and energize it. The air inside the temple is kept pure and energized through chanting. Just being in the space where chanting happens is enough to be in the midst of the divine cosmic energy.

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Content: Rejuvenate through Ether!

Content: The ether element is the most vital form of the divine cosmic energy. It fills the space around us. The very structure of a temple is designed to be a battery to store maximum ether energy. When you meditate, you can harness this subtle ether energy and connect to the Divine through it. That is why many temples have meditation halls built as part of them.

Content: The role of enlightened masters in temples

Content: When a rich man dies, he leaves behind his wealth to his wife, daughters and sons. When enlightened masters leave their body, they leave their wealth of energy, penance and goodness to humanity at large. Temples are built on these energy fields left behind by them.

Content: Either the masters themselves build these temples when they are alive or the people build them after the masters leave the body. These temples are further sanctified through rituals that harness the divine cosmic energy. These temples are divine gifts of these great masters to humanity.

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Content: There are two types of people: the first type generate energy from their own system. They are like the solar system. Wherever they are, they produce energy; they radiate energy. Whatever they do, they excel in it; whatever they touch flourishes. They are the ones who nourish the world. They are the enlightened masters!

Content: The second type of people are those who have forgotten the art of producing energy from their inner source. These people may flourish, but maybe only in one or two fields, and that too out of the superficial energy source called 'mind'. Since their source is superficial, multidimensional flourishing remains a dream for them. These are the ordinary people of the world. The first category of people helps the second category by giving energy to it; by giving it a clear cut technology to achieve.

Content: As per Vedic Science, there are two ways to install energy in a deity: one is agama pratishta, the other is prana pratishta.

Content: In agama pratishta, energy installation is done by the second category of people. It is done essentially through chanting of mantras. This method will install only a few volts of energy. The energy intensity will be decided by the nature of the mantras, the accuracy with which it is chanted and above all, the psychological state of the person chanting them.

Content: In prana pratishta, energy installation is done by the first category of people. It happens through a direct connection with the divine cosmic energy that nourishes the whole universe.

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Content: The first category of people, that is the enlightened masters, are pure channels for the divine cosmic energy to flow through. They can choose what manifestation of the energy they wish to install. They could install the wealth energy, the health energy, the karma-exhausting energy that liberates one from this cycle of life and death, or any other type of energy. For the goodwill of society, masters have worked on the science of the inner world and have installed various aspects of the divine energy in historic temples. Today, every historic temple has its own significance. Each deity has its own boon to offer depending on the type of energy installed in it. That is why, in order to conceive children, you go to a particular temple; in order to wed a suited spouse, you go to a different temple; to defy planetary influences, you go to a different temple; for finance problems, you go to a different temple. These benefits are nothing but special energy packs!

Content: When an enlightened master installs energy in a temple, the temple becomes an instant cosmic energy house!

Content: Temples are structures that replace an enlightened master’s presence. Masters, by their sheer presence heal people; they heal not just at the physical level but at the being level. They keep the inspiration for spirituality alive. Their presence offers an ambience of sacredness. Temples are spaces created by masters to offer these same things that they offer.

Content: While performing consecration at the Anandeshwara Temple, Nithyananda said:

Content: 'An enlightened master is the cosmos in human form - the ultimate human form fit to perform a sanctum consecration. For an enlightened master, the energies of expression through any means never get exhausted.

Content: For example, for an ordinary human being, the grief emotion or joy emotion exhausts when expressed through tears; the pitha (fire element) of the body exhausts through anger; the lust energy exhausts through sexual act, the power of speech exhausts in his very saliva the moment words are uttered. All these energies of expression become exhausted as he uses them.

Content: An enlightened master's energy of expression cannot be exhausted through any of these means, because he is Existence - the inexhaustible source of energy - in human form. And because masters do not need a body to execute their work, they can continue to do the things they do even after they have left their physical body.

Content: The sanctum created and energized by them will radiate inexhaustible energy and nurture every being that seeks it. Only a master who can function without the help of his body is capable of creating a true sanctum, one that will materialize things exactly like the way he does!'

