HINDUISM
Hymn to Lord Shiva
No guru can give you realisation; this you can only attain for yourself.
- Ashes of the Book 3, Dadaji

OM SHIVAM GURUM DEVAM
(Homage to the Auspicious One, Teacher and Absolute)

I bow to the Feet of the Naked Lord Shiva,
Whose Body is Pure, Immaculate Consciousness.
I bow to the Cosmic Power, Shiva-Shakti,
Manifestation of the Cosmic Consciousness.
I bow to Shankara, Lord of Mount Kailash,
I bow to the Feet of His Consort, Uma Devee
I bow to the Feet of all Tantrik Gurus

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

He teaches men to lose their regard for body,
Spurn the Quest for wealth, name and fame,
Expect no reward for religious devotion,
To seek only union with Shiva as Absolute.

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

I bow to Shiva Vishwanath, Lord of the World,
The Actionless Lord Beyond All Actions,
Beyond the web of duties and obligations,
Free and unattached like the Solar Orb,
Dwelling in cemeteries rather than cities,
In forest groves rather than temples
His is the Natural World beyond all shame.

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

His Thousand Names are inadequate to describe
But when men know Him, they will have everything.

OM SHAKTI SHAKTI SHAKTI