165 The Dharma Path - Shaivite Creed, the Essence of Saivism. Loving & Worshipping Shiva

Sharing the Shaivite Creed as laid down by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, founder of Hinduism Today magazine and the Shaiva Siddhanta Church out of Hawaii. This is not an official creed translated from Vedic scriptures or ancient rishis, but a modern attempt to codify the foundational beliefs of Shaivism. Live 8/2/2025.

0:00 – Learning about Hinduism via Hinduism Today magazine (https://www.hinduismtoday.com/) & the Master Course 3 book trilogy on Shaivism
2:02 – Reading from book "Dancing With Shiva": Intro to Shaivite Creed (aka statement of faith) (which can be found here: https://www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/january-february-march-2003/2003-01-saivite-creed-twelve-potent-verses-expounding-the-essence-of-saivism/)
4:24 – Reading Belief 1 & 2: God's unmanifest reality | God's manifest nature of all-pervading love
5:13 – Reading Belief 3 & 4: God as personal lord & creator | Ganesha
5:52 – Reading Belief 5 & 6: Mahadeva Karttikeya, son of Siva-Shakti | soul's creation & identity with god
6:33 – Reading Belief 7 & 8: Planes of existence | karma, samsara, moksha
7:08 – Reading Belief 9 & 10: 4 margas | goodness of all & evil
7:47 – Reading Belief 11 & 12: esoteric purpose of temple worship | Panchakshara Mantra ”Namasivaya”

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