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Content: Sri Anandeshwara - Anandeshwari

Content: Sri Anandeshwara Temple is a divine vision of

Content: Paramahamsa Nithyananda.

Content: It is a gift to humanity.

Content: It is built as a traditional Dravidian style stone temple.

Content: Paramahamsa Nithyananda, enlightened master of this millennium, has performed the prana pratishta - special method of energy installation possible only by enlightened masters - here. In doing so, he has rendered a rare Shiva energy field in planet Earth today. He has installed energy here with multidimensional aspects. Whosoever comes into this energy field can experience immediate relief from their difficulties - be they physical, mental, spiritual or economical.

Content: The Anandeshwara temple was inaugurated with a kumbhabhisheka (sanctifying through holy water) on 1Jan 2007, coinciding with the Jayanti (birthday) celebrations of Nithyananda.

Content: Here, Shiva is in the form of Sri Anandeshwara and Anandeshwari, His consort. The deities are 7 ½ feet in height and weigh 2 ½ tonnes. Anandeshwari sits on the lap of Anandeshwara on His left thigh, offering a rare setting amongst Shiva temples. The scene depicts Shiva delivering the Vignan Bhairav Tantra to Devi, His consort, amidst great intimacy.

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Content: Vignan Bhairav Tantra is Shiva's meditation manual for enlightenment. It is a set of 112 meditation techniques delivered by Him more than 5000 years ago to Devi.

Content: Sri Anandeshwara holds a damaru - small drum - in His left hand. The damaru sound symbolises the primordial sound from which all Creation is said to happen. His left hand holds fire which symbolizes creation of space for more creation to happen! His third hand symbolically shows abbhaya - protection, and His fourth hand holds Devi. His right eye symbolizes the sun and His left eye, the moon. His third eye, between the brows, symbolizes fire. His right leg hangs down and is said to put people in illusion so clarity may happen in them. His left leg on which Devi sits liberates people by giving them enlightenment!

Content: If you keep any thought in front of an intense sanctum, the thought will simply materialize!

Content: Anandeshwari holds a kumudam flower in her right hand. Like how the lotus blooms when sunlight falls on it, the kumudam blooms when moonlight falls on it. Just by Shiva's left eye falling on it, the kumudam is said to blossom! This symbolically indicates the blossoming of Anandeshwari's heart to Him. Her left hand is in a giving posture and indicates giving to the whole of humanity, the enlightenment that She received from Anandeshwara!

Content: This sanctum is continuously energized through spiritual practices by ordained brahmacharis of the ashram. Up to 1008 varieties of food items are offered here on special occasions.

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Content: Swayambhu Linga

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• naturally formed Shiva Linga

Content: The sacred banyan tree adjoining the temple has a natural cave formation in it. At the entrance of the cave was originally found this swayambhu linga (naturally formed Shiva linga), which has now been consecrated in the sanctum at the Anandeshwara Temple. The tree and the swayambhu linga have been here from time immemorial. Over years, the banyan tree has grown and spread its foliage.

Content: Swayambhu Linga

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Content: Nithyananda says, "This swayam bhu linga is a storehouse of divine energy. It continuously radiates the energy that is creating this Dhyanapeeta Mahasamsthana - the kingdom of this mission. It has the power to burn the karmas of those seeking it. Karmas are nothing but the unfulfilled actions responsible for rebirth.'

Content: In the metaphysical sense, this linga's powerful presence has been here from time immemorial across time and space. It causes exellence in the outer world and radiance in the inner world in those who worship it.

Content: Being naturally formed, this linga kindles the natural intelligence in those who seek it

Content: Abhisheka - Holy Bath - to the swayam bhu linga

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Content: The Healing Tree and a kalpa vriksha (boon giver)

Content: Sacred Banyan Tree

Content: Kalpa vriksha - the wish fulfilling tree!

Content: Revealed to Paramahamsa Nithyananda in a spiritual vision and worshipped as the guiding force of the ashram, this sacred banyan tree is the energy hub of the ashram.

