Why The Name Kailasa
Shiva is the supreme exemplar of serenity! Shiva according to the Puranas, has a curious assortment of family members. Yet, each one is calm and without agitation, that the Divine Family exists in peace and concord.
Shiva has snakes on His arms, round His neck, on His head, around His waist! One of His sons, Karthikeya rides on a peacock, which attacks snakes, another rides on a mouse, which the snakes feed on! One son has the head of elephant, which whets the appetite of the Lion, which is the vehicle used by Durga, the consort of Shiva, who is so inseparable that she is the left half of the body of Shiva Himself. Nor is the Lion friendly by nature to the Bull, which the Lord Shiva Himself has as His vehicle!
Kailasa is the abode of Lord Shiva. Shiva is a deity who has wisely integrated the extremes of human nature and thus transcended attachment to any particular, and limited, way of being. Shiva has fire on the central point of His brow, and water (the river Ganga) on His Head – incompatible both!
Imagine how loving, how cooperative the various components have to be to render life on Kailasa smooth and happy! It all depends on the mind and its proper discipline. The weapon of Love will disarm every opponent. Love begets Love. It will be reflected back, it will have only Love as reaction. Shout ‘Love’! And the echo from the other person’s heart will also be ‘Love’.
Kailasa is the energetic abode where people from diverse religious, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds shall connect together symbolizing the diversity and unity in the principle of Divine Love (Divya Prem).
All those who get drawn to and connect with Kailasa shall experience a journey from ignorance to enlightenment, from self-centeredness and materialistic preoccupations to a deep sense of the relativity and interconnectedness of all life.
At Kailasa, the Divine Love shall transform and raise the consciousness of man to reflect his true identity. Man’s true identity is characterized by the quality of ‘Trikaranasuddhi’ with which he undertakes every task. This means the unity of mind (thoughts), speech (words) and body (actions), which is the feature that qualifies one to be called a man.
Truth (Satya) and Righteousness (Dharma) are the real guardians of mankind. ‘Trikaranasuddhi’ is the dharma of man. Having achieved ‘Trikaranasuddhi’ everyone at Kailasa shall resonate and abound in love.