meaning of om namh shivay
When Buddha was dying, his last utterance in this world was,'APPO DEEPO BHAVA' -- 'Be a light unto yourself.' Don't follow anybody. Anand was crying, weeping because Buddha was leaving the body and he said to Buddha,'You are leaving and I have not yet become enlightened. What about me? What will happen to me? The world will be absolutely dark for me -- you were the light. And now you are going. Have compassion on us.' Buddha opened his eyes and said,'APPO DEEPO BHAVA. Be a light unto yourself, Anand, nobody can be a light for you.' I had a Teacher for many years then she passed. I felt as if she was my connection to God & now I would progress no more. But actually it took her going for me to lose my dependence on her connection & find my own within. We all are the same in this respect. God is no respecter of persons & we each have this Birthright of communion with God/Spirit/Source. We need just clear out the junk that we have accumulat