Content: It radiates divine energy that heals. It empowers your desires to materialize. In the metaphysical sense, it has been here from time immemorial. It encloses a space that is mystically connected to Shambhala - the metaphysical space of enlightened

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Content: masters. Nithyananda says, 'Shambhala is a cosmic center and metaphysical abode of the Sapta Rishis (seven sages). It is a spiritual experience. One can reach Shambhala from Tapovan, which is over 17,500 feet in the Himalayas beyond Gangotri and Gomukh. On planet Earth, there are a few energy fields that serve as airstrips to take off to Shambhala. This banyan tree is one such energy field!'

Content: This space encloses three trees: Athi (Fig), Ala (Banyan) and Arasa (Peepal),

Content: known to bear fruits without bearing flowers. In the Vedic tradition, these are sacred trees, known as Vanapati or 'Lord of the forest'. It is said that where these three trees are found, Banashankara or Shiva dwells!

Content: Rejuvenate in this divine space! Experience its healing energy on your body and mind. Fall into meditation...effortlessly. Above all, take home a boon that could turn your dreams into reality.

Content: A rare energy field on planet Earth

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Content: Lord Dakshinamurti

Content: Under the sacred banyan sits Lord Dakshinamurti.

Content: Dakshin means southward direction and murthi means deity.

Content: Dakshinamurti is perhaps the only Hindu deity that sits facing the southern direction.

Content: Dakshinamurti is actually Shiva seated as the primordial and supreme teacher.

Content: His uniqueness as a teacher lies in the fact that He teaches through silence, through His all-pervasive consciousness.

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Content: There is a verse on Dakshinamurti in the Dakshinamurti stotram sung by Shankara:

Content: Chitram vadataror mooley

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Content: Beneath the banyan tree they sit the disciples old men,

Content: the guru a mere youth!

Content: The guru speaks through Silence alone

Content: But lo! The disciples' questions dissolve on their own!

Content: He who sports the symbol of consciousness, who is the very personification of bliss, surrounded by groups of sages and seers established in the Ultimate Reality, who is of tender age, expounding truths through silence, truly eloquent…

Content: reminds one of the young enlightened master of this very energy field, the founder and master of this temple!

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Content: Have a partnership with Anandeshwara!

Content: The word partner can mean a life partner, a business partner, a travel partner or anything that involves a relationship. Of all partnerships, business partnerships cause the most concern today. For a business partnership to be successful, intelligence and inspiration are needed. In any partnership, if you add intelligence, it will become successful. When you miss the intelligence, the partnership results in what you call 'loss'. There are many businesses in the world today. If you know how to add intelligence to them, you can get from them the due returns! It could be any business, it doesn't matter. Did you know that intelligence is nothing but energy? The divine energy of the cosmos is the ultimate intelligence. It is known as Cosmic Intelligence. It is this

Content: intelligence that is running the whole show of the cosmos. It is this intelligence that we try to harness when we chant the sacred Gayatri mantra - prayer to the Cosmic Intelligence to light our inner intelligence. We always think that the Cosmos or the Divine has the shakti - power but never the buddhi - intelligence. We always believe in using our own buddhi and begging the Divine for shakti for us to see success. That is where we are making a mistake. The cosmos has both shakti and buddhi. It is the Cosmic Intelligence that converts the bread that you eat to blood in your body! Cosmic Intelligence is what conducts every single life force in this universe. It is the divine and inexhaustible source of 'energy - intelligence'. If you are an intelligent investor, you will invest first in

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Content: this 'energy - intelligence' before investing in anything else! Anandeshwara is a manifestation of this divine 'energy - intelligence'. He is a tangible form of the intangible Cosmic Intelligence. By including Him as your business partner, you consciously acknowledge the Cosmic Intelligence; you rest your mind in it before you set out on your venture; you work with a shift in your consciousness; you work with undaunted faith in the result. By investing in Him, you unconsciously develop a connection with the higher multidimensional energies. These energies will keep empower you to blissfully handle any challenge. Above all, having a partnership with the Divine will automatically lead you to become divine. Going further, for any partnership to work, both

Content: partners need trust and confidence. How much confidence you have on your partner, that much success you will see in your business. How much trust you have on your partner, that much success you will see in your relationship. When you enter into a partnership with the Divine, trust and confidence start at the peak and this alone will trigger tremendous

Content: Turn your business venture into a divine venture!

