Live Rudra Puja - International Art of Living Center Canada

Live Rudra Puja from the International Art of Living Centre Canada Register: tiny.cc/Rudrapuja108 RUDRA PUJA: Ancient ceremony and offering. Sankalpas are available. Donations are welcome. What is Rudra Puja? Rudra Puja is an ancient practice followed in India since time immemorial. ‘Rudra’ means ‘Shiva – the Benevolent’, ‘ the Destroyer of Evil’. ‘Puja’ means that which is born out of fullness. Through this Puja one can aim for inner peace and fulfillment. In this Puja, Lord Shiva is worshipped in his Rudra form. It is hailed by all Vedic scriptures as one of the greatest Pujas to remove all evils, to attain all desires and for all-round prosperity. Scriptures on Astrology prescribe this emphatically as a remedy for several planetary doshas. Why do Rudra Puja? The world is a play of energy: negative and positive. When we pray to Shiva – the Lord of transformation – the entire negative energy around us in the form of disease, depression, and unhappiness gets transformed into peace, prosperity and joy. Then peace surrounds us in body, mind and soul. How is the Puja Performed? This Puja is performed with a crystal ‘linga’. Each ancient mantra that is chanted gets absorbed in materials like curd, milk, ghee, honey etc. which are used as offerings in the Puja. It is then offered to Lord Shiva with reverence, love and gratitude. Specially trained Pandits and Veda students from the Veda Agama (Vedic school) perform this special Puja. The chanting of the mantras is so pure and meditative that it takes one to a different plane.