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URSTING FORTH ON THE POWER OF DIVINE
INSPIRATION, LIVING WITH SIVA WAS WRITTEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE HIGHEST ATTAINMENT, PARASIVA, FOR ALL OF SIVA'S FOLLOWERS. WE
DEDICATE THIS PROCLAMATION OF CULTURE TO SATGURU SIVA YOGASWAMI
(1872-1964) and to all who preceded him in the holy Kailasa
Parampara. We have received the blessings and authorization from
Lord Ganesha to proceed at a very special time in a very special
way. We have received the power, the lightening flash, from Lord
Murugan and His permission to proceed. May all souls live in the
Grace of our Supreme God Siva -- creator, preserver and destroyer
of all that is good, bad, confused and indifferent, the source of
grace, the author of dharma, the giver of all good things,
the light and love of the world -- who has always, does always,
will always spread His goodness and glory everywhere. The spirit of
Living with Siva was succinctly conveyed 2,200 years ago by
weaver saint Tiruvalluvar in the following verses from his famed
ethical scripture, the Tirukural:
Attach yourself to Him who is free from all
attachments. Bind yourself to that bond so that all other bonds may
be broken (350).
It is said that all good things are natural to
those who know their duty and walk the path of perfect goodness
(981).
Love, modesty, propriety, kindly look and
truthfulness -- these are the five pillars on which perfect
goodness rests (983).
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