Content: performance from your side. Tie up with the divine auspicious energy. Watch how things start to materialize around you. Move from stress to de-stress. Relax into the caring hands of Anandeshwara and watch yourself grow

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Content: Glimpses of the Temple

Content: Indian temples are a symbolic reflection of the human body. The macrocosm is reflected in the microcosm. The great cosmos is reflected in the human body. By entering a temple, the awareness that we are but a chip of the microcosm enters us. When this awareness grows within us, we start merging with the macrocosm.

Content: Just as our body has five sections - namely head, neck, chest, legs and feet - a temple also has five corresponding sections.

Content: Garbha mandir - the sanctum sanctorum. This houses the presiding deity and represents the head of the human form. The deity is invested with sight, life and breath, thus making it a virtual living force.

Content: Ardhamandap - the hall space in front of the sanctum that represents the neck of the human form.

Content: Mahamandap - the space outside of the inner space that represents the chest of the human form.

Content: Prakaras - the circumambulation space and walls that represent the legs of the human form.

Content: Gopura - the main gateway of the temple that represents the feet of the human form.

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Content: Ashramites join in the construction work under the delightful supervision of the Master!

Content: Temple construction - Synergy at work!

Content: Nithyananda personally supervises the deities in the making at the artisan's workshop

Content: Deities making - Personal supervision

Content: Prior to consecration, the deities went on a grand procession under the banner 'Kodikkan Ratha Yatra' in South India, offering darshan to more than one crore pairs of eyes.

Content: Darshan to one crore people

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Content: 11 - 12 Dec 2006 - Historic event in the history of planet Earth - consecration of the Anandeshwara sanctum, past midnight.

Content: 1 Jan 2007 - grand inauguration of the temple coinciding with the 30th birthday celebrations of Nithyananda.

Content: Ambal - be blessed with a child by praying to Her! She is the female form of the all-pervading Existential energy.

Content: Ambal - Pray to Her and be blessed with a child!

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Content: Maha Meru - a divine source to acquire mental strength and materialize what you want. The Maha Meru is a 3-dimensional representation of the entire cosmos, including all the animate and inanimate objects in it. It represents the 'Self'. It has no afflictions of caste, colour, creed or gender; it vibrates pure divine energy. Worshippers of it vibrate with the Divine energy and also radiate it for the welfare of society.

Content: Maha meru - Worship the entire Cosmos!

Content: This meru has the rare distinction of having been energized by an enlightened master. It is said that when the meru is energized in the right way, it does not even need to be sanctified further.

Content: Maha Meru as Shiva and Ambal as His Consort - smeared with holy ash

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Content: Guru Puja - humble obeisance to the Master (Guru). Performed twice daily, this offering is a personal way of remembering, honoring and thinking of the Guru. It is an opportunity to express gratitude towards Him for everything that He so compassionately bestows upon us. This offering can cause a shift in our consciousness and take us to realms of higher divine energies.

Content: Guru Puja - Gratitude to the Guru

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Content: Arati - an offering of lit camphor and other items.

Content: Arati is offered to Sri Anandeshwara and under the banyan tree everyday. Camphor burns itself out completely while offering itself to the Lord. It represents our unmanifested desires that need to burn out. It symbolically represents that if we take refuge at the feet of the Lord, our unmanifested desires will get burnt out. Also, it emits a nice perfume while burning itself out. When we burn our desires out in serving society, we too will spread the perfume of love and happiness to all.

Content: Yagashala - your power space to connect with the Divine! Here is where fire rituals are performed. Fire rituals are a powerful way to connect with the Cosmic Energy through the fire element.

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Content: Arati - at the banyan tree

Content: Yagashala - Connect through fire!

