Atma Pooja Upanishad

MEDITATION IS THE CONSTANT CONTEMPLATION OF THAT.

CESSATION OF THE CAUSE OF ALL ACTIONS IS AAWAHANAM -- THE INVOCATION.

NON-WAVERING KNOWING IS ASANA -- THE POSTURE

THE UPWARD FLOW OF THE MIND IS PADDYAM -- THE WATER OF DIVINE WORSHIP.

MIND CONSTANTLY ARROWED TOWARDS THAT IS ARGHYAM -- THE OFFERING.

TO BE CENTERED CONSTANTLY IN THE INNER ILLUMINATION AND IN THE INFINITE INNER NECTAR
IS THE PREPARATORY BATH FOR THE WORSHIP.

THE FEELING OF THAT EVERYWHERE IS GANDHA
-- THE ONLY FRAGRANCE.

TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ONE'S OWN WITNESSING NATURE IS AKSHAT
-- THE UNPOLISHED AND UNBROKEN RICE USED FOR THE WORSHIP.

WHAT ARE THE FLOWERS FOR THE WORSHIP? -- TO BE FILLED WITH CONSCIOUSNESS.

TO CREATE THE FIRE OF AWARENESS IN ONESELF IS DHOOP, THE INCENSE.

TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE SUN OF AWARENESS IS THE ONLY LAMP.

ACCUMULATION OF THE NECTAR OF THE INNER FULL MOON IS NAIVEDYA, THE FOOD OFFERING.

STILLNESS IS PRADAKSHINA, THE MOVEMENT AROUND THAT FOR WORSHIP.

THE FEELING OF I AM THAT -- SO-AHAM -- IS THE SALUTATION.

SILENCE IS THE PRAYER.

TOTAL CONTENTMENT IS VISARJAN, THE DISPERSION OF THE WORSHIP RITUAL.
ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS SO IS AN ENLIGHTENED ONE.

I AM THAT ABSOLUTELY PURE BRAHMAN: TO REALIZE THIS IS THE ATTAINMENT OF LIBERATION.