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Dr. Pillai: <\/b>\u201cWhy is Maha \u2018Shivaratri,\u2019 or \u201cThe Great Night of Shiva,\u201d so important? Because it is the night on which everyone has the potential to become awakened.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Every phase of the Moon brings specific energy into the world, and affects the psycho-physical system, particularly the mind. During the Full Moon, people get excited, especially those who are in mental institutions – they are a little bit imbalanced during that time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This is because of the brain\u2019s response to the Full Moon. The same way, I have looked at studies about what happens to the brain, and mental state during the New Moon time. These are contemporary Western studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But the Rishis knew better, the Yogis and the Siddhas knew better, about the New Moon, and the Full Moon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It comes only once a year, during the month of February, or March, in the Western Calendar. It is the time for everyone to become awakened.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You can skip meditating all throughout the year, but not on that particular night. If you just keep a vigil on that night, and do the practices, for that one night in the year, that is sufficient for you to gain a lot of spiritual power, and particularly for this upcoming Shivaratri.<\/span><\/p>\n Because what happens during the New Moon, generally speaking, is the mind principle is minimum. The mind comes out of the soul, and the soul consciousness is intact, and omniscient. The mind is not omniscient, it is a linear principle that fluctuates. The mind is the problem for so many things.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Then if the mind disappears, you get into the highest consciousness, and that condition is not available on a daily basis. On New Moons it is available, but on the \u201cNew Moon of Shivaratri\u201d it is the most important time that you can take advantage of this very special energy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Moon is very closely associated with the mind principle<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
During that time you have great opportunity to come into contact with the higher states of consciousness, particularly \u201cThe Night of Shiva,\u201d which is called \u201cShivaratri\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
Certain practices and sounds used at that time, at Midnight, will awaken the highest consciousness that is possible<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
With a little training given with the use of sound at certain parts of the brain, you will get into a very deep state, and eventually transcend and experience enlightenment<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n