Content: Tulabharam - an ancient custom of offering valuables and food items to the weight of the Lord. This act of offering if one of divine devotion, can cause the scale to rise in no time! So it did in the first ever Tulabharam that happened at the time of Lord Krishna. A small basil leaf from Radha, His beloved, lifted the scale to His weight!

Content: Masters happen on planet Earth time and again. Expressing our devotion as an offering to them can cause many good things to happen in our inner and outer space. Here is a lifetime opportunity to offer to a great Master who has happened yet another time.

Content: Tulabharam - Offer your devotion!

Content: Maheshwara puja - an offering for the peaceful resting of departed souls. By offering to an enlightened Master and his ordained monks, who are considered to be mediums of Existence, one believes that the offering will be received by the departed souls and by Existence itself.

Content: Maheshwara Puja - Offer to Existence!

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Content: Dhvajasthamba - Pray here for victory!

Content: This is the flagstaff of victory found at the entrance of the temple. It carries the Foundation's flag atop it. This 67 feet tall flagstaff is carved out of a single piece of wood and adorned with metal. It bears intricate carvings of the Paramahamsa (Supreme Swan), the Master, Sri Anandeshwara - Anandeshwari and the banyan tree.

Content: Dhvajasthabha - Pray here for victory!

Content: Bali peeta - a seat to surrender your ego.

Content: This is a seat of offering where the temple priest offers food for the crows and other birds. This seat is also the seat of sacrifice of the ego.

Content: It symbolizes surrendering of the ego at the altar of the Divine. By prostrating in front of it, one consciously offers one's ego to the Lord.

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Content: Nandi - your divine messenger to Anandeshwara!

Content: Nandi is the sacred bull and vahana (vehicle) of Shiva.

Content: It symbolizes our very soul. It is always seen seated in line with Shiva.

Content: It looks at him intently with great devotion and adoration.

Content: It conveys to us that while we are immersed in the outer world activities, we should direct our whole inner attention towards the Divine.

Content: Nandi - Your Divine messenger to the Lord!

Content: Ananda Nandi - a calf from the Goshala, cow shelter

Content: Nithyananda declared of the calf: This calf is Nandi itself, the sacred bull of Lord Shiva.

Content: It has taken a conscious birth with perfect timing, on my own Jayanti day at exactly pradosha time, and in front of my own quarters as per my prediction!

Content: It has come to be with me!

Content: It will be called Ananda Nandi.

Content: Worship it everyday.

Content: You will see many miracles happening as it grows!

Content: Ananda Nandi - The sacred bull of Shiva takes birth!

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Content: Anna dhaan

Content: Receive prasad (free food) in the divine field of Anandeshwara. Rid yourself of poverty and give way for Kubera shakti (prosperity) to step in to your life.

Content: Anna dhaan - Blessing from the Lord

Content: Shakti sthal - A special energy installation

Content: Shakti sthal -The integrated seat of Ashtalakshmi - the eight female manifestations of the Existential energy. This divine seat radiates the eight divine powers of health, food, courage, luck, children, wealth, victory and education.

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Content: Bilva Linga - a bana linga

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Content: Bana lingas are naturally assumed manifestations of Shiva. They are stones found only in the sacred river Narmada in North India. It is believed that the rock by the side of the river was itself the Shiva linga, the form assumed by Shiva to bless the asura (devil) named Bana. Shiva dwells in that rock and the parts of the rock which we find in the river, are therefore aspects of Shiva.

Content: The bana linga found here is called Bilva Linga. It has been installed under a

Content: special bilva tree - the maha bilva tree. Bilva is sacred to Shiva. The bilva leaves are normally found as three leaflets on one stalk. This maha bilva tree is special because there are nine leaflets on one stalk. These trees occur very rarely and are said to offer dwelling places for Shiva Himself.

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Content: Other sacred temples

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Content: Nithyananda Sacred Arts

Content: Indian temples are famous for profuse sculpture and magnificent proportions. Master craftsmen with a fine sense of balance and skill have created over thousands of years, magnificent temples with intricate workmanship.

Content: The history of Indian Temple Arts dates back to 5000 B.C. As per vedic tradition of ancient India, Indian Temple Arts have brought to life, expressions of Existence for one to experience.

