Living with Śiva

Contents

Vishayasūchī
विषयसूची

Dedication—Samarpaṇam§

Author’s Introduction—Granthakāra Bhumikā§

The Master Course—Pradhāna Pāṭhyakramaḥ§

Hindu Family Life—Hindu Gṛihastha Dharmaḥ§

For World Peace, Stop the War in the Home§

PART ONE: DANCING JOYOUSLY§

CHAPTER
1 See God Everywhere
2 Noninjury and Truthfulness
3 Nonstealing and Other Virtues
4 Compassion, Honesty and Diet
5 Purity and Remorse
6 Contentment and Giving
7 Faith and Worship
8 Scriptural Study and Cognition
9 Vows, Incantation and Austerity
10 Celibacy and Fidelity
11 Physical, Mental, Emotional Foods
12 Chemical Chaos
13 Discipline for Self-Transformation
14 The Meditator
15 Obstacles to Meditation
16 Harnessing Willpower
17 Life Is Meant to Be Lived Joyously
18 The Power of Penance

PART TWO: LIVING DHARMICALLY§

CHAPTER
19 The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World
20 Her Power, Her Domain
21 Marriage and Family Life
22 Family Togetherness
23 The Wisdom of Early Marriage
24 Modern Matchmakers
25 Divorce and Abuse
26 Bringing Up Children
27 Positive Discipline
28 Teenage Trials
29 Language that Hurts
30 Bribery and Bad Money
31 What about Computers?
32 Adultery and Pornography
33 Birth, Abortion and Suicide
34 Old and Gray
35 Beyond Death, Astral Life

PART THREE: MERGING COURAGEOUSLY§

CHAPTER
36 The Joys of Hinduism
37 Duty and Destiny
38 The Wheel of Karma
39 To Do No Harm
40 War and Peace
41 The Power Called Forgiveness
42 Nurture Gratitude, Be Considerate
43 Zero Tolerance for Disharmony
44 Why We Need Religion
45 Palaces of the Gods
46 Sending Prayers to the Gods
47 The Spirit of the Guru
48 Śiva’s Monastics
49 Passing On Our Heritage
50 Śaivite Culture
51 Hindu Solidarity
52 Stand Strong for Hinduism

PART FOUR: HINDUISM’S NANDINĀTHA SŪTRAS§

Introduction§

Section 1: Right Living§

SŪTRAS
1-5 The Purpose of Life
6-10 Facing Life’s Challenges
11-15 Yoga in Action
16-20 The True Values of Life
21-25 Spiritual Disciplines
26-30 Personal Disciplines
31-35 The Nature of God
36-40 The Nature of Souls and World
41-45 Evil and Expressions of Faith

Section 2: Ethics§

CHAPTER
46-50 Yamas: Ten Classical Restraints
51-55 Niyamas: Ten Classical Observances
56-60 Ahiṁsā, the Foremost Discipline
61-65 Regrettable Exceptions to Ahiṁsā
66-70 Reverence for the Environment
71-75 Self-Control
76-80 Worldly Activities

Section 3: The Family Path§

CHAPTER
81-85 Instructions for Men
86-90 Instructions for Husbands
91-95 Instructions for Women
96-100 Instructions for Wives
101-105 Instructions for the Widowed
106-110 Instructions for the Unmarried
111-115 Arranging Marriages
116-120 Sustaining Marriages
121-125 About Divorce
126-130 Hospitality
131-135 Household Ethics
136-140 Raising Worthy Children
141-145 Preserving Family Unity
146-150 Preparing Youth for Adult Life
151-155 Duties of Young Adults
156-160 About Wealth
161-165 God’s Money
166-170 Guidelines for Business
171-175 Politics and Vocation
176-180 Edicts for Parliamentarians
181-185 Edicts for Scientists

Section 4: Personal Life§

CHAPTER
186-190 Diet and Food
191-195 Health and Exercise
196-200 Tobacco and Drugs
201-205 Alcohol
206-210 The Four Stages of Life
211-215 Approaching Death
216-220 Death’s Aftermath

Section 5: Spiritual Interaction§

CHAPTER
221-225 Respect for Saints and Dignitaries
226-230 Social Injunctions
231-235 Interfaith Harmony
236-240 Avoiding Alien Influences
241-245 Devotion to the Satguru
246-250 Working with the Satguru
251-255 In the Satguru’s Presence

Section 6: Religious Culture§

CHAPTER
256-260 Temples and Priesthood
261-265 Weekly Gatherings
266-270 New Members
271-275 Coming Home to Śaivism
276-280 Detractors and Adversaries
281-285 Raising Sons for the Monastery
286-290 Sacred Scriptures
291-295 Temple Worship
296-300 Symbols, Mantras and Names
301-305 Cultural Accomplishments
306-310 Spiritual Study
311-315 Occultism

Section 7: The Monastic Path§

CHAPTER
316-320 Monastic Holy Orders
321-325 Monastic Mission
326-330 Monastic Spirit
331-335 Monastic Attitudes
336-340 Monastic Restrictions
341-345 Monastic Personal Care
346-350 Monastic Travel and Retreat
351-355 Monastics and the World
356-360 Instructions for Swāmīs
361-365 Instructions for Āchāryas

RESOURCES§

Haṭha Yoga§

Religion’s Dues§

Conclusion—Samāpanam§

Glossary—Śabda Kośaḥ§

Sanskrit Pronunciation—Uçchāraṇam Saṁskṛita§

Index—Anukramaṇikā§

Scriptural Bibliography—Śāstrīya Sandarbhagranthasūchī§

Index of Inspired Talks—Preraka Vārtānukramaṇī§

Colophon—Antyavachanam§