Aanava
Etymology
“Aanava” means, “feeling lower than what you are”.
Scriptural References
Following are the direct words of Bhagavan Sadashiva, expanding on His various Shaktis and His true essence, Sadashiva Tattva. His powers, Shaktis are His unique rays and non- different from Him.
Those who have reached the world of pure path (suddha adhva) through the appropriate initiation, Shaiva-sādhana based on knowledge, yoga, experience various enjoyments which yield ultimate bliss (ananda). Upon the complete removal of the residue Aanava Mala, they attain the supreme state, tat padam [sāyujya]. Since they are wholly engrossed in the supreme bliss which is their own essential nature, they do not perform the Cosmic actions such as śristhi, etc. us, the nature of SADĀSHIVA TATTVA has been briefly explained to you
~ Mrigendra Agama, Ch. 13, Adhva Prakarana, Descriptions of the Worlds, Verses 166-175
Introduction
The word “Aanava”, we always have a wrong meaning. We portray Ravana, or Hiranya, Hiranyaksha, Kamsa, Sishubala, to portray “Aanava”. Of course, they are all embodiments of “Aanava”, no doubt, but not the context from which we will understand.
You always think “Aanava” means showing more than what you are. But “Aanava” means, “feeling lower than what you are”. Only then you start showing more than what you are. Feeling belittled! There is a big difference between these two. If you understand “Aanava” as showing more than what you are, you will start doing completely wrong exercise, trying to show yourself as very humble.
The moment you think, “this is the way I am what can I do,” You have become egoistic, the Aanava has started happening in you. You are not, this is the way you think you are. Listen. People come and tell me “What can I do Swamiji I have so many patterns I wanted to break but this is the way I am, no. You fantasize about breaking, never wanted to break. Fantasizing about completion and doing completion is totally different. You always fantasized about becoming new being, because you see the way the new beings radiate. You have an idea how it'll be— butterfly in the stomach rose in the heart, light in the eyes. You have an imagination, you have a fantasy, but you never worked for it. You never acted for it.
Understand. Action manifest Shaktis. Acting towards what you want, manifest Shaktis. First thing you need to know, you are not a sealed, complete product as you imagine. No. You are a seed, means— you need to open up, sprouting need to happen, plant need to grow, the bio-memory, muscle memory with which you're programmed need to flower, the branches need to grow, the leaves need to come. “Ooh, I'm already old and tired how can anything more happen to me? How can anything new happen to me, where is the new life?” That is what I call Aanava , the moment you decide where is a new life for me, there's no new life, the Aanava surrounds you.
References
http://books.nithyanandatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/12/ManifestingShaktisBook_WebRes_20Dec16_Preview.pdf http://www.nithyananda.org/video/you-can-manifest-yourself-you-want-you-are-not-final-product-you-are-seed#gsc.tab=0 http://nithyananda.org/video/manifesting-desires-through-third-eye-online-workshop#gsc.tab=0