Content: Nithyananda Sacred Arts is set up to propagate and preserve ancient temple arts; to produce awe-inspiring temple art works.

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Content: It offers deities, vahanas (vehicles of Gods), temple structures, flag staffs, temple jewelry, puja items and more, through dedicated and skilled artisans, with the guidance of veteran sthapathis - professionals in temple arts.

Content: The entire work is based on agama shastra - the ancient science of temples and deities.

Content: The gamut of operations includes generation of line drawings for temple arts, stone quarrying, stone, metal, sheet metal and wood work, making of temple jewelry, clothing for deities and more.

Content: All this coupled with order processing and shipment are directly controlled by Nithyananda Sacred Arts.

Content: Produced with striking quality to competitive prices, the products exude ancient Vedic heritage for the modern man.

Content: A part of Nithyananda's divine vision, this wing of the Foundation is growing at a rapid pace to serve humanity on a grand scale.

Content: Temple Arts are delightful manifestations of the Vedic tradition! Preserving them is our responsibility

Content: Visit www.nithyanandasacredarts.com for more information.

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Content: Nithyananda

Content: Nithyananda is a young enlightened master amidst us today. Born in spiritual nerve center - Tiruvannamalai - in South India, and enduring years of intense penance, he attained enlightenment at the age of 22. Today, he is an inspiring personality for millions of people worldwide.

Content: In the Vedic Age of the East, people went inward. They explored their own consciousness. They discovered their inner radiance. They understood that they are special beings with deep consciousness. When they understood this, they found they were able to simply materialize things in the outer world! Their life became a natural flow towards fulfillment. In the Western world, people went outward. They achieved but wondered what for they had

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Content: achieved. And that sometimes led to depression. After every achievement, they were invariably faced with the question 'now what...?' to which they had no answer. And so they went and achieved again. The cycle continued.

Content: East or West, most of us today have disconnected from our inner consciousness. But yet, when we hear the word 'inward', we feel we will do it in our retired life. What is the point? We miss the very science of joyful living! We miss the tremendous understanding that can truly give us what we want.

Content: Nithyananda is here with a strong intent to awaken us to our deep consciousness. In his own words,

Content: 'My mission is to create a new age man, one who realizes that he is pure bliss; who lives with sound spiritual strength in the material world; who enjoys through totality instead of through perfection; who understands that this universe is a wonderful chaos with an amazing order; who strives to move in tune with it.

Content: He will live like a Paramahamsa - an enlightened one! His life itself will be meditative, deeply rooted in the Universal Consciousness, moving in synchronicity with the power of coincidence, serving himself and others, and achieving effortlessly.'

Content: Nithyananda has come to reconnect every individual to his inner source of inexhaustible energy - the 'inner bliss' that great seers have spoken about time and again. He offers a diverse range of programs to explode the individual consciousness. Guided by him, scores of people around the world have glimpsed inner radiance and outer excellence. Many have experienced him as a rare gift from Existence to humanity.

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Content: Life Bliss Foundation

Content: Life Bliss Foundation is Nithyananda's worldwide movement. Established in the year 2003 and now spanning over 1300 centers in 33 countries, Life Bliss Foundation brings to life Nithyananda's vision for humanity.

Content: Nithyananda Meditation Academies (NMAs) worldwide serve as spiritual laboratories where inner growth is profound and outer growth is a natural consequence. These academies are envisioned to be a place and space to explore and explode, through a host of activities, from meditation to science. They offer quantum spirituality, where material and spiritual worlds merge and create blissful living; where creative intelligence stems from deep consciousness.

Content: Many projects are in development at the various academies worldwide. New academies are being established to provide services in varied fields to humanity at large.

Content: A diverse range of meditation programs and social services are offered worldwide through the Foundation. Free energy healing through the Nithya Spiritual Healing system, free education to youth, encouragement to art and culture, satsang (spiritual

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Content: circles), personality development programs, corporate programs, free medical camps and eye surgeries, free meals at all ashrams worldwide, a one-year residential holistic training program in India called the Life Bliss Technology (LBT) program, an in-house gurukul system of learning for children, a world class university for higher learning, and many more such services are offered around the world.

Content: The Foundation has under its wing the International Vedic Hindu University (IVHU), USA and the Nithyananda Vedic Sciences University (NVSU), USA - institutions of higher learning, dedicated to research and training in subjects related to Vedic sciences, arts, culture, yoga and meditation, and other aspects of spirituality, religion, philosophies and practices.

Content: Ananda Sevaks of the Nithya Dheera Seva Sena (NDSS) volunteer force - comprising growing numbers of dedicated volunteers around the world support the mission with great enthusiasm.

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Content: Our Main

Content: Nithyananda Mediation Academies (NMA)

Content: USA:

Content: Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam

Content: 928 Huntington Dr,

Content: Duarte,

Content: Los Angeles

Content: CA 91010

Content: USA

Content: Ph.: 1-626 205-3286

Content: Email: [email protected]

Content: URL: www.lifebliss.org

Content: Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam

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Content: INDIA:

Content: Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam

Content: Nithyanandapuri

Content: Kallugopahalli

Content: Mysore Road, Bidadi

Content: Bangalore - 562 109

Content: Karnataka

Content: INDIA

Content: Ph.: 91 +80 65591 844 / 27202084

Content: Fax: 91 +80 27288207

Content: Email: [email protected]

Content: URL: www.dhyanapeetam.org

Content: Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam

Content: Sri Ananda Rajarajeshwari Temple,

Content: Nithyananda Giri

Content: Pashambanda Sathamrai Village

Content: Shamshabad Mandal

Content: Rangareddy District

Content: Andhra Pradesh - 501 218

Content: INDIA

Content: Ph.: +8413 260311

Content: E-mail: [email protected]

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Content: Nithyanandapuri

Content: Zamin Pallavaram

Content: Chennai 600 043

Content: Tamilnadu

Content: INDIA

Content: Ph.: 98404 27966 / 94440 19791

Content: (Directions: Behind Tirusoolam Hill.)

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Content: Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam

Content: Nithyanandapuri

Content: Othaivaadai Street

Content: Pavazhakundru

Content: Tiruvannamalai 606 601

Content: Tamilnadu

Content: INDIA

Content: Ph.: 94432 33789 / 94433 26202

Content: (Directions: On Big Street (Peria theru), take the lane opposite Indian Overseas bank. This is Othaivaadai Street.)

Content: Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam

Content: Nithyanandapuri

Content: 2/200, Tirumangkuruchi Post

Content: Namakkal 637 003

Content: Tamilnadu

Content: INDIA

Content: Ph.: 94433 88437 / 93447 17629

Content: (Directions: Near the Collector's office)

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Content: Nithyanandapuri

Content: 102, Azhagapurampudur

Content: Salem 636 016

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Content: Ph.: +427 2449711

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Content: The energised holy ash from the temple helps heal anything from a heart attack recovery to diabetes, diarrhea. It removes fear in children. It even helps restive cows settle down, plants grow and bloom and bear fruits! It is even sprinkled in bath water and drinking water in tiny proportions! It is an integral part and parcel of everyday living!

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Content: There is a 'religious' urge rooted in every one of us without our knowledge. In fact, it is this urge that binds us all together, unknowingly! It is nothing but our deep desire to re-connect to the cosmic energy - which created us. To facilitate this connection, temples are created! If this connection is established, we will start to function with a capacity unimaginable!

Content: The Anandeshwara temple is a rare Shiva energy field created for this purpose by a living enlightened master. Adjoining it is a mystical banyan tree that heals and materializes your ardent desires.

Content: This is a space where mere existence is meditation and just being causes good health and prosperity.

Content: Ebook ISBN: 979-8-88572-267-4

Content: Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam

Content: Kallugopahalli, Off Mysore Road

Content: Bidadi-562109, Bangalore District

Content: Karnataka, INDIA

Content: Phone: +91 80 65591844

Content: Telefax: +91 80 27202084

Content: URL:www.dhyanapeetam.org

Content: E-mail:[email protected]

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